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Bracket Matchup Card Clutch Stats Upset Patterns Referee Trends Primed Players Home/Away Splits H2H History

Playoff Bracket

Tap any series to load matchup analysis below. East ◀ Center ▶ West

East · 1st Round
1 DET
4
8 ORL
3
2 BOS
3
7 PHI
4
3 NYK
4
6 ATL
2
4 CLE
4
5 TOR
3
East · Semis
1 DET
3
4 CLE
4
7 PHI
0
3 NYK
4
East Final
4 CLE
0
3 NYK
4
NBA Finals
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CHAMPIONSHIP
East TBD
West TBD
West Final
1 OKC
3
2 SAS
2
West · Semis
1 OKC
4
4 LAL
0
2 SAS
4
6 MIN
2
West · 1st Round
1 OKC
4
8 PHO
0
2 SAS
4
7 POR
1
3 DEN
2
6 MIN
4
4 LAL
4
5 HOU
2

Series Matchup Card

CLE
52-30 · #4 seed
VS
NYK
53-29 · #3 seed
CLE
STAT
NYK
117.4
PPG
117.1
114.6
OPP PPG
108.7
2.8
MOV
8.4
4-6
L10
10-0
33-17
Home
37-11
28-24
Away
30-20
Season Series
CLE 1 - 6 NYK

Clutch Stats Comparison

Last 5 minutes, margin ≤ 5 points · Source: NBA.com

Team Clutch Performance

CLE
CLUTCH
NYK
57.1%
Win %
61.8%
8.4
PPG
9.3
1.4
+/-
1.4
44.0%
FG%
47.0%
79.7%
FT%
72.7%
0.8
TOV
0.7
CLE Clutch Record
24-18
NYK Clutch Record
21-13

CLE Top Clutch Performers

Player GP PTS +/- FG% AST
James Harden 31 3.6 +2.2 46.7% 0.5
Donovan Mitchell 34 2.6 +1.6 40.0% 0.3
Dennis Schröder 22 2.0 -1.4 46.7% 0.2
Max Strus 7 1.6 +5.7 80.0% 0.0
Evan Mobley 35 1.4 +1.5 56.0% 0.2

NYK Top Clutch Performers

Player GP PTS +/- FG% AST
Jalen Brunson 32 3.6 +1.7 48.8% 0.7
Landry Shamet 14 1.9 +0.9 36.8% 0.1
Miles McBride 13 1.8 +0.5 50.0% 0.3
OG Anunoby 29 1.8 +1.8 50.0% 0.1
Karl-Anthony Towns 29 1.2 +1.1 45.8% 0.2

Upset Patterns This Season

How often lower-seeded teams beat higher-seeded teams · Based on current standings

393
Total Upsets
128
Close Upsets (≤5 pts)
108
Blowout Upsets (15+ pts)

Upset Rate by Seed Gap

Seed Gap Games Upsets Rate
1 seed gap 188 95 50.5%
2 seed gap 155 57 36.8%
3 seed gap 158 46 29.1%
4 seed gap 138 55 39.9%
5+ seeds 125 36 28.8%
6+ seeds 106 26 24.5%
7+ seeds 105 28 26.7%
8+ seeds 322 50 15.5%

This Series Upset Context

NYK upset wins this season 5
CLE upset losses this season 23
Home upsets league-wide 228
Away upsets league-wide 165

Referee Tendencies

Game totals, margins & home-win rates by referee · 84 games analyzed

Referee Games Avg Total O/U Lean Avg Margin Home Win%
  84 217.2 NEUTRAL 14.6 58.3%

Primed Players for This Series

CLE Primed

No primed players found for upcoming matchup

NYK Primed

No primed players found for upcoming matchup

Home / Away Player Splits

CLE (50H / 52A)

