The Knicks-Cavs NBA Eastern Conference finals will air on ESPN and ABC
Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks drives to the basket around James Harden of the Cleveland Cavaliers last February. Credit: Getty Images/Jason Miller
After skipping around the dial in their first two playoff series, the Knicks have found a home on one network for most of their Eastern Conference Finals series against Cleveland.
Six of the potential seven games starting with Tuesday’s opener will be televised by ESPN. Saturday’s Game 3 will be on ABC. Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler will call the entire series.
MSG announced on Monday that it will be airing expanded one-hour pre- and post-game shows during the series.
Games from the Knicks’ previous two series were broadcast by ESPN, ABC, NBC and Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. Sunday’s deciding Game 7 of the Cleveland-Detroit series was a Prime Video exclusive.
NBA Eastern Conference Finals Schedule: Knicks vs. Cavaliers
All games start at 8 p.m. ET and air on ESPN, unless otherwise noted
Game 1: Cleveland at Knicks, Tuesday
Game 2: Cleveland at Knicks, Thursday
Game 3: Knicks at Cleveland, Saturday on ABC
Game 4: Knicks at Cleveland, Monday, May 25
*Game 5: Cleveland at Knicks, Wednesday, May 27
*Game 6: Knicks at Cleveland, Friday, May 29
*Game 7: Cleveland at Knicks, Sunday, May 31
* if necessary
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
