Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks, NBA, November 11, 2026, Madison Square Garden, New York.
Key points before tip-off:
- Karl-Anthony Towns was questionable with left calf soreness on the second night of a back-to-back. He came in averaging 13.8 rebounds with a double-double in all 10 games.
- New York led the NBA at 49.4 rebounds a game, while Charlotte had just out-rebounded Cleveland 49-32.
- Donovan Mitchell scored 37 against New York on Nov 7, then 11 at Charlotte two nights later.
- Kenny Atkinson after the Charlotte loss: "their energy level was at a 10, our energy level was at a five." Cleveland had lost four of five.
- Last meeting: Knicks 109-97 in Cleveland on Nov 7, winning the boards 49-40.
Final: Cleveland Cavaliers 115, New York Knicks 107. James Harden led all scorers with 32 points. Donovan Mitchell added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jarrett Allen grabbed 14 rebounds as Cleveland won the glass 40-35, flipping the pre-game rebounding story. Towns did play and kept his streak alive with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, making it 11 double-doubles in 11 games. Jalen Brunson led New York with 27 points. Cleveland scored 33 in both the first and fourth quarters. The Cavs moved to 6-6 and the Knicks fell to 6-5.
Sources: ESPN, AP, NBA.com, ClutchPoints, HoopsHype, DAZN.
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