Match Info

NBA - Play Offs - Semi-finals

Date: 25 May 2026, Monday

Location: Rocket Arena (Cleveland, OH)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	ESPN 2
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 2, Oneplay
Hungary	Sport 1
Netherlands	ESPN
Poland	TVP Sport
Portugal	Sport TV1
Slovakia	Nova Sport 2
Usa	ESPN Deportes, ESPN USA
World	NBA Global League Pass


	Cleveland Cavaliers		New York Knicks

	1	2
	2.1	1.77	Watch
	2.08	1.75
	2.1	1.86
	2.12	1.79	Watch
	2.1	1.73
	2.14	1.81
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.11 ↑ (2.04)	1.79 ↑ (1.76)

The most likely Over/Under: 218.50

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-2)

The best margin for this event is 1.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Cleveland Cavaliers
45.9%

New York Knicks
54.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

46.3%

53.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

47.6%

52.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Cleveland Cavaliers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.4%)

New York Knicks has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Cleveland Cavaliers than the current prediction. (+1.7%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for New York Knicks than the current prediction. (-1.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
39.1%	0%	60.9%

Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks Predictions

Users Predictions: 46 users predict this event. Cleveland will win (votes: 18 - 39.1%). New York will win (votes: 28 - 60.9%).
Confidence interval (95%) for New York: 46.8% – 75%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): New York Knicks will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 108:110

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
2. Strus M.	3. Hart J.
4. Mobley E.	8. Anunoby OG.
31. Allen J.	32. Towns K.
45. Mitchell D.	25. Bridges M.
1. Harden J.	11. Brunson J.
Substitutes
3. Bryant T.	5. Alvarado J.
14. Ellis K.	00. Clarkson J.
5. Merrill S.	4. Dadiet P.
22. Nance L.	51. Diawara M.
9. Porter C.	55. Hukporti A.
24. Proctor T.	13. Kolek T.
35. Tomlin N.	2. McBride M.
20. Tyson J.	23. Robinson M.
32. Wade D.	44. Shamet L.
	20. Sochan J.
Coaches
. Atkinson K.	. Brown M.

Preview

New York Knicks leads series 3-0. Fourth leg.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Cleveland won 1.

Cleveland has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).

New York is in great form and has won several matches in a row (last 5 games: 5 wins).

New York may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.

We predict that New York will win today's game, with odds of 1.74.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Cleveland won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 2107:2139. (average 105.4:107).

Including home matches between the teams, Cleveland won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 1087:1069. (average 108.7:106.9).

Outrights of NBA for now

New York Knicks: 7.94% Cleveland Cavaliers: 3.23%

Last Results with these Odds

New York Knicks - the odds 1.76 are the expected chance of winning is 53.68%, but this team recently wins 62% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA
23.05.26	Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks	108:121 ✺
21.05.26	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	109:93 ✺
19.05.26	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	115:104 OT ✺
17.05.26	Detroit Pistons - Cleveland Cavaliers	94:125 ✺
15.05.26	Cleveland Cavaliers - Detroit Pistons	94:115 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5 LLLWL
- New York Knicks
NBA
23.05.26	Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks	108:121 ✺
21.05.26	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	109:93 ✺
19.05.26	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	115:104 OT ✺
10.05.26	Philadelphia 76ers - New York Knicks	114:144 ✺
08.05.26	Philadelphia 76ers - New York Knicks	94:108 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.6 WWWWW

Latest Head to Head

NBA
23.05.26	Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks	108:121
21.05.26	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	109:93
19.05.26	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	115:104 OT
24.02.26	Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks	109:94
25.12.25	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	126:124
22.10.25	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	119:111
11.04.25	New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers	102:108

Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide