Both New York NBA franchises as well as the Cleveland based Cavaliers have been  a part of the sport for a long time now. The New York Knicks in particular have been around since the 1940s, founded in 46 as part of the BAA (Basketball Association of America) before it became the National Basketball Association in 1949. The Brooklyn Nets were founded in 1967 and the Cavaliers were founded in 1970.

So over the years the New York teams have met with the Cavaliers MANY times, Plenty in the regular season and plenty in the playoffs, in fact, the Nets have played a total of 15 games against the Cavaliers in the playoffs, across 3 series, being on the losing end 5-10. The Knicks on the other hand have had a pretty good time against the Cavs when it comes to the playoffs, again 3 series, but they have played 9 games winning 8! Not a bad turn around that. But outside of the playoffs, outside of the games that MATTER how do these games go? Is it more of the same or is it a completely different story?

Since the Knicks are the oldest team of the two New York based franchises here, we’ll start with their history. Over the years some real great players have donned the Knicks colours, from Earl Monroe to Patrick Ewing. From Walt Frazier to Dave DeBusschere. Taking them to 2 championships in Franchise history, arguably not a fantastic return in 73 seasons, but hey, you take the wins when you can get them, right? With…