Follow along with Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with the NBA.com live blog, as the Cavaliers and Knicks tip off from Madison Square Garden.

Clevelands season ended with a resounding loss on Monday night in Game 4 to the New York Knicks, who swept the series and ended a 27-year wait to reach the NBA Finals; watch the NBA Playoffs live on S

New York built a 29-point lead in the first half, was up by 19 at halftime and went on to win by 37. The Knicks are the first team in NBA history to win three closeout games by 20-plus points in the same postseason,

Follow along with Game 4 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals, as the New York Knicks seek to sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers and advance to the NBA Finals.

The Knicks hosted the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals and seemed headed for a home loss until an improbable rally.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks meet in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals. The Cavaliers reached the East finals after beating the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons in seven games in the first and second rounds,

Knicks HC Mike Brown praised Karl-Anthony Towns after NY's 121-108 win over the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Towns is averaging 19.5 points and 12.5 rebounds a game, but it's his defense and physicality that are the stories.