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

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CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

49-33

VS

NYK

NEW YORK KNICKS

56-26

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 10

8

NYK wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 49-33 season

NYK

NYK May 25 L vs

NYK

NYK May 23 L vs

NYK

NYK May 21 L vs

NYK

NYK May 19 W vs

DET

NYK

New York Knicks 56-26 season

CLE

CLE May 25 W vs

CLE

CLE May 23 W vs

CLE

CLE May 21 W vs

CLE

CLE May 19 W vs

PHI

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

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

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CLE

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CLE

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CLE

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Apr 26, 2023 Read →

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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 27.8/4.6/5.2 +17.4 2 Evan Mobley 17.8/8.9/3.6 +12.2 3 Jarrett Allen 14.7/8.1/1.6 +11.7 4 James Harden 19.7/4.8/6.9 +7.2 5 Jaylon Tyson 12.0/4.9/2.2 +2.7 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3 8 Sam Merrill 11.9/2.3/2.2 +0.6

NYK

New York Knicks

1 Karl-Anthony Towns 19.6/11.7/3.5 +15.0 2 Jalen Brunson 26.4/3.3/6.8 +14.2 3 OG Anunoby 17.3/5.5/2.2 +9.8 4 Mikal Bridges 14.6/3.7/3.6 +7.9 5 Josh Hart 11.9/7.6/4.8 +5.0 6 Mitchell Robinson 5.6/8.3/0.8 +4.1 7 Miles McBride 10.8/2.2/2.3 +0.6 8 Landry Shamet 9.4/1.7/1.3 -0.8

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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