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East#452–30 REGULAR SEASON

ClevelandCavaliers

Lastvs New YorkMay 25 · Final
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
East#452–30 REGULAR SEASON

ClevelandCavaliers

Lastvs New YorkMay 25 · Final

How good are they

Four numbers that define the team. Any rank shown is out of all 30 NBA teams.

Net ratingScoring margin per 100 possessions
4.19
+4.0 vs avg
Offensive ratingPoints scored per 100
118.36
+3.5 vs avg
Defensive ratingPoints allowed per 100 · lower is better
114.115
-0.6 vs avg
PacePossessions per game
100.713
+0.5 vs avg

Recent form

Margin · last 10
-37
-13
-16
-11
+31
-21
+4
+9
+7
-10
NYKNYK@NYK@NYK@DETDET@DETDETDET@DET
Record · last 104–6
Avg margin-5.7
Net rating—
WindowGPMarginNetWin%
L55-9.2—1/5
L1010-5.7—4/10
L2020-3.2—9/20
Season100+2.8—60/100

Research context for tonight

AI-generated
3 factors in playkey matchup is the swing variable

Rested2 day rest

CLE has 2 days of rest.

Rest & schedule

Underdog+2.5 spread

CLE is a 2.5-point underdog.

Market

Tough defenseNYK 7th DRtg

NYK ranks 7th in defensive rating.

Key matchup

Injury analysis

AI-generated
Low impactOUT is the biggest swing

Dennis Schroder OUTCLE · Out

CLE's Dennis Schroder is out (Illness). Lower-impact bench role.

Usage

Lineup impact

On/off net-rating swing — how the team plays with each key player on the floor versus off it.

With Merrill
Point margin4.5(+5.5)
69 GP · sufficient sample
Without Merrill
Point margin-1.0(-5.5)
31 GP · sufficient sample

Custom splits

Interactive

Filter the team’s games this season. ATS rate, over/under rate, and average margin update live; below 8 games the sample is flagged as thin.

Location
Opponent
Role
Rest
Lineup
▼
ATS record · season29%
Matching games100
Straight-up60-40
Above-total rate54%
Avg margin+2.8

What drives the net rating

Each side's impact versus an average team, broken into the factors behind it, each ranked leaguewide.

OffensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team
+3.56th
FactorValuevs avgRankTrue shooting59.5%+0.06Ball security13.8%-0.09Off. rebounding30.7%+0.09
DefensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team
+0.615th
FactorValuevs avgRankDef. rebounding69.2%-0.018
Net efficiency
+4.19th

Roster & availability

Availability updated 8 days ago · from the latest official injury report. Statuses can change up to tip-off.

PlayerRoleMPGUSG%PPGRPGAPGStatus
James HardenLead creator35.225.2%20.04.96.8AVA
Donovan MitchellSecondary creator33.732.2%27.14.55.1AVA
Evan MobleyScorer32.522.2%17.88.73.7AVA
Darius GarlandSecondary creator30.425.5%18.02.46.9AVA
Jarrett AllenRotation27.518.9%14.48.11.6AVA
De'Andre HunterRotation25.722.8%14.24.22.0AVA
Max StrusRotation25.716.6%10.25.12.1AVA
Sam MerrillRotation24.816.8%11.52.22.1AVA
Jaylon TysonRotation24.019.1%11.24.62.1AVA
Dean WadeRotation22.49.9%5.54.11.4AVA
Lonzo BallRotation20.413.9%4.53.93.9AVA
Keon EllisRotation19.812.7%6.32.31.2AVA
NNuvela.ai readAI-generated

Harden headlines the offense (20 ppg, 25% usage). Mitchell is the secondary option (27 ppg). Mobley anchors the glass (8.7 rpg). A 12-deep rotation; results swing with availability when any of the top minutes-earners sit.

Injury report

CLE· Cleveland Cavaliers
SchroderIllness
OUT
NYK· NYK
RobinsonFinger
AVA

Schedule

How they've come in and what's ahead, including the rest-and-travel picture.

