The New York Knicks are back in the playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the East and will take on the No. 4 Cavaliers in the first round. Game 1 of the series will be on Saturday, April 15 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
A New York-Cleveland first-round matchup is significant for many reasons, but Donovan Mitchell has been the main talking point. The Knicks were labeled as the frontrunners to trade for Mitchell during the offseason, but the Cavaliers shocked the NBA world by completing a trade with the Jazz.
After not landing Mitchell, many believed that New York would be a play-in team at best. Thanks to a key offseason addition that actually happened, the Knicks are one of the top teams in the conference. New York’s next task will be proving that it’s worthy of advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2012-13.
Now that the full first-round schedule for the Knicks-Cavaliers matchup has been announced, let’s take a look at when each game will be.
New York Knicks first-round playoff schedule 2023
- Game 1 in Cleveland: Saturday, April 15 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Game 2 in Cleveland: Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT
- Game 3 in New York: Friday, April 21 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC
- Game 4 in New York: Sunday, April 23 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC
- Game 5 in Cleveland: Wednesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. ET on NBA TV
With the Knicks defeating the Cavaliers in Game 5, 106-95, New York has advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2013. The Knicks will face the Heat, who stunned the Bucks by taking the 4-1 series win. New York has homecourt advantage for the series, which will start on Sunday, April 30.
New York Knicks second-round playoff schedule 2023
- Game 1 in New York: Sunday, April 30 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC
- Game 2 in New York: Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT
- Game 3 in Miami: Saturday, May 6 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
- Game 4 in Miami: Monday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT
- Game 5 in New York (if necessary): Wednesday, May 10 at time TBD on TNT
- Game 6 in Miami (if necessary): Friday, May 12 at time TBD on ESPN
- Game 7 in New York (if necessary): Monday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT
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