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Knicks vs. Cavaliers live score, updates and highlights from 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3

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Latest from Cleveland as the series shifts away from New York.

Knicks vs. Cavaliers live score, updates and highlights from 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

The New York Knicks will try to keep rolling Saturday night when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the 2026 Eastern Conference finals, carrying a 2-0 series lead. Mike Brown's team is also riding a nine-game playoff winning streak. An amazing feat considering all but one win came by a double-digit margin.

New York took control of the series with a 109-93 win in Game 2 behind 26 points from Josh Hart. The Knicks have not lost in exactly a month and have surged behind a balanced offense led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, who has been a quiet piece to the Knicks output. Towns has averaged 6.

9 assists over the past nine playoff games. Cleveland faces a must-win scenario after letting Game 1 slip away and falling behind again in Game 2 despite 26 points from Donovan Mitchell. Evan Mobley continues to anchor the frontcourt, but the Cavaliers need a stronger all-around effort to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole before the series shifts deeper into Cleveland.

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