The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. The win marked their ninth straight playoff victory.
New York outscored its opponents by 212 points during the streak, the largest margin for any nine-game stretch in NBA history. The run began after the Knicks trailed the Atlanta Hawks 2-1 in the first round and includes a sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers plus the first two games against Cleveland.
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The New York Knicks erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Knicks hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks entered as favorites after a dominant playoff run, while the Cavaliers arrived after two grueling seven-game series.
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The New York Knicks will look to build on their dramatic Game 1 victory when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday. New York erased a 22-point deficit to win 115-104 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks enter as 5.5-point favorites.
The New York Knicks dominated the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Thursday, setting a playoff record with a 47-point halftime lead (83-36) en route to a 51-point win and a 4-2 series victory after dropping the first two games. OG Anunoby scored 29 points efficiently, Karl-Anthony Towns notched a triple-double, and Mikal Bridges added 24 as New York outscored Atlanta by 105 points over the series and now awaits the Celtics-76ers Game 7 winner.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 116-109 in Game 3 of their series on Saturday to cut the deficit to 2-1. In the other matchup, the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their unbeaten postseason run with a 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The New York Knicks will host the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 1 of their NBA playoff second-round series on Monday at 8 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden. New York enters as a 7.5-point favorite amid injury concerns for both teams. SportsLine's model projects the game to go over the total of 213.5 points.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 on Sunday. James Harden played a key role despite modest scoring numbers.