Jalen Brunson scores 38, New York wins in overtime

Tied 101–101 after regulation. Final: 115–104. Conference finals series: New York 1, Cleveland 0.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break

Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
CLE	16	32	35	18	3	104
NYK	23	23	23	32	14	115

Who led

Jalen BrunsonNYK38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST

Mikal BridgesNYK18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST

Donovan MitchellCLE29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Evan MobleyCLE15 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST

Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.

Heating up

Jalen BrunsonNYK

+5.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg

Points per game

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Our take: Ride the hot hand

Losing minutes

Keon EllisCLE

−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg

Minutes per game

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return

Stepped-up role

Mikal BridgesNYK

+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg

Minutes per game

42 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Watch the minutes

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 38

Jalen BrunsonNYK vs CLE · W

28.4 PPG playoffs to date

38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST

Donovan MitchellCLE @ NYK · L

25.9 PPG playoffs to date

29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Mikal BridgesNYK vs CLE · W

13.5 PPG playoffs to date

18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST

Evan MobleyCLE @ NYK · L

16.9 PPG playoffs to date

15 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST

James HardenCLE @ NYK · L

19.7 PPG playoffs to date

15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST

Karl-Anthony TownsNYK vs CLE · W

17.0 PPG playoffs to date

13 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST