On April 19, Beijing time, the first round of the 2022-23 NBA playoffs continued, and the Cavaliers continued to host the Knicks. The Cavaliers scored 17 points in the second quarter, led by 20 points in the first half, and maintained a huge lead in the second half, eventually defeating the Knicks 107-90 to draw 1-1 on aggregate.
Statistics
Cavaliers: Garland 32 points and 7 assists, Mitchell 17 points and 13 assists, LeVert 24 points, Mobley 13 points and 13 rebounds, Allen 9 points and 10 rebounds.
Knicks: Randle 22 points and 8 rebounds, Brunson 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, Barrett 14 points.
Wonderful shots
The Biography of Brunson
Garland hit a three-pointer
Allen snapped
Mobley Snap
Match Review
In the first quarter, Brunson made a jump shot for the Knicks. Mitchell and Allen scored successively, and the Cavaliers also scored in color. Brunson hit a three-pointer, Randle scored five straight points, and on the Cavaliers' side, Garland hit consecutive three-point shots to chase the team. The two teams played against each other, and the difference was between millimeters. Garland made consecutive free throws, LeVert hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers went on a late-minute 6-0 run to run 25-22 at the end of the first quarter.
Heading into the second quarter, Barrett hit both free throws for the Knicks, and the Cavaliers hit a 13-2 offensive wave to lead by 12 points. The two teams went against each other, with the Cavaliers extending their lead under Garland and LeVere. In the final 2 minutes and 42 seconds, Garland scored seven points alone, and with Allen's dunk, the Cavaliers led by 20 points at 59-39 at the end of the first half, and Garland scored 24 points in the first half.
LeVere hit a jumper, Mobley dunked, Mitchell hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers led by 25 points. Barrett played piecemeal games for the Knicks, who tried to chase points, but the difference was still around 20 points. Garland hit a three-pointer, and Randle responded with a three. LeVere scored back-to-back breakaways, Garland hit a three-pointer, Mitchell also had a three, and the Cavaliers led by 24 points. The Knicks struggled to score and the third quarter ended with the Cavaliers leading 82-60.
In the final quarter, LeVert scored fast, and Barrett broke through. LeVere hit a three-pointer and hit both free throws, and Hart scored a three-pointer for the Knicks, but the Cavaliers still led by more than 20 points. Allen and Mobley dunked one after another, and Brunson hit both free throws to score hard for the Knicks. Allen dunked and Osman hit a 3-pointer to give the Cavaliers a 29-point lead in the final six minutes. The two sides played their own, and the Cavaliers continued to lead by a wide margin. In the last 3 minutes, the Cavaliers replaced the main team early, the Knicks turned the page unsuccessfully, and in the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks, the aggregate score was 1-1.
Both teams start
Cavaliers: Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Allen, Okoro
Knicks: Randle, Brunson, Barrett, Graems, Robinson