Recent results
Lvs NYK93-130
Lvs NYK108-121
L@ NYK93-109
L@ NYK104-115
W@ DET125-94

Game log

season + postseason · most recent first
DateRoundMatchupResultScoreMarginORTGDRTGNetPace
5/25POECF G4vs NYKL93-130-3790.6130.3-39.7101.2
5/23POECF G3vs NYKL108-121-13108.7128.9-20.296.6
5/21POECF G2@ NYKL93-109-16104.4118.3-13.990.7
5/19POECF G1@ NYKL104-115-1196.2104.5-8.398.8
5/17POECSF G7@ DETW125-94+31123.392.4+30.9101.6
5/15POECSF G6vs DETL94-115-2199.8121.9-22.194.2
5/13POECSF G5@ DETW117-113+4117.3114.4+3.089.9
5/11POECSF G4vs DETW112-103+9119.2108.1+11.194.7
5/9POECSF G3vs DETW116-109+7120.4110.5+10.097.5
5/7POECSF G2@ DETL97-107-10102.2123.3-21.090.8
5/5POECSF G1@ DETL101-111-10106.3117.6-11.394.7
5/3PO1R G7vs TORW114-102+12117.296.7+20.5101.4
5/1PO1R G6@ TORL110-112-2105.9109.7-3.893.3
4/29PO1R G5vs TORW125-120+5121.0114.3+6.7104.2
4/26PO1R G4@ TORL89-93-490.790.4+0.3100.5
4/23PO1R G3@ TORL104-126-22109.3130.9-21.695.7
4/20PO1R G2vs TORW115-105+10118.9104.5+14.598.6
4/18PO1R G1vs TORW126-113+13125.6113.7+11.999.9
4/12—vs WASW130-117+13129.7113.2+16.5101.8
4/10—@ ATLL102-124-2298.2122.8-24.6102.5
4/8—vs ATLW122-116+6116.9109.8+7.0105.0
4/6—@ MEMW142-126+16136.2121.9+14.3103.8
4/5—vs INDW117-108+9116.6111.6+5.098.6
4/2—@ GSWW118-111+7119.9108.0+11.9100.6
3/31—@ LALL113-127-14114.9131.7-16.897.4
3/30—@ UTAW122-113+9119.7112.1+7.6101.3
3/27—vs MIAW149-128+21124.5106.0+18.5120.2
3/25—vs MIAL103-120-1797.6116.9-19.3104.1
3/24—vs ORLW136-131+5142.0135.4+6.696.3
3/21—@ NOPW111-106+5114.8108.4+6.497.2
3/19—@ CHIW115-110+5112.0104.3+7.8104.0
3/17—@ MILW123-116+7126.9120.2+6.696.7
3/15—vs DALL120-130-10116.2127.6-11.4102.6
3/13—@ DALW138-105+33135.7102.4+33.3102.1
3/11—@ ORLL122-128-6125.2128.9-3.798.4
3/9—vs PHIW115-101+14121.1116.0+5.090.3
3/8—vs BOSL98-109-11106.2116.4-10.193.3
3/3—vs DETW113-109+4117.2117.5-0.394.6
3/1—@ BKNW106-102+4113.6104.3+9.395.9
2/27—@ DETL119-122-3106.4114.5-8.298.9
2/25—@ MILL116-118-2123.6123.9-0.493.8
2/24—vs NYKW109-94+15111.093.8+17.298.8
2/22—@ OKCL113-121-8110.4121.0-10.6100.8
2/20—@ CHAW118-113+5130.6121.9+8.791.5
2/19—vs BKNW112-84+28112.284.8+27.499.0
2/11—vs WASW138-113+25132.3105.7+26.6106.0
2/9—@ DENW119-117+2117.0115.4+1.6101.1
2/7—@ SACW132-126+6126.8122.6+4.3103.4
2/4—@ LACW124-91+33124.388.1+36.2101.1
2/1—@ PORW130-111+19127.0102.5+24.5105.3
1/30—@ PHXL113-126-13104.8121.2-16.5105.4
1/28—vs LALW129-99+30133.4102.1+31.296.8
1/26—vs ORLW114-98+16116.599.4+17.198.2
1/24—@ ORLW119-105+14123.1103.9+19.298.5
1/23—vs SACW123-118+5125.7118.4+7.398.8
1/21—@ CHAW94-87+793.586.2+7.3100.3
1/19—vs OKCL104-136-3295.9131.0-35.1105.7
