Harden scores 32 as Cavaliers pull away from Knicks 115-107

James Harden scored 32 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away from a 101-101 tie in the final five minutes to beat the New York Knicks 115-107 on Wednesday, November 11.

Harden made 9 of 14 shots, 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and 9 of 11 free throws. Cleveland outscored New York 14-6 after the tie at the five-minute mark.

Cleveland (6-6) won on the road against New York (6-5), which the market made a 64.2 percent favorite before tip-off.

The Cavaliers scored 33 points in the first quarter and led 30-18 late in the period, their largest lead of the night. New York won the second quarter 30-26 and tied the game at 69 in the third with an 11-0 run. That quarter ended 23-23. The game had three lead changes and six ties.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 27 points on 12-of-23 shooting, but New York was outscored by 20 with him on the floor. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and Miles McBride scored 19 off the bench, going 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

Cleveland went 20 of 25 on free throws while New York made all 11 of its attempts. The Cavaliers also grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the Knicks' 7. Donovan Mitchell added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jarrett Allen had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

OG Anunoby's free throw with 1:33 left cut the lead to 110-105. Allen answered with a running dunk off a Harden pass with 29.6 seconds left and added the free throw for a 113-105 lead. Brunson scored inside, and Harden's two free throws with 21.4 seconds left made the final score.

Up next

Cavaliers: at the Miami Heat on Friday, November 13.

Knicks: at the Indiana Pacers on Friday, November 13.