Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks Head-to-Head
New York Knicks lead the all-time record 137-111 across 251 recorded meetings and 3 meetings without a final source score.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced May 26, 2026NYK lead 137-111
CLE 4-6 over the latest 10
NYK won 130-93 on May 25, 2026
26 wins separate the teams
The average winning margin is 11 points across decided games.
Recent Games
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | CLE | NYK | 93–130 | NYK |
| May 23, 2026 | CLE | NYK | 108–121 | NYK |
| May 21, 2026 | NYK | CLE | 109–93 | NYK |
| May 19, 2026 | NYK | CLE | 115–104 | NYK |
| Feb 24, 2026 | CLE | NYK | 109–94 | CLE |
| Dec 25, 2025 | NYK | CLE | 126–124 | NYK |
| Oct 22, 2025 | NYK | CLE | 119–111 | NYK |
| Apr 11, 2025 | NYK | CLE | 102–108 | CLE |
| Apr 2, 2025 | CLE | NYK | 124–105 | CLE |
| Feb 21, 2025 | CLE | NYK | 142–105 | CLE |
Matchup context
New York Knicks have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. New York Knicks lead the complete decided record 137-111. The 11-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2026
- 56 seasons
- Average margin
- 11 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 16
- 16 playoff meetings across 5 postseasons
All-Time Record
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | NYK ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Questions about this record: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks
How is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks meeting total counted?
The source contains 251 recorded meetings. 248 meetings have a winner; 3 meetings have no final source score and do not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 16 games: Cleveland Cavaliers have 1 wins and New York Knicks have 15. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.