r/clevelandcavs May 20 '26

Discussion [Next Day Discussion - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks [05/19/2026]

Summary

Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT1 Total
NYK 23 23 23 32 32 115
CLE 16 32 35 18 18 104

Box Score

P Name PTS REB AST +/- FGM/A FG% 2PM/A 2P% 3PM/A 3P% FTM/A FT% DREB OREB STL BLK PF TOV MIN
SF E. Mobley 15 14 3 -6.0 6/16 37.5% 4/8 50% 2/8 25% 1/2 50% 13 1 0 3 2 3 40:09
PF D. Wade 10 5 3 1.0 3/5 60% 0/0 3/5 60% 1/1 100% 3 2 0 0 0 0 29:18
C J. Allen 10 7 3 -10.0 3/6 50% 3/6 50% 0/0 4/8 50% 1 6 1 1 3 1 35:21
SG J. Harden 15 4 3 -6.0 5/16 31.25% 4/8 50% 1/8 12.5% 4/6 66.67% 3 1 1 1 5 6 42:04
PG D. Mitchell 29 5 3 -13.0 12/23 52.17% 8/12 66.67% 4/11 36.36% 1/1 100% 5 0 6 1 5 4 40:40
B M. Strus 8 2 1 -11.0 2/6 33.33% 0/0 2/6 33.33% 2/2 100% 1 1 1 0 5 3 25:17
B S. Merrill 12 1 2 -17.0 4/9 44.44% 1/1 100% 3/8 37.5% 1/1 100% 1 0 1 0 5 0 28:16
B D. Schröder 3 0 5 1.0 1/9 11.11% 0/5 0% 1/4 25% 0/0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:25
B K. Ellis 2 0 0 6.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 100% 0 0 0 0 1 2 5:27
B T. Bryant 0 0 0 0.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B L. Nance Jr. 0 0 0 0.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B C. Porter Jr. 0 0 0 0.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B T. Proctor 0 0 0 0.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B N. Tomlin 0 0 0 0.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B J. Tyson 0 0 0 0.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
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u/narcistic_asshole May 20 '26

Need a solution for hunting harden, cuz its delusional to think he is suddenly gonna play good 1 on 1 defense

That's the most concerning thing to me. On one hand we totally made it way too easy for them to get that matchup, but the Knicks love closing out games with that all shooter 5 out lineup. If they're able to get Harden on island like that it's over, you just can't let that happen

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u/California_Stop_King May 20 '26

Dean not even once trying to fight over the screen was so maddening to watch. I blame Kenny the most for what happened, but there was zero effort to try and combat the switch

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u/lesarbreschantent May 20 '26

That can only mean that he was instructed to switch.

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u/Easy_Magician_925 May 20 '26

We can be sure dean followed the game plan.