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Tuesday, May 19, 2026Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 14 after three quarters and won 115–104.

Final · OT · CF · G1
CLE104
NYK115
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -14; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · CLE @ NYK

Jalen Brunson scores 38, New York wins in overtime

Tied 101–101 after regulation. Final: 115–104. Conference finals series: New York 1, Cleveland 0.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+7-2-140+11NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE163235183104
NYK2323233214115
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26, 33, 22, 38NYK38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 8, 7, 24, 17, 18, 23, 12, 18NYK18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21, 18, 26, 29CLE29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17, 19, 18, 21, 15CLE15 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 38

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26, 33, 22, 38NYK vs CLE · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21, 18, 26, 29CLE @ NYK · L
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 8, 7, 24, 17, 18, 23, 12, 18NYK vs CLE · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17, 19, 18, 21, 15CLE @ NYK · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30, 23, 9, 15CLE @ NYK · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 16, 12, 17, 20, 8, 17, 13NYK vs CLE · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST