The #4 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are matching up with the #5 seeded New York Knicks for the 4th time in franchise playoff history. This will be a tough series, as the Knicks took the season series, 3-1. Here is a quick recap of what happened in the past 3 matchups: 1. 1978: Knicks win, 2-0. Cleveland entered the series having won the season series, 3-1. Campy Russell led the #4 seeded Cavs in this series with 27.5 points per game, backed up by 5 other scorers in double-figures, including fellow broadcasters Austin Carr and Jim Chones. However, home court advantage and balanced scoring were not enough to overcome an equally talented #5 Knicks team paced by Bob McAdoo's 34.0 points per game. This would be the last of 3 playoff appearances under Coach Bill Fitch, who would lead the Boston Celtics to the 1981 NBA Championship. His hall of fame career would also include leading the 1985-1986 Houston Rockets (led by the Twin Towers, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson) to the NBA Final