Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 27 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists. Center Jarrett Allen chipped in with 21 points eight boards. Wings Isaac Okoro and De'Andre Hunter combined for 27 points off the bench.
The Knicks have now fallen to 0-3 against the Cavaliers this season with a fourth and final match looming on April 11. Each of New York’s final three matchups against Cleveland have fallen on a back-to-back. Meanwhile, the Cavs got two days of rest in-between games before hosting the Knicks on Tuesday.
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After getting waxed by the Cavaliers in their previous matchup in February, the Knicks led by double digits in the first half Wednesday before being pummeled in the third quarter and letting go of the rope in a 124-105 defeat. They remained winless against the top three teams in the NBA — the Cavs, Thunder and Celtics — at 0-8.
The New York Knicks make the trip to Cleveland on Wednesday night for a litmus test game against Donovan Mitchell and the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers.
As the Cavaliers eye the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cavs will host a playoff foe with a shot to win a regular-season series.
The last time they played the Knicks the game total was 242, and they hit the Over thanks to a 142-point performance from Cleveland. The Knicks’ defense doesn’t have the guns to slow a Cavs offense No. 1 in the NBA in points per game (122.3) and offensive rating.
Four seasons later, Bryant, now the Cavaliers associate head coach, left the franchise in a much better position — a perennial playoff team — and is most proud of that evolution.
The New York Knicks can sweep the Philadelphia 76ers in the season series for the first time since the 2015-16 season with a victory on Tuesday. The Knicks have won four of their last five games overall as they move closer to clinching the No.