NBA

New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
25-15, 8-11 Away

vs

23-19, 14-10 Home
Regular Season Series

NY leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 54.2%
Knicks: 45.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
114.9 Points Against 117.5
4-6 Last Ten Games 6-4
119.0 Points Per Game 120.1
47 Field Goal % 47
38 Three Point % 36
45.9 Rebounds Per Game 44.4
26.9 Assists Per Game 28.6
4.3 Blocks Per Game 5.1
8.1 Steals Per Game 8.8
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
13.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.2
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Darius Garland, G Day-To-Day Jan 15
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Jan 14
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 13
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mitchell Robinson, C Day-To-Day Jan 15
Jalen Brunson, G Day-To-Day Jan 14
Landry Shamet, G Out Jan 14

Knicks Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ DET L 121-90
vs LAC W 123-111
@ PHX L 112-107
@ POR W 123-114
@ SAC L 112-101

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND W 120-116
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 25 15 .625 - L1
Boston 24 15 .615 0.5 L2
Toronto 25 17 .595 1 W1
Philadelphia 22 17 .564 2.5 L1
Brooklyn 11 27 .289 13 L5

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 23 19 .548 7 W1
Chicago 19 21 .475 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 23 .425 12 L2
Indiana 9 32 .220 20.5 L1
Full Standings

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