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Thursday, May 21, 2026Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 3 after the first quarter and won 109–93.

Final · CF · G2
CLE93
NYK109
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +16
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2024–25May 21, 2025: 1 game. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK vs IND), 43 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · CLE @ NYK

New York takes Game 2, leads Cleveland 2–0

109–93 in New York. The conference finals series continues. Josh Hart led New York with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+15+16NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2722212393
NYK24293224109
Who led
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 9, 14, 8, 5, 12, 17, 13, 26NYK26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26, 33, 22, 38, 19NYK19 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21, 18, 26, 29, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30, 23, 9, 15, 18CLE18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Cooling off
−9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

Josh Hart leads the day with 26

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.
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 9, 14, 8, 5, 12, 17, 13, 26NYK vs CLE · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21, 18, 26, 29, 26CLE @ NYK · L
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26, 33, 22, 38, 19NYK vs CLE · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 7, 24, 17, 18, 23, 12, 18, 19NYK vs CLE · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 16, 12, 17, 20, 8, 17, 13, 18NYK vs CLE · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30, 23, 9, 15, 18CLE @ NYK · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST