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Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks

Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

New York Knicks lead 139-112251 meetings since 1970
New York Knicks lead 123-110Regular season
New York Knicks lead 16-2Playoff games
New York Knicks W4Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (251)

Meetings 201–250 of 251, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Mar 25, 19801979-80NYK 128, CLE 115
Feb 23, 19801979-80CLE 112, NYK 127
Jan 15, 19801979-80CLE 129, NYK 110
Dec 27, 19791979-80NYK 110, CLE 125
Nov 29, 19791979-80NYK 115, CLE 117
Nov 24, 19791979-80CLE 113, NYK 133
Feb 17, 19791978-79CLE 127, NYK 117
Jan 19, 19791978-79CLE 101, NYK 105
Jan 4, 19791978-79NYK 103, CLE 117
Nov 16, 19781978-79NYK 97, CLE 93
Apr 14, 19781977-78 · PlayoffsCLE 107, NYK 109
Apr 12, 19781977-78 · PlayoffsNYK 132, CLE 114
Feb 14, 19781977-78NYK 127, CLE 136
Jan 1, 19781977-78CLE 87, NYK 96
Dec 22, 19771977-78NYK 100, CLE 112
Oct 25, 19771977-78CLE 117, NYK 112
Jan 27, 19771976-77NYK 111, CLE 113
Jan 1, 19771976-77CLE 110, NYK 121
Dec 18, 19761976-77CLE 113, NYK 115
Oct 28, 19761976-77NYK 90, CLE 114
Apr 11, 19761975-76CLE 78, NYK 103
Apr 10, 19761975-76NYK 94, CLE 99
Dec 11, 19751975-76NYK 95, CLE 109
Nov 22, 19751975-76CLE 95, NYK 94
Oct 25, 19751975-76CLE 91, NYK 100
Apr 3, 19751974-75NYK 95, CLE 100
Jan 23, 19751974-75NYK 100, CLE 89
Jan 4, 19751974-75CLE 102, NYK 103
Nov 14, 19741974-75CLE 89, NYK 94
Mar 24, 19741973-74NYK 92, CLE 114
Feb 22, 19741973-74NYK 117, CLE 110
Feb 2, 19741973-74CLE 87, NYK 103
Dec 1, 19731973-74CLE 99, NYK 119
Nov 10, 19731973-74CLE 90, NYK 100
Oct 19, 19731973-74NYK 92, CLE 90
Feb 4, 19731972-73NYK 114, CLE 97
Feb 3, 19731972-73CLE 90, NYK 95
Dec 22, 19721972-73NYK 98, CLE 87
Nov 28, 19721972-73CLE 84, NYK 107
Oct 24, 19721972-73CLE 90, NYK 123
Oct 20, 19721972-73NYK 92, CLE 89
Mar 25, 19721971-72CLE 83, NYK 98
Feb 20, 19721971-72NYK 109, CLE 111
Feb 12, 19721971-72CLE 91, NYK 106
Dec 18, 19711971-72CLE 84, NYK 104
Dec 12, 19711971-72NYK 103, CLE 92
Oct 17, 19711971-72NYK 121, CLE 120
Jan 6, 19711970-71NYK 127, CLE 94
Dec 16, 19701970-71NYK 108, CLE 84
Dec 15, 19701970-71CLE 92, NYK 110

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

New York Knicks 4-02025-26 · Playoffs
New York Knicks 2-12025-26 · Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers 4-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
May 25, 20262025-26 · PlayoffsNYK 130, CLE 93Karl-Anthony Towns 19 · Donovan Mitchell 31
May 23, 20262025-26 · PlayoffsNYK 121, CLE 108Jalen Brunson 30 · Evan Mobley 24
May 21, 20262025-26 · PlayoffsCLE 93, NYK 109Donovan Mitchell 26 · Josh Hart 26
May 19, 20262025-26 · PlayoffsCLE 104, NYK 115 (OT)Donovan Mitchell 29 · Jalen Brunson 38
Feb 24, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonNYK 94, CLE 109Jalen Brunson 20 · Donovan Mitchell 23
Dec 25, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 124, NYK 126Donovan Mitchell 34 · Jalen Brunson 34
Oct 22, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 111, NYK 119Donovan Mitchell 31 · OG Anunoby 24
Apr 11, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 108, NYK 102Darius Garland 26 · Jalen Brunson 27
Apr 2, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonNYK 105, CLE 124Karl-Anthony Towns 25 · Donovan Mitchell 27
Feb 21, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonNYK 105, CLE 142Jalen Brunson 26 · Donovan Mitchell 27
Oct 28, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 110, NYK 104Darius Garland 34 · Jalen Brunson 21

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameNew York Knicks
119.5Points116.5
115.4Points allowed110.1
+4.1Net rating+6.5
119.0Offensive rating119.6
114.9Defensive rating113.1
100.4Pace97.4
44.4Rebounds45.6
28.3Assists27.4

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks game?
The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 on May 25, 2026 (2025-26, playoffs).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks play next?
The New York Knicks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks?
The New York Knicks lead 139-112 in 251 meetings since 1970 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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