CLEVELAND — The Knicks won one for Jeff Hornacek and lost one for lottery odds.
By beating the depleted Cavaliers, 110-98, the Knicks finished with a 29-53 record to end up with the ninth lottery seed. The Knicks would have tied for the eighth seed had they lost Wednesday in what is likely Hornacek’s final game as the Knicks’ coach.
The Knicks will have a 1.7 percent chance of winning the lottery and 6.1 percent chance of rising to a top-three pick. They are most likely to select ninth or 10th (93.5 percent chance) — with a .