1/16—@ PHIW117-115+2116.4119.3-2.998.4
1/14—@ PHIW133-107+26125.6105.5+20.1103.2
1/12—vs UTAL112-123-11107.0119.0-12.1104.0
1/10—vs MINW146-134+12140.4131.6+8.8102.5
1/8—@ MINL122-131-9118.2126.6-8.4102.9
1/6—@ INDW120-116+4114.4110.1+4.3105.1
1/4—vs DETL110-114-4110.9107.3+3.6102.7
1/2—vs DENW113-108+5117.3105.1+12.199.1
12/31—vs PHXW129-113+16122.1106.6+15.5105.0
12/29—@ SASW113-101+12105.894.5+11.3106.8
12/27—@ HOUL100-117-17100.2124.2-24.097.4
12/25—@ NYKL124-126-2122.6120.4+2.3103.3
12/23—vs NOPW141-118+23129.5109.3+20.3108.0
12/22—vs CHAW139-132+7134.5123.4+11.1104.7
12/19—vs CHIL125-136-11112.2126.4-14.1109.0
12/17—@ CHIL111-127-16103.8119.9-16.1106.0
12/14—vs CHAL111-119-8102.1107.0-4.999.6
12/12—@ WASW130-126+4124.0121.1+2.9104.5
12/6—vs GSWL94-99-593.797.9-4.2101.5
12/5—vs SASW130-117+13125.3108.9+16.4105.6
12/3—vs PORL110-122-12108.3120.6-12.3101.4
12/1—@ INDW135-119+16135.3117.5+17.8100.5
11/30—vs BOSL115-117-2118.9123.5-4.695.7
11/28—@ ATLL123-130-7115.2119.9-4.7107.6
11/24—@ TORL99-110-1198.3106.9-8.6101.4
11/23—vs LACW120-105+15120.2111.2+9.196.7
11/21—vs INDW120-109+11119.0107.5+11.5101.2
11/19—vs HOUL104-114-10107.1115.3-8.297.6
11/17—vs MILW118-106+12117.799.4+18.3103.0
11/15—vs MEMW108-100+8103.192.9+10.2106.6
11/13—vs TORL113-126-13112.5129.3-16.899.0
11/12—@ MIAW130-116+14113.4103.8+9.6113.7
11/10—@ MIAL138-140-2122.3118.6+3.6104.2
11/8—vs CHIW128-122+6122.6118.6+3.9103.2
11/7—@ WASW148-115+33136.2109.4+26.8106.9
11/5—vs PHIW132-121+11127.6113.9+13.6104.4
11/2—vs ATLW117-109+8108.4102.4+6.0106.7
10/31—vs TORL101-112-11102.9113.6-10.798.3
10/29—@ BOSL105-125-20104.4129.5-25.098.2
10/27—@ DETW116-95+21108.088.1+19.9107.6
10/26—vs MILW118-113+5108.9113.8-4.9104.3
10/24—@ BKNW131-124+7124.3114.7+9.6107.2
10/22—@ NYKL111-119-8105.8112.4-6.6105.8
100 games · 60-40 · lost 4 straight

Game odds

Every book's line for this game, side by side — we show the line, not a side. The best price per row is highlighted in electric blue.

Conference Finals · Game 4Mon May 25 · 8:00 PM ET
CLECleveland Cavaliers
vs
NYKNew York Knicks
Rocket Arena
Spread7-11 against the spread in the playoffs
Open Line
CLE -1.5-105
NYK +1.5-115
Consensus
CLE +2.5-109
NYK -2.5-81
DraftKings
CLE +2.5-105
NYK -2.5-115
FanDuel
CLE +2.5-118
NYK -2.5-104
BetMGM
CLE +2.5-105
NYK -2.5-115
Caesars
CLE +2.5-110
NYK -2.5-110
BetRivers
CLE +2.5-109
NYK -2.5-114
Fanatics
CLE +2.0-110
NYK -2.0-110
bet365
CLE +2.0-110
NYK -2.0-110
Hard Rock Bet
CLE +2.5-110
NYK -2.5-110
Kalshi
CLE +2.5-108
NYK -2.5+104

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