CLE @ NYK — The Matchups

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Cleveland Cavaliers

4-3 · 1-2 on the road

2026-11-11

4:00 PM PT

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New York Knicks

3-4 · 2-2 at home

Biggest mismatches

Tough test for NYK: its offense ranks 26th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 10th.

A clash of tempos: CLE plays at the 5th-fastest pace, NYK at the 29th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (CLE 7 games, NYK 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CLENYK

Scoring

119.75th · Top 5

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

106.427th · Bottom 5

116.123rd · Below avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

105.13rd · Top 5

+3.611th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+1.315th · Average

Efficiency

114.66th · Above avg

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

106.922nd · Below avg

110.515th · Average

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

107.39th · Above avg

+4.111th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-0.418th · Average

104.85th

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

98.829th

Shooting

55.2%8th · Above avg

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.4%

49.9%26th · Bottom 5

58.5%10th · Above avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.2%

53.8%27th · Bottom 5

15.14th · Top 5

Threes made

NBA avg 13.2

14.39th · Above avg

36.9%9th · Above avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.8%

35.7%10th · Above avg

0.2917th · Average

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2621st · Below avg

Defense

51.8%10th · Above avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.4%

52.3%11th · Average

7.623rd · Below avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.7

7.425th · Below avg

6.07th · Above avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.124th · Below avg

Possessions

13.1%5th · Top 5

Turnover rate

NBA avg 15.0%

14.6%16th · Average

26.0%22nd · Below avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

30.2%8th · Above avg

47.94th · Top 5

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.1

47.06th · Above avg

29.02nd · Top 5

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

25.917th · Average

Recent form

Cleveland Cavaliers

WWLWL

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +3.6). Streak L1.

New York Knicks

LWWLW

Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +1.3). Streak W1.

Key players

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Donovan MitchellG	21.9	5.3	5.4	59.9
Evan MobleyF-C	19.1	8.0	3.6	67.9
James HardenG	16.3	4.7	6.3	55.7
Jarrett AllenC	15.1	8.7	1.4	67.0

New York Knicks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jalen BrunsonG	24.6	2.7	5.3	50.7
Karl-Anthony TownsC	20.3	13.9	3.4	64.6
OG AnunobyF	16.4	5.6	2.6	56.0
Landry ShametG	9.7	1.4	2.0	63.8

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers

Jaylon Tyson G-F · Right Ankle Sprain · back ~2026-11-06 Out

Nae'Qwan Tomlin F · Low Back Stress Reaction Out

Peyton Watson G · Right Hamstring Tightness / Soreness · back ~2026-11-06 Out

New York Knicks

Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~2026-11-04 Questionable

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.