Landry Shamet 16 points vs Cavaliers (May 25, 2026): Conference finals Game 4
16 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 4-of-4 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 19:00 MIN
Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 51 games, Oct 22 – Apr 10 (9.3 PTS · 7.1 FGA · 23.0 MIN)
Game Score 15.8 against a usual 6.6 (+9.2)
above usual
Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season
No more than 4 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Landry Shamet score 16 points?
Landry Shamet scored 16 points in 19:00 against the Cavaliers on May 25, 2026, Game 4 of the conference finals: 5-of-6 from the field, 4-of-4 from three, 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Shamet averaged 9.3 points on 7.1 shots in 23.0 minutes across 51 regular-season games. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 12 (6.1), free throws 2 (1.0). Minutes: 19:00, against a usual 23.0; Game Score per 36 minutes: 29.9, against a usual 10.4. The Knicks won 130-93 at the Cavaliers, a 37-point win. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Shamet in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (51 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 19:00 | 23.0 | -4.0 |
| Points | 16 | 9.3 | +6.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-6 | 7.1 · 43.7% | -1.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 4-of-4 | 5.2 · 39.2% | -1.2 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 1.5 · 71.1% | +0.5 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 50 games | 14.5 | 15.8 | -1.3 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 29.9 | 10.4 | +19.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (51 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-4) | 6.1 (2.0-of-5.2) | +5.9 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-2) | 2.2 (1.1-of-1.9) | -0.2 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.5) | +1.0 |
| Total | 16 | 9.3 | +6.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.8 against a usual 6.6 (+9.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +8.4 |
| Rebounds | -0.7 |
| Assists | +0.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.8 |
| Total | +9.2 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | vs ATL | 17:30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | vs ATL | 9:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | @ ATL | 3:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | First round · Game 4 | @ ATL | 3:36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | First round · Game 5 | vs ATL | 3:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | First round · Game 6 | @ ATL | 14:48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| May 4, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 1 | vs PHI | 12:06 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| May 6, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 2 | vs PHI | 8:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| May 8, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 3 | @ PHI | 26:18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 11.9 |
| May 10, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 4 | @ PHI | 11:24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| May 19, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 1 | vs CLE | 17:24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| May 21, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 2 | vs CLE | 14:54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.1 |
| May 23, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 3 | @ CLE | 27:36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10.9 |
| May 25, 2026This game | Conference finals · Game 4 | @ CLE | 19:00 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15.8 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Knicks won 130-93 at the Cavaliers, a 37-point win.
- Previous appearance: May 23, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 9 points (Game 1), 0 points (Game 2), 14 points (Game 3).
- The source holds fewer Knicks regular-season games than the 2025-26 regular season had, so the usual line counts only the games it holds.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare.