New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
November 11, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Cavaliers beat the Knicks 115-107 on 2026-11-11 on the road against the Knicks. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and Peyton Watson. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 7 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Landry Shamet as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 16 points (4/14) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
107
Did not play: Jose Alvarado (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Clarkson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), James Wiseman (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
115
Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Riley Minix (DNP - Coach's Decision), Norchad Omier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Craig Porter Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 9.4 min
- Andre Drummond · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride · Mohamed Diawara 5.3 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride · Tyler Kolek 4.5 min
- Andre Drummond · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 3.8 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet 3.5 min
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Evan Mobley · Peyton Watson Starter 15.8 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Jaylon Tyson · Tyrese Proctor · Meleek Thomas 12.0 min
- James Harden · Evan Mobley · Peyton Watson · Tyrese Proctor · Meleek Thomas 4.2 min
- James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Evan Mobley · Peyton Watson · Jaylon Tyson 3.4 min
- James Harden · Mario Hezonja · Jarrett Allen · Jaylon Tyson · Meleek Thomas 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Donovan Mitchell 7 pts (3/9) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Landry Shamet (22 %, 3 pts) · Mikal Bridges (17 %, 0 pts) · Miles McBride (15 %, 0 pts)
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James Harden 9 pts (4/9) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (24 %, 0 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (15 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Peyton Watson: 17 poss., 14 pts (6/7) · Tyrese Proctor: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Jarrett Allen: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Evan Mobley: 17 poss., 9 pts (4/7) |
| OG Anunoby | James Harden: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Landry Shamet | Donovan Mitchell: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Meleek Thomas: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Meleek Thomas: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Donovan Mitchell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Hart | Evan Mobley: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mikal Bridges | Donovan Mitchell: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Peyton Watson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyler Kolek | Tyrese Proctor: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Peyton Watson: 5 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Andre Drummond | Jarrett Allen: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Mario Hezonja: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · James Harden: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
Cavaliers defense
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Jalen Brunson 16 pts (4/14) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Peyton Watson (31 %, 3 pts) · James Harden (17 %, 6 pts) · Meleek Thomas (12 %, 3 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 9 pts (3/6) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Jarrett Allen (35 %, 0 pts) · Evan Mobley (32 %, 1 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Landry Shamet: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Josh Hart: 12 poss., 7 pts (2/5) |
| James Harden | Josh Hart: 12 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Jalen Brunson: 10 poss., 6 pts (0/3) |
| Evan Mobley | Karl-Anthony Towns: 19 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · OG Anunoby: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Jarrett Allen | Karl-Anthony Towns: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andre Drummond: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Peyton Watson | Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Josh Hart: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylon Tyson | OG Anunoby: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Miles McBride: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyrese Proctor | Landry Shamet: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Tyler Kolek: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Meleek Thomas | Miles McBride: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Jalen Brunson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mario Hezonja | Mohamed Diawara: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |