yahoo - 5/18/2026 5:06:44 AM - GMT (+2 )
The Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be able to celebrate their Game 7 victory over the Detroit Pistons for long. They’ll have less than 48 hours to turn around and play the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday.
All games in the Eastern Conference Finals will be on either ESPN or ABC.
The schedule is as follows:
- Game 1 in New York: Tue., May 19, on ESPN, time TBD
- Game 2 in New York: Thur., May 21, time and TV TBD
- Game 3 in Cleveland: Sat., May 23, time and TV TBD
- Game 4 in Cleveland: Mon., May 25, time and TV TBD
- Game 5 in New York: Wed., May 27, time and TV TBD
- Game 6 in Cleveland: Fri., May 29, time and TV TBD
- Game 7 in New York: Sun. May 31, time and TV TBD
Games five through seven will only be played if necessary.
The Cavs haven’t had more than one day between games since playing Game 5 on April 29 in the first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. That won’t happen here either, as they’re scheduled to play every other day in this series.
The Cavs and Knicks faced off just three times during the regular season, with the home team winning each one. Cleveland won their most recent and only matchup that featured James Harden on Feb. 24, 109-94.
Right now, FanDuel currently has the Knicks favored to win the series as they’re -240 to come out of the East. The Cavs are +190 to win the series.
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