NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

· National Basketball Association
Cleveland Cavaliers
15-12, 6-5 Away

vs

New York Knicks
18-7, 13-1 Home
Regular Season Series

NY leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Knicks: 65.7%
Cavaliers: 34.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W5
115.9 Points Against 112.2
4-6 Last Ten Games 9-1
118.7 Points Per Game 121.0
46 Field Goal % 48
34 Three Point % 38
45.0 Rebounds Per Game 45.9
26.8 Assists Per Game 27.0
5.4 Blocks Per Game 4.5
9.0 Steals Per Game 8.3
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
13.7 Total Turnovers Per Game 13.2
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Miles McBride, G Out Dec 11
Landry Shamet, G Out Nov 26
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Max Strus, G Out Dec 16
Sam Merrill, G Out Dec 16
Luke Travers, F Day-To-Day Dec 14
Evan Mobley, C Out Dec 13
Larry Nance Jr., F Out Nov 30

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs POR L 122-110
vs SA W 130-117
vs GS L 99-94
@ WSH W 130-126
vs CHA L 119-111 OT

Knicks Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UTAH W 146-112
vs ORL W 106-100
@ TOR W 117-101
vs ORL W 132-120
vs SA W 124-113

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 21 5 .808 - W4
Cleveland 15 12 .556 6.5 L1
Milwaukee 11 16 .407 10.5 L1
Chicago 10 15 .400 10.5 L1
Indiana 6 20 .231 15 L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 18 7 .720 - W5
Toronto 16 11 .593 3 W1
Boston 15 11 .577 3.5 L2
Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 L1
Brooklyn 7 18 .280 11 W1
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