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

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Nov 21, 19701970-71CLE 94, NYK 102

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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