NBA · 2025-10-22 (UTC)

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

82 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 18-attempt free-throw edge for NY, 10 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 49 total · CLE 26, NY 23 · +3 on CLE

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : CLE 26, NY 23 — +3 on CLE
  • Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : CLE 18, NY 36 — +18 NY
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

CLE (Away)

  • Sam Merrill — 6 PF (Q4 0:39.5) · Fouled out

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for CLE in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Cleveland Cavaliers: Limited team-specific sample
  • New York Knicks: Limited team-specific sample

Postgame result

CLE 111–119 NY · Winner: New York Knicks

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 49 total fouls
  • CLE fouls: 26
  • NY fouls: 23

Player availability

CLE (Away)

  • Sam Merrill — Fouled out

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.