New York KnicksvsCleveland Cavaliers
NY 130/CLE 93
Things to say
Knicks rolled into Cleveland and stomped the Cavs 130-93.
01
Knicks straight up ran Cleveland out of their own building. 130-93, never even close. Cavs took the L on their home floor.
02
key player
KAT did his thing — 19 and 14, hammered the glass all night. Quiet 19 but he was a problem in the paint.
03
hot take
Mitchell drops 31 and his team still loses by 37? That's not a Donovan problem, the rest of Cleveland flat out didn't show up.
04
deep cut
Mobley led the Cavs in boards with seven. Seven. Your big man gets out-rebounded by Josh Hart's stat line and you're cooked.
05
exit
Anyway, Knicks look scary heading into the next one. Should be fun.
The recap
Knicks went into Cleveland and absolutely ate them up, 130-93 — that's a 37-point beatdown in a playoff atmosphere, not a regular season throwaway. New York didn't even need a huge night from any one guy; KAT had 19 and 14 and Hart was setting the table with 6 dimes, just a balanced clinic top to bottom.
Donovan Mitchell did everything he could with 31, but he was on an island the whole night while the rest of Cleveland couldn't buy a bucket. Cavs took the L at home and now Cleveland's the 2-seed looking up at the Knicks.