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124-126
Final
December 25, 2025 · Madison Square Garden
New York KnicksNew York Knicks21-9

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks · December 25, 2025

The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at home. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 34 points. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 34 points and 4 steals. The Knicks are 21-9 and the Cavaliers 17-15.

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Donovan MitchellCLE · 34 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast28.9 Jordan ClarksonNY · 25 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast19.4 Tyler KolekNY · 16 pts · 3 reb · 9 ast17.0 Jalen BrunsonNY · 34 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast16.1 Evan MobleyCLE · 14 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast12.9 Josh HartNY · 15 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast12.2

Shot charts

Cavaliers · 45/87 FG

Q1 11:21 · Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 9:45 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 7:12 · Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jarrett Allen assists) Q2 3:29 · Sam Merrill misses driving floating jump shot Q2 13.4 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 10:07 · Sam Merrill makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists) Q3 8:30 · Sam Merrill makes 7-foot floating jump shot Q3 7:48 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 6:20 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 6:13 · Sam Merrill makes 1-foot two point shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) Q4 4:20 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 10:15 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Dean Wade assists) Q1 8:45 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer Q1 8:02 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Dean Wade assists) Q1 6:42 · Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot Q1 6:02 · Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 1:02 · Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 9:49 · Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 9:23 · OG Anunoby blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot running layup Q3 11:41 · Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot Q3 11:09 · Donovan Mitchell misses 17-foot two point shot Q3 9:41 · Donovan Mitchell makes dunk (Darius Garland assists) Q3 9:19 · Donovan Mitchell misses 5-foot two point shot Q3 7:10 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q3 3:07 · Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists) Q4 9:52 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot Q4 9:34 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot Q4 5:29 · Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot pullup jump shot Q4 3:59 · Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot Q4 3:23 · Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 2:46 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot Q4 1:46 · Tyler Kolek blocks Donovan Mitchell's running dunk Q4 1:38 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 21.6 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving dunk Q4 10.5 · Donovan Mitchell misses 30-foot three point jumper Q4 2.7 · Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) Q4 1.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot Q1 9:17 · Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 5:46 · Jarrett Allen makes finger roll layup (Darius Garland assists) Q4 7:03 · Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists) Q4 2:38 · Jarrett Allen misses tip shot Q1 7:36 · Darius Garland makes two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 5:39 · Darius Garland misses two point shot Q1 3:04 · Darius Garland makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 2:02 · Darius Garland makes 28-foot three pointer Q2 8:01 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q2 7:00 · Mikal Bridges blocks Darius Garland 's 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 4:11 · Darius Garland makes 26-foot three pointer (Evan Mobley assists) Q3 10:48 · Darius Garland makes 24-foot three pointer (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 5:19 · Darius Garland makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) Q4 7:28 · Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 4:49 · Darius Garland misses 16-foot step back jumpshot Q4 2:04 · Darius Garland misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q4 1:14 · Darius Garland makes driving layup Q4 56.2 · Darius Garland misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q1 5:22 · Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 7:56 · Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 6:52 · Dean Wade makes running layup (Darius Garland assists) Q4 11:33 · Dean Wade makes 23-foot running jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) Q1 3:29 · Evan Mobley makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists) Q2 2:55 · Evan Mobley makes two point shot Q2 2:16 · Evan Mobley makes dunk (Darius Garland assists) Q2 1:41 · Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists) Q2 1:08 · Evan Mobley misses 3-foot two point shot Q2 36.1 · Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 9:12 · Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 2:36 · Evan Mobley makes tip shot Q1 2:35 · Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q1 35.4 · Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot running jump shot Q2 9:56 · Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 4:44 · Jaylon Tyson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) Q3 4:19 · Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Evan Mobley assists) Q3 3:30 · Jaylon Tyson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 2:25 · Mitchell Robinson blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 1:45 · Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 1:18 · Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q4 11:05 · Jaylon Tyson misses 7-foot two point shot Q4 8:11 · Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists) Q1 2.6 · De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q2 5:22 · De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) Q2 3:02 · De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot Q3 44.8 · De'Andre Hunter misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q3 10.9 · De'Andre Hunter makes 8-foot jumper Q4 8:18 · De'Andre Hunter misses running pullup jump shot Q4 7:20 · De'Andre Hunter misses two point shot Q2 10:35 · Thomas Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists) Q2 9:15 · Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
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Knicks · 44/95 FG

