Cavaliers at Knicks: preview

01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Cavaliers edges

No clear mismatch in Cleveland's favor.

Knicks edges

No clear mismatch in New York's favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26

CLE	Rank	Stat	Rank	NYK
120.2	6th	Offensive rating	3rd	120.7
116.0	15th	Defensive rating	5th	114.1
+4.1	9th	Net rating	5th	+6.6
99.1	13th	Pace	26th	96.1
56.1	4th	Effective FG %	9th	55.7
11.7	9th	Turnover %	7th	11.5
26.9	9th	Offensive rebound %	5th	29.3
20.6	16th	Free throw rate	25th	18.8
54.3	14th	Opponent eFG %	10th	54.1
12.5	13th	Forced turnover %	10th	12.7
74.4	11th	Defensive rebound %	2nd	76.7
20.9	17th	Opponent FT rate	15th	20.6

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03Form and season series

Cavaliers4-6 in the last 10

L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L

Knicks9-1 in the last 10

W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W

2025-26 series: Wed, Oct 22 CLE 111, NYK 119 · Thu, Dec 25 CLE 124, NYK 126 · Tue, Feb 24 NYK 94, CLE 109 · Tue, May 19 CLE 104, NYK 115 · Thu, May 21 CLE 93, NYK 109 · Sat, May 23 NYK 121, CLE 108 · Mon, May 25 NYK 130, CLE 93

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers