New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: NBATV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5)

The New York Knicks are headed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of their series. The Knicks lead 3-1. New York opens this game as 5-point dogs. The over/under is set at 205.

The Knicks notched a win by a score of 102-93 in Game 4. When discussing personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 15 while the Cavaliers totaled 23 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 23 attempts from distance. Cleveland ended up going 78.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Cleveland grabbed 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Cleveland totaled 24 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Concerning the defense, New York allowed 46.8% from the floor on 36 of 77 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 47 with 17 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Knicks knocked down 18 of 28 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. New York wrapped up the game with a 45.2% FG percentage (38 out of 84) and converted 8 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is a player who was a contributor for the game. He racked up 29 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. Brunson walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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New York steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 47-35 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is pulling down 46.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,880 assists on the year, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 35.4% on shots from downtown (1,037 of 2,930) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 116.0 points per contest (11th in the league) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 fouls. They relinquish 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 13th in the league in points per game allowed (113.1). The Knicks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (3,343 of 7,229) and they relinquish 42.0 boards per game as a team. They rank 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,062 surrendered for the year.

In Game 4 the Cavaliers collected 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Knicks were called for 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Cleveland converted 6 out of 23 attempts (26.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers went 36 for 77 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8%. The Cavaliers allowed the Knicks to make 38 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2% for the contest. They shot 27.6% from distance via 8 out of 29 and ended up shooting 18 of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). In regard to rebounding, Cleveland permitted New York to collect 47 in all (17 offensive).

Darius Garland ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Garland had 23 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 10 dimes in this contest.

Cleveland has a record of 51-31 for the season. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per game and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per contest (19th in the league) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 9,205 pts so far this year (112.3 per contest) and they grab 41.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 48.8% from the field, which is 5th in the NBA.

The Cleveland defense allows 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (924 of 2,508) and their opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 23.0 dimes and 41.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 1st and 3rd in basketball. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 106.9. They are forcing 15.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+5)

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