Knicks vs. Cavaliers box score: Live stats from NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The New York Knicks will try to make it 10 straight in the playoffs when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the 2026 Eastern Conference finals. This will be a fight to the finish line for a spot in the NBA Finals.Josh Hart had 26 points in Game 2, lifting the Knicks to a 109-93 win. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns have carried the load thus far. Towns has averaged 6.9 assists over the past nine playoff games.Cleveland faces a must-win scenario and it's time for desperation. Falling into a 3-0 hole isn't an ideal situation.NBA PLAYOFFS HQ:Live scores|Full schedule|Updated bracketCavaliers vs. Knicks live box score Eastern Conference Finals Game 3New York KnicksStartersMinPtsFG3PTFTRebAstStlBlkTOPFORDR+/-M. BridgesSF18:24105-70-00-032100012+8J. BrunsonPG19:4893-60-33-422003202+9O. AnunobyPF14:58133-61-26-631001112+4J. HartSG20:5194-61-20-033202103+7K. TownsC19:31113-61-24-443110213+14BenchMinPtsFG3PTFTRebAstStlBlkTOPFORDR+/-L. ShametSG8:0831-11-10-012000101-1M. McBridePG7:3931-21-10-000010200+2J. AlvaradoPG4:0321-30-20-000001100-3M. RobinsonC3:5100-00-00-000000100-5J. ClarksonSG2:4700-00-00-000000000-5J. SochanPF000-00-00-0000000000P. DadietSG000-00-00-0000000000T. KolekPG000-00-00-0000000000A. HukportiC000-00-00-0000000000M. DiawaraSF000-00-00-0000000000Team Totals6021-375-1313-14161342711313Cleveland CavaliersStartersMinPtsFG3PTFTRebAstStlBlkTOPFORDR+/-J. HardenPG18:36146-111-51-241103104-6D. MitchellSG18:18125-71-31-401103200-13D. WadePF11:3100-10-10-001100100+2E. MobleyPF18:0173-70-21-231002212-15J. AllenC16:50125-50-02-2400001220BenchMinPtsFG3PTFTRebAstStlBlkTOPFORDR+/-M. StrusSF13:5731-51-50-032000121-4S. MerrillSG10:3200-20-10-010000201-2J. TysonSG6:5131-20-11-131001103+8D. SchrderPG5:2431-11-10-0010000000L. Nance Jr.PF000-00-00-0000000000T. BryantC000-00-00-0000000000K. EllisSG000-00-00-0000000000C. Porter Jr.PG000-00-00-0000000000N. TomlinPF000-00-00-0000000000T. ProctorPG000-00-00-0000000000Team Totals5422-414-196-1118830911513More NBA Playoffs news:San Antonio has best NBA Playoff win since 198310,170 days: Spurs vs. Thunder Western Conference Finals is a generational NBA Playoff seriesSpurs vs. Thunder: 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals schedule announcedFull stats from NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals Game 1Spurs vs. Thunder final score, results: Victor Wembanyama goes off with 41 points, 24 rebounds in 2OT thriller