New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers, East 1st Round Game 1

NBA

Knicks

47-35

101-97

Final

Cavaliers

51-31

Rocket Arena

TV: TSN / Sportsnet

Lead tracker

NY leadsBiggest lead NY 12, CLE 2

CLE leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NY	30	20	28	23	101
CLE	24	21	25	27	97

Who won: Knicks 101-97

The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-97 in East 1st Round Game 1 on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Rocket Arena. The Knicks win the series 3-1. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks in points (27). Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers in points (38).

Recap · Apr 15

Brunson, Randle push Knicks past Cavaliers 101-97 in Game 1

Julius Randle joked about being out of shape and Josh Hart walked into the postgame news conference wearing a T-shirt with a photo of teammate Jalen Brunson on the front.

What it means

Knicks won the series 3-1.

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Injuries and inactives

Knicks1st in Atlantic Division

Nobody listed.

Cavaliers1st in Central Division

Khalifa Diop C
Knee, left
Day-To-Day
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F
Back
Day-To-Day

Head to head

NY wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Knicks 130, Cavaliers 116 (Mar 31)

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Game info

Venue: Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH · Attendance 19,432
Officials: Zach Zarba (Referee), Curtis Blair (Referee), Sean Corbin (Referee), Natalie Sago (Referee)