The SportsLine Projection Model rates the New York Knicks as a strong bet to reach and win the NBA Finals. It assigns them an 84.4 percent chance of advancing from the Eastern Conference Finals. The projection stands well above the implied odds from sportsbooks.
New York enters the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers with significant momentum. The Knicks have won seven straight playoff games and posted the largest point differential in the first 10 postseason games of any team in NBA history. They open the series at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday with home-court advantage after taking the regular-season series 2-1.
