New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score (April 2) | 2024-25 NBA season

The New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers matchup on Apr. 2 was the third meeting between these two in the 2024-25 NBA season. The Cavs entered the game as 10.5-point favorites after winning the first two games, 110-104 and 142-105, respectively.

The home team boasted a 60-15 record to sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, while the visitors boasted a 48-27 register entering this match.

The Cavaliers woke up in the second quarter, but the Knicks still won the period by one point, entering halftime up 60-53. OG Anunoby became the team's scoring leader with 19 points, while Josh Hart followed with 12 points. Mitchell finished the first half with 11 points and De'Andre Hunter contributed 10 points.

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

New York Knicks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Mikal Bridges	8	2	3	1	0	2
OG Anunoby	23	6	6	0	0	1
Karl-Anthony Towns	25	13	1	0	0	7
Josh Hart	19	5	4	2	0	3
Delon Wright	7	3	6	1	0	1
Precious Achiuwa	2	2	0	0	1	0
Landry Shamet	5	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Evan Mobley	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jarrett Allen	2	2	0	0	0	0
Darius Garland	5	2	1	0	0	0
Donovan Mitchell	9	1	1	0	0	1
Max Strus	3	1	1	0	0	2
De'Andre Hunter	6	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Okoro	0	3	1	0	0	0
Sam Merrill	3	1	1	0	0	0

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers game recap

The New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers started with the visitors taking a 15-7 lead within the first four minutes of the game. They continued dominating the scoreboard with Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart scoring seven points apiece in the first nine minutes of the first quarter.

The Knicks finished the first quarter up 34-28, with Hart leading the way with 10 points on 4-of-7 from the field, including 2-of-3 from deep. Donovan Mitchell responded with nine points, one rebound and one assist.

After a rocky first half, the Cleveland Cavaliers turned it up in the second part of the game. They erased the Knicks' seven-point lead with a 38-25 win in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was more of the same, as the Cavs won it by 13 points too, 33-20.

Donovan Mitchell finished the game with 27 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers, who tied their best register of all time with 61 wins.

Karl-Anthony Towns led the charge for the Knicks with 25 points, while OG Anunoby was right behind with 23 points. The Cavs took a step further to securing the No. 1 seed in the East. As for the Knicks, their chances to bother the Boston Celtics Celtics (second with 56-19) are dead.