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New York KnicksVERSUSCleveland Cavaliers

1977-78 · Eastern Conference First Round Game 1 · Apr 12, 1978

#8 New York Knicks vs #1 Cleveland Cavaliers

New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers met in Game 1, with the series stakes and the story leading into tipoff preserved below.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Cleveland Cavaliers
StarterACAustin Carr
StarterBSBingo Smith
StarterCRCampy Russell
StarterDSDick Snyder

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers met in Eastern Conference First Round. The result remains hidden here while the verified situation entering the game is preserved below.

  • The series was beginning with both teams four wins from advancing.

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Starter
ESElmore Smith
Away starting five
New York Knicks
StarterBMBob McAdoo
StarterBBButch Beard
StarterEMEarl Monroe
StarterGGGlen Gondrezick
StarterJCJim Cleamons

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.