After a crushing defeat at home, the 12th-place Knicks in the East revived and ushered in the challenge of the Cavaliers, who ranked seventh in the East during their two-game losing streak.
For the Knicks, Randle was sidelined due to injury, and Obi-Topping was given the opportunity to start, trying to help Barrett more and lead the team to defend the home court to save face.
On the other hand, on the Side of the Cavaliers, Garland is not in good shape, and the team is rushing to the away game, and the Cavaliers, who lack major generals, will undoubtedly fall into a bitter battle!
However, after 4 quarters of competition, with the excellent performance of Garland + LeVert, the Cavaliers, who were mainly anti-away, easily suppressed the Knicks in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Coupled with the return of the second half, okoro + Moses Brown + Lefour added the icing on the cake in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers took advantage of the chase to expand the point difference to 17 points in one fell swoop.
Although in the final quarter, Quakeley ushered in an outbreak and tried to save the game, but the Ottomans played 3+1, and the Cavaliers sealed the victory in one fell swoop.
In the end, the Cavaliers also won 119-101 on the road to the Knicks, which was worth the trip and also gave the opponent Knicks 2 consecutive losses!
In this game, the Cavaliers swept away the decline during the losing streak, played a team performance of as many as 7 people scoring in double figures, and comprehensively crushed the Knicks at both ends of the attack and defense, and achieved a 18-point victory.
In the case of the main forces such as Markkanen + Lefu + O'Corro, continuing to perform steadily, the two main players Garland + LeVert, and the play of Tall Tamosius Brown are particularly critical!
Garland fired widely in the game, starting 35 minutes, shooting 8 from 19 and hitting five three-pointers, a game-high 24 points, plus a big double-double with 13 assists.
Among them, his brave performance of scoring 10 points in the first quarter of the first quarter not only helped the Cavaliers to open the situation smoothly, but also successfully revitalized the team's attack!
It is worth mentioning that after cutting 24+13 in this game, Garland also equaled the team record held by Mark Price with 20 points, 10 assists and 5 three-point performances in 3 single games in a single season, which is worth a maximum salary for the Cavaliers!
In addition, as another main attacker of the team, LeVert's play in this game is also indispensable.
In this campaign, LeVert attacked and defended well, shooting 8 of 16 from the field, delivering an all-round performance of 19 points, 6 rebounds , 6 assists + 2 steals, and successfully affected the trend of the game at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!
Of course, the Cavaliers were able to beat the Knicks in this game, and the performance of the team's interior line-up Takatomos Brown also played a crucial role.
Moses Brown was very efficient in this game, starting 27 minutes and contributing a double-double of 16 points, 13 rebounds and 1 block on 7-of-10 shooting.
Not only did he gain something on the offensive end, supporting the Cavaliers' inner line, but also on the defensive end, with his height and arm length, he disrupted the Knicks' defensive rhythm and deployment!
More importantly, after the victory over the Knicks in this game, the Cavaliers' regular season record has also improved to 43 wins and 35 losses, just two wins away from the bulls, who rank sixth in the East.
And rationally speaking, in the case of the gradual white-hot ranking in the East, the Cavaliers' "dark horse in the East", in the next schedule, there is indeed a great opportunity to re-launch an impact on the sixth place in the East!
On the other hand, on the Knicks side, the team collapsed at both ends of the attack and defense in this game, and finally swallowed the 18-point rout + 2 consecutive defeats, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
After all, in the case of Fournier + ObiToping + Quikli playing well, Barrett only shot 4 of 18 shots in this campaign, and the cold and sluggish performance of the hand is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of the Cavaliers, who are all soldiers, and the disparity in the strength and depth of the lineup, the Knicks generals who worked hard for a whole game but were hanged seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of 2 consecutive defeats.