As the Cavaliers eye the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cavs hosted a playoff foe and won a regular-season series.

Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers matched the second-most wins in franchise history by beating the New York Knicks 124-105.

Analyzing Wednesday’s New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

This certainly wasn’t the start you expected from the Cavs after having consecutive days off for the first time since the middle of March. The Knicks controlled every aspect of this game early on. They were the more physical,

So, as they tipped off against the Cavaliers Wednesday night, the Knicks brought a combined 0-7 record against the Cavs, Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder. But, as they wind down to the final games of the regular season and head to the postseason,

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The Knicks are currently 22-15 on the road with a point differential of 4, while the Cavaliers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home. Cleveland has won both meetings versus New York by six and 37 points.

Garland tallied 17 points (8-15 FG, 1-4 3Pt), six assists, four rebounds and one steal in Wednesday's 124-105 win over the Knicks. Garland turned in a solid performance Monday. He trailed Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen in scoring but still made big shots and recorded his fifth straight game with six or more assists.

Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to pace the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, as they used a fourth-quarter run to put away the visiting New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night.

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson is reportedly on the verge of returning from a right ankle sprain. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters that Brunson had been "cleared for basketball activities" before Wednesday's 124-105 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers,

After averaging 24.0 points per game and finishing 12th in the NBA MVP voting in his first year in New York, Brunson was even better last season, averaging 28.7 points, 6.7 assist

New York Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson is expected to return to practice and could see game action this weekend. Brunson, 28, initially was expected to miss at least two weeks after spraining his right ankle during overtime of a March 6 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.