Who do Cavs play next? It's Cavaliers vs. Knicks in conference finals
The Cleveland Cavaliers will face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. The winner of this best-of-seven series will advance to the NBA Finals to compete against the victor of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs matchup. Game 1 is set to take place on May 19 at Madison Square Garden.
- ▪The Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons to reach the conference finals.
- ▪The Knicks advanced by beating the Atlanta Hawks and sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers.
- ▪Cleveland won their last series in Game 7 with a score of 125-94 against Detroit.
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