Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
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New York hosts Cleveland to begin season
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks
New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
Knicks -2.5; over/under is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks start the season at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
New York finished 51-31 overall and 34-18 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Knicks shot 48.6% from the field and 36.9% from 3-point range last season.
Cleveland finished 64-18 overall and 41-11 in Eastern Conference action during the 2024-25 season. The Cavaliers averaged 18.9 points off of turnovers, 13.9 second-chance points and 39.7 bench points last season.
INJURIES
: Knicks: None listed.Cavaliers: Darius Garland: out (toe).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/22
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 CLE |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| OG Anunoby, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Mitchell Robinson, C | Out | Oct 21 |
| Josh Hart, G | Out | Oct 21 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| De'Andre Hunter, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Darius Garland, G | Out | Oct 15 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Sep 30 |
IND
CHI
DET
MIN
WSH
CHAGame Information
Location: New York, NY
Capacity:
Milwaukee2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Brooklyn |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Philadelphia |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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