Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on October 22, 2025.

Donovan Mitchell scored 31 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; OG Anunoby scored 24 for the New York Knicks with 14 rebounds.

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Oct 22, 2025 · 7:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks head-to-head · Cleveland Cavaliers schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

119

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 at home on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. OG Anunoby had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists for the New York Knicks. Donovan Mitchell had 31 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The New York Knicks led 65-50 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 33-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: OG Anunoby (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 30, New York Knicks 35. Jalen Brunson had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on October 22, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Donovan Mitchell scored 31 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; OG Anunoby scored 24 for the New York Knicks with 14 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Cleveland Cavaliers	23	27	37	24	111
New York Knicks	33	32	22	32	119

Game leaders

Cleveland Cavaliers

Points: 31 Donovan Mitchell
Rebounds: 8 Evan Mobley
Assists: 6 Lonzo Ball

New York Knicks

Points: 24 OG Anunoby
Rebounds: 14 OG Anunoby
Assists: 6 Mikal Bridges

OG Anunoby double-double (24 PTS, 14 REB) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (19 PTS, 11 REB)

Cleveland Cavaliers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Evan Mobley starter	35:56	22	8	3	3	1	3	8-18	4-8	2-5	3	+0
Donovan Mitchell starter	35:53	31	2	5	2	1	3	12-25	2-9	5-5	2	-14
Sam Merrill starter	28:22	19	3	1	0	0	1	6-11	5-10	2-2	6	-1
Jarrett Allen starter	28:13	4	4	1	2	0	1	1-4	0-0	2-4	0	-4
Jaylon Tyson starter	20:13	5	2	1	0	1	2	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	-6
Dean Wade bench	28:07	10	2	0	1	1	0	3-3	3-3	1-2	4	+0
Lonzo Ball bench	23:29	3	4	6	0	0	4	1-7	1-7	0-0	0	-3
Larry Nance Jr. bench	16:59	10	6	1	0	0	1	4-7	2-2	0-0	3	-2
Tyrese Proctor bench	16:06	5	1	2	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	-1
Craig Porter bench	6:43	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	-9

Not available: Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter, Max Strus

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	37:30	24	14	2	3	1	4	9-17	4-9	2-4	0	+10
Jalen Brunson starter	34:23	23	4	5	0	0	2	5-18	1-9	12-13	3	+6
Mikal Bridges starter	33:12	16	5	6	3	2	0	6-11	1-3	3-3	3	+1
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	31:00	19	11	2	0	0	3	5-12	1-4	8-9	4	+2
Ariel Hukporti starter	17:45	2	5	2	0	1	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	-4
Miles McBride bench	25:52	15	2	1	1	0	2	4-7	4-6	3-4	4	+17
Landry Shamet bench	13:49	9	2	1	1	0	1	2-4	2-3	3-3	1	-5
Tyler Kolek bench	13:37	7	1	2	0	0	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	+2
Jordan Clarkson bench	13:09	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-7	0-2	0-0	2	+4
Guerschon Yabusele bench	12:02	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	+4
Trey Jemison bench	7:41	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Not available: Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson

Team statistics
Cleveland Cavaliers	Stat	New York Knicks
12/18 (66%)	Free throws	31/36 (86%)
21/40 (52%)	2 pointers	23/46 (50%)
19/46 (41%)	3 pointers	14/40 (35%)
40/86 (46%)	Field goals	37/86 (43%)
32	Rebounds	48
28	Defensive rebounds	39
4	Offensive rebounds	9
21	Assists	22
15	Turnovers	13
8	Steals	8
4	Blocks	4
25	Fouls	23
10	Max points in a row	14
3:24	Time spent in lead	42:48
5	Biggest lead	17

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 15 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 7
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 Q1 9:28
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 17 Q2 1:00
Longest run: 14-0 New York Knicks · Q4 11:11 to Q4 8:45

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
11:45	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:20	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	2	4
10:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	2	5
10:44	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	4	5
10:11	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal	7	5
9:28	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal	10	5
8:37	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	10	7
8:00	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	10	10
7:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	10	12
7:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	10	14
6:21	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	10	17
6:05	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal	13	17
4:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	13	18
4:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	13	19
3:45	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal	16	19
3:25	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	16	21
2:58	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	16	23
2:37	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	16	25
2:37	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	16	26
2:20	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal	18	26
2:01	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	18	27
2:01	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	18	28
1:09	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	18	30
0:51	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dean Wade 3-pt field goal	21	30
0:36	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	21	33
0:10	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	23	33

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
11:37	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	23	35
11:19	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	23	37
11:07	Cleveland Cavaliers	Craig Porter 2-pt field goal	25	37
10:43	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	25	40
10:18	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal	27	40
9:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	27	41
9:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	27	42
8:47	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal	29	42
8:47	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley Free throw	30	42
7:49	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Nance Jr. 3-pt field goal	33	42
7:23	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	33	44
6:34	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal	35	44
5:59	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Nance Jr. 3-pt field goal	38	44
5:18	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal	41	44
4:44	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal	43	44
4:30	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	43	47
3:36	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	43	48
3:36	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	43	49
3:36	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	43	50
3:15	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	43	53
2:57	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dean Wade 3-pt field goal	46	53
2:38	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	46	54
2:08	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	46	57
1:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	46	58
1:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	46	59
1:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	46	60
1:00	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	46	62
1:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	46	63
0:39	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell Free throw	47	63
0:39	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell Free throw	48	63
0:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	48	65
0:10	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	50	65

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
11:42	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	52	65
11:42	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell Free throw	53	65
11:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	53	66
11:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	53	67
11:15	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	55	67
10:33	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal	58	67
10:07	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	60	67
9:51	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	60	70
9:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	60	72
9:03	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	60	75
8:44	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal	63	75
8:13	New York Knicks	Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal	63	77
7:53	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	65	77
7:33	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal	68	77
7:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	68	78
7:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	68	79
6:43	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	70	79
5:19	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill 2-pt field goal	72	79
4:58	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal	75	79
4:30	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley Free throw	76	79
4:06	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal	78	79
3:53	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	78	82
3:27	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dean Wade Free throw	79	82
3:13	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	79	85
2:50	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	81	85
1:52	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal	83	85
1:32	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal	86	85
1:16	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	86	87
0:22	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jarrett Allen Free throw	87	87

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
11:43	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal	89	87
11:11	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	89	89
10:42	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	89	91
10:42	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	89	92
10:15	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	89	95
9:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	89	96
9:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	89	97
9:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	89	99
8:45	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	89	101
8:23	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal	91	101
7:57	Cleveland Cavaliers	Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal	94	101
7:40	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	94	103
6:47	Cleveland Cavaliers	Lonzo Ball 3-pt field goal	97	103
6:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	97	105
4:40	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	97	106
4:08	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill Free throw	98	106
4:08	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill Free throw	99	106
3:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	99	107
3:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	99	108
3:04	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	99	110
2:43	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dean Wade 3-pt field goal	102	110
2:03	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal	105	110
1:22	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	105	113
1:13	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell Free throw	106	113
1:13	Cleveland Cavaliers	Donovan Mitchell Free throw	107	113
0:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	107	114
0:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	107	115
0:46	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jarrett Allen Free throw	108	115
0:40	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	108	116
0:35	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	108	118
0:29	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal	111	118
0:12	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	111	119

2025-26 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 1-0. Final series: New York Knicks 2-1.

Oct 22: Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at New York Knicks 119 (this game)
Dec 25: Cleveland Cavaliers 124 at New York Knicks 126
Feb 24: New York Knicks 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109

Highlights

Knicks 119 - 111 Cavaliers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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