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Cavs vs. Knicks: How to watch NBA Playoffs on TV, stream – Akron Beacon Journal
The No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers (51-31) will take on the No. 5 seed New York Knicks (47-35) in the first (non-Play-In-Tournament) round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.
The Knicks won the regular season matchup against the Cavs 3-1, but Cleveland will have homecourt advantage in the series as the higher seed, meaning games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (if necessary) will be played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
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The upstart Cavs leaned on a stout defense throughout the 2022-23 season, finishing with a league-best 110.6 defensive rating. That defense will aim to slow down Julius Randle, Jalen Brunson and the high-octane Knicks, who finished third in the league in offensive rating at 117.8.
This showdown is poised to be among the more even matchups in the first round of this year’s NBA playoffs, certainly in the Eastern Conference side of the bracket. Here’s what you need to know about it:
Game 1 between the Cavs and Knicks is scheduled to be played on Saturday, April 15.
Tipoff time for the opener of the Cavs and Knicks playoff series is slotted for 6 p.m. ET.
Game 1 of the opening round series will be played on the Cavs’ home court at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
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The Game 1 matchup between the Cavs and Knicks will be broadcast live on ESPN.
Game 1 of the series can be streamed online via Watch ESPN, but an ESPN+ account or cable login is required.
The game will air locally on 1100-AM (WTAM) and 100.7-FM (WMMS).
It will also be broadcast on these stations:
After notching 51 wins during the 2022-23 regular season, this will be the first time the Cavs suit up in the playoffs since they lost to the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals under then-coach Tyronn Lue. The 2017-18 team also had a pretty good local player named LeBron James.
J.B. Bickerstaff is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the helm for the New York Knicks is former Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau.