Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

Matchup Preview

CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

53-29

VS

NYK

NEW YORK KNICKS

53-29

Everything you need for Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

2

CLE wins

of 6

4

NYK wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 53-29 season

TOR

TOR Apr 18 W vs

WAS

WAS Apr 12 L vs

ATL

ATL Apr 10 W vs

ATL

MEM

NYK

New York Knicks 53-29 season

ATL

ATL Apr 18 L vs

CHA

CHA Apr 12 W vs

TOR

TOR Apr 10 W vs

BOS

ATL

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every CLE vs NYK meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

NYK

CLE

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CLE

NYK

Dec 25, 2025 Read →

CLE

NYK

Oct 22, 2025 Read →

NYK

CLE

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CLE

NYK

Apr 26, 2023 Read →

CLE

NYK

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

1 Donovan Mitchell 28.1/4.5/5.7 +18.0 2 Jarrett Allen 15.2/8.4/1.7 +12.6 3 Evan Mobley 18.1/9.0/3.6 +12.4 4 James Harden 20.6/4.7/7.7 +9.5 5 Jaylon Tyson 13.0/5.0/2.2 +3.8 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 Sam Merrill 12.8/2.6/2.4 +1.5 8 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3

NYK

New York Knicks

1 Karl-Anthony Towns 20.1/11.8/3.0 +15.2 2 Jalen Brunson 26.4/3.4/6.9 +14.2 3 OG Anunoby 16.9/5.3/2.2 +8.7 4 Mikal Bridges 14.5/3.8/3.7 +7.9 5 Josh Hart 12.0/7.5/4.8 +4.9 6 Mitchell Robinson 5.6/8.7/0.9 +4.7 7 Miles McBride 11.8/2.4/2.6 +1.4 8 Landry Shamet 9.4/1.8/1.4 -1.0

GO DEEPER

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

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New York Knicks

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