Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks
East Finals - Game 2 • NY leads series 2-0
52-30, 25-16 Away
93
52-30, 25-16 Away
53-29, 30-10 Home
109
53-29, 30-10 Home
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -10 | |
| 29 | 13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -20 | |
| 37 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -5 | |
| 32 | 18 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -22 | |
| 39 | 26 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -8 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -17 | |
| 23 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
93 | 31-80 | 9-35 | 22-32 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 20 | |||
39% | 26% | 69% | ||||||||||||
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 32 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +22 | |
| 36 | 18 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +18 | |
| 33 | 26 | 10-21 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +18 | |
| 40 | 19 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +20 | |
| 40 | 19 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +18 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
109 | 44-85 | 13-36 | 8-14 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | |||
52% | 36% | 57% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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Referee:James Williams
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Sean Wright
Referee:Ray Acosta
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