As the Cavaliers eye the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cavs hosted a playoff foe and won a regular-season series.

After leading by as many as 15 points, they were overwhelmed as Mikal Bridges turned passive offensively (just eight points on six shots in 36 minutes), Karl-Anthony Towns became turnover-happy (he committed seven) and Donovan Mitchell proved unstoppable (27 points on 10-of-18 shooting in just 30 minutes with three blocks).

The New York Knicks make the trip to Cleveland on Wednesday night for a litmus test game against Donovan Mitchell and the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers.

There is a meeting between two of the top teams in the East on Wednesday, April 2 when the New York Knicks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

The New York Knicks (48-27) travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (60-15) in an Eastern Conference showdown on Wednesday.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the New York Knicks in a crucial Eastern Conference game with playoff implications. Donovan Mitchell is expected to play, while Ty Jerome is out. The Knicks face significant absences,

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To be the best, you have to show you can beat the best. And for the umpteenth time this season, the New York Knicks failed to do that.

The Knicks haven't been able to beat the Celtics or Cavaliers during the regular season. But that doesn't mean they can't do it in a playoff series.