Cavaliers have clear reason to doubt Knicks’ contender status

Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks | Dustin Satloff/GettyImagesThe New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been confidently identified as the two teams who will lock horns for Eastern Conference supremacy in the 2025-26 NBA season. Those confidently choosing the Knicks are overlooking just how lucky they were in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Gavin Schall of Locked on Knicks admitted as much during an appearance on Locked on Cavs with Danny Cunningham. The man covering New York knew a lot of good fortunes fell in his team's favor during the Eastern Conference Finals run in 2025.

"The Knicks were shockingly healthy in some ways," Schall said. "OG Anunoby had, far and away, the healthiest…