Schedule and 2025-26 Results
Regular Season Records: New York 53-29, Cleveland 52-30
Game 1 on Tuesday, 19 May: Cleveland loses at New York, 115-pts-104(OT)
Game 2 on Thursday, 21 May: Cleveland loses at New York, 109-pts-93
Game 3 on Saturday, 23 May: New York wins at Cleveland, 121-pts-108
Game 4 on Monday, 25 May: New York wins at Cleveland, 130-pts-93

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The New York Knickerbockers visited and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-pts-93 to complete a 4-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1644 victory. With the series 1644 win, the New York Knickerbockers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 25-30 overall and 6-6 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1644 loss, the Cleveland Cavaliers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 27-15 overall and 5-4 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious New York Knickerbockers in series 1644 was WWWW: Series 1644 thus becomes the 21st NBA Semifinals-round series, the 101st NBA series (all rounds), and the 265th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1644 loss ends the four-Semifinals round series winning streak by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Series 1644 Game 4 is the eleventh consecutive victory by the New York Knickerbockers, as they sweep their second consecutive best-of-7 NBA playoff series. With their series 1644 sweep, the New York Knickerbockers join the 2017 Golden State Warriors, the old 2003 New Jersey Nets, the 1999 San Antonio Spurs, and the Los Angeles Lakers of 2001, 1989, and 1982 in achieving best-of-7 NBA playoff series sweeps in both the Quarterfinals round and the Semifinals round.

After Game 3: The New York Knickerbockers visited and topped the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-pts-108 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1644 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 4 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 0-4 and a Game 4 record of 1-3. Series 1644 becomes the 37th best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series, the 164th best-of-7 NBA series (all rounds), and the 422nd best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to open with one team leading 3-games-nil; Cleveland will attempt to become the sixth MLB/NBA/NHL team, and the first NBA team, to surmount that deficit for a 4-games-3 series victory.

After Game 2: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and outscored the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-pts-93 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1644 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 13-3 and a Game 3 record of 5-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 4-8 and a Game 3 record of 8-4. The Cleveland Cavaliers also opened series 1316 with two losses, but rallied to defeat the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals to win the 2016 NBA championship. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series history since 1947, inclusive, teams such as the New York Knickerbockers in series 1644 which open the series with two home-court wins (each with a ten-plus point victory margin) have a 105-9 (.921) series record; however, three of the nine series losses were administered by the Cleveland Cavaliers - the most recent was in series 1640, in which Cleveland ousted the Detroit Pistons in the just-concluded 2026 NBA Quarterfinals round.

After Game 1: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-pts-104(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1644 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 20-7 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 16-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 7-13 and a Game 2 record of 8-12. The New York Knickerbockers trailed the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers by 14 points after three quarters but prevailed in series 1644 Game 1: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 18 May 2026, inclusive, home teams down 14 points after three quarters had a game record of only 1-36 (.027) - the New York Knickerbockers thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in series 1644 Game 1.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the New York Knickerbockers finished one game ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. From 1947 through the 2026 NBA Quarterfinals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season game, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 25-29 (.463) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1644 is the 55th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the New York Knickerbockers, and the 42nd for the Cleveland Cavaliers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the New York Knickerbockers have an all-rounds series record of 24-30, a Semifinals-round series record of 5-6, and a Game 1 record of 27-27, while the Cleveland Cavaliers have an all-rounds series record of 27-14, a Semifinals-round series record of 5-3 (with an active four-Semifinals round series winning streak), and a Game 1 record of 21-20. Series 1644 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the New York Knickerbockers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series between the two teams, New York defeated Cleveland in five games in series 1536 (in the 2023 NBA Preliminary round).