Q1 11:30 · Josh Hart misses 10-foot two point shot Q1 8:26 · Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 6:28 · Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 6:12 · Josh Hart makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists) Q2 5:04 · Josh Hart makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) Q2 32.8 · Josh Hart makes 25-foot three pointer (Jalen Brunson assists) Q3 7:34 · Josh Hart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists) Q3 5:31 · Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 8:00 · Josh Hart makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists) Q1 10:24 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot Q2 8:32 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup Q2 7:52 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving dunk Q2 6:29 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 5:59 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 3:44 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot Q2 3:19 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 9:50 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 5-foot two point shot Q3 8:07 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot pullup jump shot Q4 11:41 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 17-foot step back jumpshot Q4 9:44 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper Q4 8:46 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 3-foot two point shot Q4 27.3 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot Q1 9:54 · OG Anunoby misses 15-foot step back jumpshot Q1 8:54 · OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists) Q2 9:00 · OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 2:30 · OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 10:29 · OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 11:20 · OG Anunoby misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 12.4 · OG Anunoby makes dunk (Mikal Bridges assists) Q1 9:03 · Jalen Brunson misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q1 8:15 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 7:27 · Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot Q1 6:52 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 5:45 · Jalen Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 4:31 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists) Q1 2:49 · Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot two point shot Q1 1:36 · Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot Q1 1:15 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 23.2 · Jalen Brunson makes finger roll layup Q2 3:49 · Jalen Brunson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot Q2 1:53 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer Q3 11:00 · Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) Q3 9:26 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 9:08 · Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot Q3 6:59 · Jalen Brunson misses 6-foot two point shot Q3 4:26 · Jalen Brunson misses 11-foot two point shot Q4 8:26 · Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 6:37 · Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mitchell Robinson assists) Q4 6:00 · Jalen Brunson misses 6-foot floating jump shot Q4 4:09 · Jalen Brunson makes 9-foot step back jumpshot Q4 3:48 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 2:53 · Jalen Brunson misses two point shot Q4 1:55 · Jalen Brunson misses 9-foot step back jumpshot Q4 1:05 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer Q1 5:33 · Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot running jump shot Q1 3:38 · Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mohamed Diawara assists) Q1 2:17 · Jordan Clarkson misses 29-foot three point jumper Q1 1.7 · Jordan Clarkson misses heave jump shot Q2 11:43 · Jordan Clarkson makes 23-foot running jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 11:28 · Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot Q2 8:14 · Jordan Clarkson makes running layup Q2 4:23 · Jordan Clarkson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists) Q2 3:57 · Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 5:56 · Jordan Clarkson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot Q3 4:05 · Jordan Clarkson misses 5-foot two point shot Q3 2:00 · Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot Q3 33.6 · Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup Q4 10:55 · Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup Q4 10:08 · Jordan Clarkson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 6:47 · Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 5:10 · Jordan Clarkson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists) Q4 4:37 · Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 5:08 · Mikal Bridges misses 9-foot two point shot Q2 10:21 · Mikal Bridges makes layup (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 9:31 · Mikal Bridges misses 5-foot fade away jump shot Q2 7:16 · Mikal Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 6:55 · Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Tyler Kolek assists) Q2 45.5 · Mikal Bridges misses 18-foot two point shot Q3 11:22 · Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 8:45 · Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists) Q4 6:43 · Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 1:29 · Mikal Bridges makes 8-foot running pullup jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) Q1 4:56 · Mohamed Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 4:17 · Mohamed Diawara makes 9-foot two point shot Q1 3:15 · Mohamed Diawara makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists) Q3 3:18 · Tyler Kolek misses driving layup Q3 2:50 · Tyler Kolek makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists) Q3 2:11 · Tyler Kolek misses driving layup Q3 1.4 · Tyler Kolek misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 9:26 · Tyler Kolek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists) Q4 5:54 · Tyler Kolek makes 25-foot three pointer (Mikal Bridges assists) Q4 4:31 · Tyler Kolek makes 22-foot jumper (Mitchell Robinson assists) Q4 2:27 · Tyler Kolek makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists) Q4 32.6 · Tyler Kolek misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q3 2:10 · Mitchell Robinson misses tip shot
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Cleveland Cavaliers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Darius Garland › 3620110004 7-143-43-42011.3
Donovan Mitchell › 333476401 12-254-96-63+228.9
Dean Wade › 29642000 2-41-31-12-26.9
Sam Merrill › 291151201 4-112-81-22+37.3
De'Andre Hunter › 271332000 3-72-35-61-710.6
Evan Mobley › 251493002 6-80-12-24+412.9
Jarrett Allen › 23782002 3-40-01-23-36.9
Jaylon Tyson › 201661102 7-112-40-04-110.8
Lonzo Ball › 14013001 0-10-10-01+20.6
Thomas Bryant › 3310001 1-11-10-00-81.5
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New York Knicks box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Jalen Brunson › 393414203 10-256-128-101-1716.1
Mikal Bridges › 361234212 5-102-40-01+911.2
OG Anunoby › 33822011 3-71-41-11-35.3
Jordan Clarkson › 292512300 9-175-102-23+1319.4
Karl-Anthony Towns › 2711141202 5-130-21-24+79.4
Josh Hart › 261553001 5-92-53-32-1912.2
Tyler Kolek › 251639012 5-94-52-22+2417.0
Mitchell Robinson › 170132011 0-10-00-2207.5
Mohamed Diawara › 4511000 2-31-20-01+14.2
Ariel Hukporti 4000001 0-00-00-00-5-1.5
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Cleveland Cavaliers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
D. Garland S
36
D. Mitchell S
33
D. Wade S
30
S. Merrill S
29
J. Allen S
23
D. Hunter
27
E. Mobley
25
J. Tyson
20
L. Ball
14
T. Bryant
3
New York Knicks
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
J. Brunson S
39
M. Bridges S
36
O. Anunoby S
33
K. Towns S
27
J. Hart S
26
J. Clarkson
29
T. Kolek
25
M. Robinson
17
A. Hukporti
4
M. Diawara
4

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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