Cavs Final Injury Report And Starting Lineup Against The Knicks

The Cleveland Cavaliers have finalized their injury report and starting lineup for Saturday's game.

On Saturday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers are hosting the New York Knicks for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.    

For the game, they have finalized their injury report and starting lineup.    

The Cavs have ruled out Dylan Windler, while Isaac Okoro has been upgraded to available.  

NBA's official injury report 

Their starting lineup has been relayed by Underdog NBA. 

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Cavs will start Garland, Mitchell, Okoro, Evan Mobley, Allen on Saturday."

Lineup alert: Cavs will start Garland, Mitchell, Okoro, Evan Mobley, Allen on Saturday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) April 15, 2023

The Cavs are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season when they still had LeBron James on the roster. 

They finished the year with a 51-31 record, which has them as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

Over the final ten games of the season, they went 8-2, and the Cavs are an outstanding 31-10 in the 41 games they have hosted on their home floor in Ohio. 

They have the talent to make a deep run because the Cavs acquired All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell over the offseason. 

The former Louisville star has averaged 28.3 points per contest and has been arguably a top-ten player in the league this season. 

Meanwhile, the Knicks are coming off a year where they missed the playoffs (they were the fourth seed in 2021) but were able to rebound and finished with a 47-35 record. 

They are the fifth seed and went 5-5 over their final ten games. 

On the road, the Knicks have an impressive 24-17 record in the 41 games they played away from Madison Square Garden.