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2024-25 NBA Regular Season
Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks
Rocket Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Saturday 22 February 2025
Tip-off at 02:00
Cleveland Cavaliers will be looking to maintain their good run of form when they host New York Knicks at the Rocket Arena on the morning of Saturday, February 22.
The Cavs continue to dominate the Eastern Conference with a 5.5-game swing over defending
NBA champions Boston Celtics and they have the joint-best record this season alongside Oklahoma City Thunder (44-10).
Kenny Atkinson's team routed Toronto Raptors 131-108 on February 13 to make it four wins on the spin and their eighth in 10 games.
Seven Cleveland players posted double digits, with Donovan Mitchell scoring a team-high 21 points as they put on a strong showing from the start to lead 41-17 after the first quarter.
Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley represented the Cavs in the 74th NBA All-Star Game on February 16, and Atkinson said: "We've got three all-stars and that's a big thing.
"For them, the ultimate goal is championships, followed by being All-Stars. Everything's clicking. It's one of those magical years.
"At the same time, I'm not taking it for granted because you think you're going to be really good, and things can go the other way, too."
The Knicks are starting to find their groove and they've opened up a comfortable gap to the fourth-placed Indiana Pacers in the East.
Tom Thibodeau's team lost to the Celtics by a 27-point deficit on February 9, but they bounced back with successive wins against the Pacers and Atlanta Hawks.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a game-high 44 points as New York beat the Hawks 149-148 in overtime, with the center reaching 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
"I think it's huge. Obviously we didn't play as well as we would like, but I loved the resolve - what happened at the end of the game and then go into overtime and just find a way to win," Thibodeau said.
"That's what this team has done all year. We're scoring a lot of points, but obviously there's room to improve too."
Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks - Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 227
Cavs wins: 106
Knicks wins: 121
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