{"id":237318,"date":"2026-05-19T22:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/237318\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:03:08","slug":"where-to-watch-cleveland-cavaliers-vs-new-york-knicks-game-1-nba-playoffs-live-stream-start-time-tv-channel-odds-for-tuesday-may-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/237318\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks Game 1 NBA playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Tuesday, May 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> and New York Knicks<\/a> meet in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals. The Cavaliers reached the East finals after beating the Toronto Raptors<\/a> and Detroit Pistons<\/a> in seven games in the first and second rounds, respectively. The Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in six games in the first round then swept the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in the East semifinals.<\/p>\n

How to watch Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks<\/p>\n

Time: 8 p.m. ET \/ 5 p.m. PT<\/p>\n

Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Odds<\/p>\n

Spread: New York Knicks -7.5<\/p>\n

Moneyline: New York Knicks -262 (69.4%) \/ Cleveland Cavaliers +213 (30.6%)<\/p>\n

Series schedule, results<\/p>\n

Game 1: Cleveland at New York<\/a> (Tuesday May 19, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 2: Cleveland at New York (Thursday May 21, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 3: New York at Cleveland (Saturday May 23, 8 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 4: New York at Cleveland (Monday May 25, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 5: Cleveland at New York (Wednesday May 27, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)*
Game 6: New York at Cleveland (Friday May 29, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)*
Game 7: Cleveland at New York (Sunday May 31, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN)*<\/p>\n

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