New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
0-1, 0-1 Away
88
0-1, 0-1 Away
1-0, 1-0 Home
117
1-0, 1-0 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Joakim Noah assists)
- Kevin Love misses 4-foot hook shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
- LeBron James makes 11-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 16-foot jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses two point shot
- Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip layup
- Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tristan Thompson 's 9-foot shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses layup
- Kyrie Irving misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Joakim Noah misses layup
- Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose blocks Kyrie Irving 's 2-foot layup
- J.R. Smith misses 18-foot two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis misses driving layup
- Kyrie Irving misses layup
- Brandon Jennings misses jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Kyle O'Quinn assists)
- Kyle O'Quinn blocks Kyrie Irving 's 2-foot layup
- Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper
- Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lance Thomas misses 23-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Kyle O'Quinn blocks Kevin Love 's 2-foot shot
- Kevin Love makes 14-foot two point shot (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes two point shot
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle O'Quinn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Jennings makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Jennings makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Jennings misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Channing Frye blocks Lance Thomas 's 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Brandon Jennings misses 52-foot three point jumper
- Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Justin Holiday misses 18-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses running reverse layup
- Kyrie Irving misses three point jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Channing Frye misses tip layup
- Lance Thomas misses 22-foot jumper
- Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Brandon Jennings assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Brandon Jennings makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Jennings makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Dunleavy misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis misses jumper
- Iman Shumpert blocks Carmelo Anthony 's 5-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Derrick Rose makes 8-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Holiday assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Justin Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Justin Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose makes layup
- Kyrie Irving makes three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Iman Shumpert misses 19-foot jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Justin Holiday misses 16-foot two point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses driving layup
- Courtney Lee misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Iman Shumpert makes 14-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 10-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses jumper
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick Rose misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 13-foot jump bank shot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 28-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
- LeBron James makes driving dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Derrick Rose misses driving layup
- Courtney Lee blocks J.R. Smith 's 8-foot jumper
- Courtney Lee misses driving layup
- LeBron James blocks Courtney Lee's layup
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Kyrie Irving makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses 12-foot jump bank shot
- Kristaps Porzingis blocks J.R. Smith's layup
- Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Derrick Rose misses driving layup
- Kyrie Irving makes 19-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Lance Thomas makes 8-foot two point shot (Brandon Jennings assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Justin Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2
- Justin Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot two point shot (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 28-foot three point jumper (Lance Thomas assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 10-foot two point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Brandon Jennings makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Jennings misses free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Dunleavy makes 2-foot layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Brandon Jennings misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Justin Holiday misses layup
- Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeAndre Liggins blocks Derrick Rose 's 13-foot jumper
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes 7-foot two point shot (Justin Holiday assists)
- DeAndre Liggins makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Derrick Rose misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
- Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2
- Channing Frye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Justin Holiday misses layup
- Richard Jefferson makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Derrick Rose makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
- Brandon Jennings misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 13-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Jennings makes 7-foot two point shot
- Richard Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (DeAndre Liggins assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Brandon Jennings misses 17-foot two point jumper
- James Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
- Ron Baker makes 10-foot two point shot (Brandon Jennings assists)
- Jordan McRae makes 9-foot two point shot (DeAndre Liggins assists)
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes 12-foot two point shot (Brandon Jennings assists)
- Jordan McRae misses driving layup
- Chris Andersen blocks Ron Baker 's 4-foot jumper
- Kyle O'Quinn makes two point shot
- DeAndre Liggins misses 10-foot jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Brandon Jennings assists)
- James Jones misses 22-foot jumper
- DeAndre Liggins makes driving layup
- Kyle O'Quinn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez misses cutting layup
- Jordan McRae misses driving floating jump shot
- Mike Dunleavy makes two point shot (DeAndre Liggins assists)
- Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sasha Vujacic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan McRae misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes 17-foot two point shot
