Conference finals · Game 2

Cleveland Cavaliers93atNew York Knicks109 winner

Thu, May 21, 8:00 PM EDTMadison Square Garden, New York, NYESPN

Conference finals · Game 2

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NYK leads 2-0

Best of 7 · First to 4 wins · Series score after this game

Series results

Game 1 · CLE 104 at NYK 115
Game 2 · CLE 93 at NYK 109 This game

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
CLE	27	22	21	23	93
NYK	24	29	32	24	109

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Evan MobleySF	37	14	6	3	0	2	1	5-8	2-3	2-4	-5
Dean WadePF	21	3	3	3	0	0	2	1-3	1-3	0-0	-10
Jarrett AllenC	29	13	10	0	1	2	0	5-10	0-0	3-6	-20
James HardenSG	32	18	6	2	2	0	0	6-15	3-7	3-3	-22
Donovan MitchellPG	39	26	4	1	0	1	1	8-18	2-7	8-9	-8
Max Strus	26	5	4	3	1	0	3	1-7	1-4	2-2	-17
Sam Merrill	23	4	0	0	0	0	1	1-8	0-7	2-4	-8
Dennis Schröder	18	4	4	3	0	0	0	2-5	0-1	0-2	0
Jaylon Tyson	10	4	3	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	2-2	0
Thomas Bryant	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Craig Porter Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Keon Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Tyrese Proctor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Team		93	53	15	4	5	8	31-80	9-35	22-32

DNP: Larry Nance Jr.

New York Knicks

109

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
OG AnunobySF	32	14	4	3	1	3	0	5-8	2-4	2-2	+22
Josh HartPF	33	26	4	7	2	0	1	10-21	5-11	1-2	+18
Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	18	13	1	0	0	0	7-12	3-5	1-2	+18
Mikal BridgesSG	40	19	3	3	1	0	0	9-12	1-1	0-0	+20
Jalen BrunsonPG	40	19	3	14	0	0	3	7-16	1-7	4-4	+18
Miles McBride	14	5	4	3	0	0	0	2-9	1-6	0-0	-3
Mitchell Robinson	12	4	4	0	0	1	1	2-2	0-0	0-4	-1
Landry Shamet	15	0	4	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-5
Jose Alvarado	8	0	1	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2
Jordan Clarkson	7	4	0	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	-1
Pacôme Dadiet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2
Tyler Kolek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Team		109	54	32	5	5	6	44-85	13-36	8-14

DNP: Mohamed Diawara, Ariel Hukporti, Jeremy Sochan

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · NYK: 19
Biggest lead · CLE: 6
Times tied: 9
Lead changes: 6
Longest run · NYK: 18

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How they entered this matchup

National TV

CLE is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 572 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	CLE	NYK
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	48h	48h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	0 mi	0 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 3 of 3	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	572 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

CLE carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. NYK's 1.

How each side got here0 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

CLE

0 mi

New York, NYNo travel

CLE stayed in New York, NY between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in New York, NY

NYK

0 mi

New York, NYNo travel

NYK stayed in New York, NY between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in New York, NY

Where this game sitsroad 3 of 3 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

CLE

Road trip

CLE is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 572 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip572 mi

Segment miles572 mi

NYK

Homestand

NYK is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ESPN
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Radio: NYK880 ESPN New YorkESPN RadioSiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300

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