Player Split GP PTS REB AST 3PM FG%
Donovan Mitchell HOME 46 28.6 4.7 4.9 3.3 49.0%
Donovan Mitchell AWAY 42 26.3 4.5 5.4 3.0 46.2%
James Harden HOME 21 19.9 4.6 6.8 2.8 43.4%
James Harden AWAY 24 20.7 5.3 6.8 2.8 44.9%
Evan Mobley HOME 42 18.5 8.6 3.6 1.0 56.0%
Evan Mobley AWAY 43 17.7 9.2 3.6 1.1 53.3%
Darius Garland HOME 15 18.4 2.1 6.9 2.6 44.7%
Darius Garland AWAY 11 17.4 2.9 6.9 1.8 45.6%
Jarrett Allen HOME 34 13.2 7.6 1.5 0.0 63.7%
Jarrett Allen AWAY 41 16.2 8.7 1.8 0.0 64.4%
De'Andre Hunter HOME 25 14.2 3.9 1.8 1.8 42.0%
De'Andre Hunter AWAY 18 13.6 4.7 2.4 1.6 42.8%
Sam Merrill HOME 32 11.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 46.2%
Sam Merrill AWAY 39 12.2 2.1 1.9 2.8 44.8%
Jaylon Tyson HOME 40 11.3 4.8 2.2 1.8 46.3%
Jaylon Tyson AWAY 45 11.6 4.6 1.9 1.7 50.1%
Max Strus HOME 15 11.5 5.1 2.4 2.5 45.0%
Max Strus AWAY 16 8.4 5.1 1.7 2.1 37.5%
Dennis Schröder HOME 20 6.5 1.8 3.0 0.7 43.5%
Dennis Schröder AWAY 27 7.8 2.1 4.1 0.6 37.2%

NYK (49H / 50A)

Player Split GP PTS REB AST 3PM FG%
Jalen Brunson HOME 44 27.5 3.1 7.0 2.6 47.0%
Jalen Brunson AWAY 46 24.8 3.5 6.5 2.5 47.2%
Karl-Anthony Towns HOME 44 19.7 11.9 3.2 1.6 49.8%
Karl-Anthony Towns AWAY 47 19.3 11.4 3.6 1.4 52.0%
OG Anunoby HOME 43 16.2 5.2 1.9 2.3 49.5%
OG Anunoby AWAY 37 18.5 5.9 2.4 2.4 50.3%
Mikal Bridges HOME 48 13.2 3.5 3.6 1.8 47.9%
Mikal Bridges AWAY 50 15.4 3.8 3.6 1.7 52.3%
Josh Hart HOME 41 12.5 8.1 4.7 1.5 50.7%
Josh Hart AWAY 41 11.3 7.0 4.8 1.5 48.5%
Miles McBride HOME 31 9.8 2.4 2.3 2.3 40.2%
Miles McBride AWAY 24 11.8 1.9 2.2 2.8 42.9%
Landry Shamet HOME 33 8.7 1.5 1.2 1.8 46.1%
Landry Shamet AWAY 33 8.6 1.7 1.4 2.1 44.6%
Jordan Clarkson HOME 41 8.5 2.0 1.3 1.0 45.8%
Jordan Clarkson AWAY 47 7.7 1.5 1.1 0.8 44.1%
Mitchell Robinson HOME 37 6.0 8.5 0.8 0.0 73.1%
Mitchell Robinson AWAY 38 5.0 7.9 0.8 0.0 69.8%
Jose Alvarado HOME 18 5.9 1.8 3.6 0.9 41.1%
Jose Alvarado AWAY 24 5.9 1.7 2.5 1.0 45.1%

Head-to-Head Game Log (7 games)

Date Matchup Score Winner Margin
2026-05-25 NYK @ CLE 130 - 93 NYK 37
2026-05-23 NYK @ CLE 121 - 108 NYK 13
2026-05-21 CLE @ NYK 93 - 109 NYK 16
2026-05-19 CLE @ NYK 104 - 115 NYK 11
2026-02-24 NYK @ CLE 94 - 109 CLE 15
2025-12-25 CLE @ NYK 124 - 126 NYK 2
2025-10-22 CLE @ NYK 111 - 119 NYK 8

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference

# Team W L PCT
1
DET
60 22 .732
2
BOS
56 26 .683
3
NYK
53 29 .646
4
CLE
52 30 .634
5
TOR
46 36 .561
6
ATL
46 36 .561
7
PHI
45 37 .549
8
ORL
45 37 .549
9
CHO
44 38 .537
10
MIA
43 39 .524
11
MIL
32 50 .390
12
CHI
31 51 .378
13
BRK
20 62 .244
14
IND
19 63 .232
15
WAS
17 65 .207

Western Conference

# Team W L PCT
1
OKC
64 18 .780
2
SAS
62 20 .756
3
DEN
54 28 .659
4
LAL
53 29 .646
5
HOU
52 30 .634
6
MIN
49 33 .598
7
POR
42 40 .512
8
PHO
45 37 .549
9
LAC
42 40 .512
10
GSW
37 45 .451
11
DAL
26 56 .317
12
NOP
26 56 .317
13
MEM
25 57 .305
14
SAC
22 60 .268
15
UTA
22 60 .268
● Seeds 1-6: Guaranteed Playoffs ● Seeds 7-10: Play-In ● Seeds 11-15: Eliminated