Harden scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Knicks 115-107 in New York

James Harden scored 32 points and the Cavaliers held off a late Knicks charge to beat New York 115-107 at Madison Square Garden. Harden added 4 assists and 2 rebounds and earned a 9.0 Chirp Rating.

Cleveland led 97-88 in the fourth before the Knicks went on an 11-2 run. Josh Hart scored twice in 21 seconds, a layup off a Karl-Anthony Towns assist and a running layup off an OG Anunoby pass, and the game was tied at 99-99 with 5:36 left. Harden answered right away. He hit a 12-foot pullup at 5:22 to put the Cavaliers back ahead 101-99, then a 27-foot three made it 104-101.

Jalen Brunson cut it to 104-103, but Evan Mobley hit a floater off a Harden assist. Jarrett Allen then dunked twice, off feeds from Donovan Mitchell and Harden, to make it 112-105. Allen finished with 14 rebounds. Brunson led New York with 27 points, and Towns had 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Cleveland moves to 6-6 and New York falls to 6-5. Chirp's Sim had the Knicks at 73% before the game.