New York Knicks0-1atCleveland Cavaliers0-0

Mon, Dec 21, 7:00 PM ESTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHPeacock · NBC Sports Network · MSG / DAZN (MSG)

56/ 100

Worth a Look1st of 10 tonight

What the model saw — 56

National TV+8

Playoff rematch+5

Star power+3

Base + 4056

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

National: streamingPeacockNBC Sports Network
Local TV: NYKMSG / DAZN (MSG)in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: NYK880 ESPN New YorkSiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: NYKTravel tax: NYK5 in 7: CLENational TV

NYK has the rest edge with 72h between tipoffs, 47h more than CLE.
NYK is carrying the heavier travel load at 305 mi from its previous stop.
CLE is playing into a 5 in 7 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
NYK is in game 7 of 7 on the road with 4,314 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Who's in, who's out

NYK

Clean report

No players listed on the injury report. Everyone on the roster is expected to be available.

CLE

2 out

OutKhalifa DiopCKnee · targeting Oct 24
OutNae'Qwan TomlinFBack · targeting Nov 16
DTDJarrett AllenCKnee · targeting Oct 22

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	NYK	CLE
Record	0-1	0-0
Days rest	2 days edge	B2B
Hours rest	72h	25h
Rest swing	+47h	-47h
Travel in	305 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 7 of 7	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	4,314 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	B2B5 in 7
Fatigue Index	1 edge	5

marks the side with the edge in that row.

CLE carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. NYK's 1.

How each side got here305 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

NYK

305 mi

Washington, DCCleveland, OH

NYK came from Washington, DC with 305 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Washington, DC to Cleveland, OH

CLE

0 mi

Cleveland, OHNo travel

CLE stayed in Cleveland, OH between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Cleveland, OH

Where this game sitsroad 7 of 7 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

NYK

Road trip

NYK is on game 7 of 7 on the road, with 4,314 mi already behind it.

Game in segment7 of 7

Miles before tip4,314 mi

Segment miles4,619 mi

CLE

Homestand

CLE is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi