inbound01NY·
Josh Hart
26PTS
7AST
2STL
Top Performances05
Josh Hart02NY·
Jalen Brunson19PTS
3REB
14AST
03CLE·
Donovan Mitchell
26PTS
4REB
1BLK
04NY·
Karl-Anthony Towns18PTS
13REB
1AST
05NY·
OG Anunoby14PTS
4REB
3BLK
Historical ranks reconstructed from win percentage. Ties share a rank (T#); NBA tiebreakers are not applied.
Games01
Heavyweight
#3 Knicks54-29W109
TEAM QUALITY
Good
#4 Cavaliers52-31L93
TEAM QUALITY
Mid
🥊 Hard-fought+16FINAL MARGIN
NY
Teamwork32 AST
CLE
No flow15 AST
Standings
| # | Team | W–L | Pace | May 21 | Next · May 22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 1 |  Pistons | 60–22 | 60 | Off | Off |
| 2 |  Celtics | 56–26 | 56 | Off | Off | |
| 3 | Knicks | 53–29 | 53 | W | Off | |
| 4 | Cavaliers | 52–30 | 52 | L | Off | |
| T5 |  Hawks | 46–36 | 46 | Off | Off | |
| T5 |  Raptors | 46–36 | 46 | Off | Off | |
| Play-in | T7 |  76ers | 45–37 | 45 | Off | Off |
| T7 |  Magic | 45–37 | 45 | Off | Off | |
| 9 |  Hornets | 44–38 | 44 | Off | Off | |
| 10 |  Heat | 43–39 | 43 | Off | Off | |
| Lottery | 11 |  Bucks | 32–50 | 32 | Off | Off |
| 12 |  Bulls | 31–51 | 31 | Off | Off | |
| 13 |  Nets | 20–62 | 20 | Off | Off | |
| 14 |  Pacers | 19–63 | 19 | Off | Off | |
| 15 |  Wizards | 17–65 | 17 | Off | Off |
| # | Team | W–L | Pace | May 21 | Next · May 22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 1 |  Thunder | 64–18 | 64 | Off | @ |
| 2 | Spurs | 62–20 | 62 | Off | vs | |
| 3 |  Nuggets | 54–28 | 54 | Off | Off | |
| 4 |  Lakers | 53–29 | 53 | Off | Off | |
| 5 |  Rockets | 52–30 | 52 | Off | Off | |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49–33 | 49 | Off | Off | |
| Play-in | 7 |  Suns | 45–37 | 45 | Off | Off |
| T8 |  Clippers | 42–40 | 42 | Off | Off | |
| T8 |  Trail Blazers | 42–40 | 42 | Off | Off | |
| 10 |  Warriors | 37–45 | 37 | Off | Off | |
| Lottery | T11 |  Mavericks | 26–56 | 26 | Off | Off |
| T11 |  Pelicans | 26–56 | 26 | Off | Off | |
| 13 |  Grizzlies | 25–57 | 25 | Off | Off | |
| T14 |  Jazz | 22–60 | 22 | Off | Off | |
| T14 |  Kings | 22–60 | 22 | Off | Off |
Ordered by win percentage. Tied teams share a rank and appear alphabetically; the group cutoffs are provisional.
Inside the results · 2026-05-21
- Knicks 109, Cavaliers 93. Hard-fought: Knicks finished with 32 assists. Josh Hart led the weighted all-around performance ranking in this game with 26 pts, 7 ast, 2 stl.
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