- Ron Baker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Joakim Noah vs. Tristan Thompson (Derrick Rose gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Joakim Noah assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Kevin Love misses 4-foot hook shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot | 4 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | LeBron James makes 11-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Derrick Rose out of bounds lost ball turnover | 4 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Courtney Lee defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Courtney Lee misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Joakim Noah offensive foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Joakim Noah turnover | 4 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | J.R. Smith makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses 16-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Joakim Noah offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:44 | | LeBron James shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:44 | | Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9:44 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9:44 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Derrick Rose misses two point shot | 5 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Derrick Rose offensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:07 | | Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 9:07 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 9:07 | | Carmelo Anthony misses tip layup | 5 | 4 |
| 9:06 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 8:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tristan Thompson 's 9-foot shot | 5 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 8:47 | | Carmelo Anthony makes jumper | 7 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:08 | | Derrick Rose misses layup | 7 | 4 |
| 8:06 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:00 | | Kyrie Irving misses layup | 7 | 4 |
| 8:00 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 7:56 | | J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 7 | 7 |
| 7:41 | | Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Kevin Love steals) | 7 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 7 | 7 |
| 7:31 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 7:28 | | Cavaliers Full timeout | 7 | 7 |
| 7:11 | | Carmelo Anthony makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 7:03 | | Carmelo Anthony personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 10 | 7 |
| 6:52 | | J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper | 10 | 7 |
| 6:52 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 6:48 | | Kevin Love makes driving layup (LeBron James assists) | 10 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 10 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 6:24 | | Joakim Noah misses layup | 10 | 10 |
| 6:24 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:13 | | Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Derrick Rose lost ball turnover (Kyrie Irving steals) | 10 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | LeBron James makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 5:37 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Derrick Rose blocks Kyrie Irving 's 2-foot layup | 12 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Richard Jefferson enters the game for Kevin Love | 12 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Brandon Jennings enters the game for Derrick Rose | 12 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Kyle O'Quinn enters the game for Joakim Noah | 12 | 14 |
| 5:16 | | J.R. Smith misses 18-foot two point shot | 12 | 14 |
| 5:13 | | Brandon Jennings defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 5:05 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses driving layup | 12 | 14 |
| 5:03 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 5:00 | | Kyrie Irving misses layup | 12 | 14 |
| 5:00 | | Knicks defensive team rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Brandon Jennings misses jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Kyle O'Quinn personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 12 | 14 |
| 4:24 | | Kyle O'Quinn defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 12 | 14 |
| 4:24 | | Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw | 12 | 15 |
| 4:24 | | Lance Thomas enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis | 12 | 15 |
| 4:24 | | Iman Shumpert enters the game for J.R. Smith | 12 | 15 |
| 4:16 | | Kyrie Irving makes driving layup | 12 | 17 |
| 4:05 | | Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Kyle O'Quinn assists) | 14 | 17 |
| 3:48 | | Kyle O'Quinn blocks Kyrie Irving 's 2-foot layup | 14 | 17 |
| 3:46 | | Iman Shumpert offensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 3:41 | | Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 3:36 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 3:36 | | LeBron James makes two point shot | 14 | 19 |
| 3:16 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper | 16 | 19 |
| 3:03 | | Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 19 |
| 3:03 | | Knicks defensive team rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:03 | | Mike Dunleavy enters the game for LeBron James | 16 | 19 |
| 3:03 | | Kevin Love enters the game for Kyrie Irving | 16 | 19 |
| 2:49 | | Lance Thomas misses 23-foot jumper | 16 | 19 |
| 2:49 | | Richard Jefferson defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 2:43 | | Kevin Love misses layup | 16 | 19 |
| 2:43 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 2:43 | | Knicks Full timeout | 16 | 19 |
| 2:40 | | Kyle O'Quinn blocks Kevin Love 's 2-foot shot | 16 | 19 |
| 2:39 | | Courtney Lee defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 2:36 | | Kyle O'Quinn offensive foul (Mike Dunleavy draws the foul) | 16 | 19 |
| 2:36 | | Kyle O'Quinn turnover | 16 | 19 |
| 2:15 | | Kevin Love makes 14-foot two point shot (Iman Shumpert assists) | 16 | 21 |
| 2:00 | | Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover (Richard Jefferson steals) | 16 | 21 |
| 1:54 | | Richard Jefferson makes two point shot | 16 | 23 |
| 1:39 | | Carmelo Anthony Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover | 16 | 23 |
| 1:39 | | Justin Holiday enters the game for Carmelo Anthony | 16 | 23 |
| 1:28 | | Lance Thomas shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 16 | 23 |
| 1:28 | | Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 1:28 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 16 | 23 |
| 1:28 | | Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Courtney Lee | 16 | 23 |
| 1:28 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 1:10 | | Kyle O'Quinn misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 16 | 24 |
| 1:06 | | Iman Shumpert offensive foul (Justin Holiday draws the foul) | 16 | 24 |
| 1:06 | | Iman Shumpert turnover | 16 | 24 |
| 50.0 | | Tristan Thompson shooting foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | 16 | 24 |
| 50.0 | | Brandon Jennings makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 50.0 | | Brandon Jennings makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 24 |
| 40.0 | | Lance Thomas personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 18 | 24 |
| 40.0 | | Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 24 |
| 40.0 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 18 | 24 |
| 40.0 | | Channing Frye enters the game for Tristan Thompson | 18 | 24 |
| 40.0 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 25 |
| 29.0 | | Brandon Jennings misses 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 25 |
| 29.0 | | Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound | 18 | 25 |
| 9.0 | | Channing Frye blocks Lance Thomas 's 15-foot jumper | 18 | 25 |
| 9.0 | | Cavaliers defensive team rebound | 18 | 25 |
| 9.0 | | Kyrie Irving enters the game for Iman Shumpert | 18 | 25 |
| 9.0 | | LeBron James enters the game for Richard Jefferson | 18 | 25 |
| 9.0 | | Courtney Lee enters the game for Kyle O'Quinn | 18 | 25 |
| 3.0 | | Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 18 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Brandon Jennings misses 52-foot three point jumper | 18 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Knicks offensive team rebound | 18 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 28 | |
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