Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
New York Knicks	34	26	25	20	105
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	25	38	33	124

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
New York Knicks	105	40-90	44.4%	11-36	30.6%	14-17	82.4%	15	44	24	19	7	14	2
Cleveland Cavaliers	124	50-94	53.2%	12-37	32.4%	12-14	85.7%	15	55	23	18	8	13	6


New York Knicks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Josh Hart^SF	36:43	19	8-19	3-9	0-0	2	3	5	4	2	0	3	1	-14
OG Anunoby^PF	33:52	23	9-17	5-8	0-0	2	4	6	6	0	0	1	4	-14
Karl-Anthony Towns^C	33:32	25	9-16	1-3	6-7	3	10	13	1	0	0	7	5	-9
Mikal Bridges^SG	35:48	8	3-6	0-1	2-2	1	1	2	3	1	0	2	3	-18
Delon Wright^PG	33:06	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	3	0	3	6	1	0	1	2	-15
Precious Achiuwa	21:25	13	5-9	0-0	3-4	2	4	6	1	1	2	0	1	-10
Landry Shamet	26:15	5	2-7	1-5	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	-11
Tyler Kolek	14:54	1	0-4	0-3	1-2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	-4
MarJon Beauchamp	02:11	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Anton Watson	02:11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mitchell Robinson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P.J. Tucker	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Brunson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pacôme Dadiet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariel Hukporti	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miles McBride	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin McCullar Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Payne	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland Cavaliers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Max Strus^SF	23:19	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	3	5	2	0	0	3	0	1
Evan Mobley^PF	30:11	13	4-11	1-4	4-4	1	3	4	4	1	1	2	4	20
Jarrett Allen^C	32:20	21	10-11	0-0	1-2	3	5	8	0	1	1	2	3	10
Donovan Mitchell^SG	30:11	27	10-18	3-7	4-4	1	5	6	5	1	3	2	3	20
Darius Garland^PG	32:20	17	8-15	1-4	0-0	3	1	4	6	1	0	1	3	10
Sam Merrill	22:32	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	3	4	3	0	0	1	1	8
De’Andre Hunter	25:34	16	6-11	2-5	2-2	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	18
Isaac Okoro	23:21	11	5-10	1-6	0-0	2	4	6	2	2	0	1	0	13
Javonte Green	05:15	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-2
Craig Porter Jr.	06:13	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Emoni Bates	02:11	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Tyson	02:11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Nae’Qwan Tomlin	02:11	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Travers	02:11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tristan Thompson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Jerome	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dean Wade	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

superfadeaway | Knicks

296 | a day ago

im so annoyed i was so ready to talk so much shit then we got our asses beat

Call_Em_Skippies | Cavaliers

153 | 21 hours ago

It’s like your team gets tired later in games. Not sure why.

Everyday_ImSchefflen | Cavaliers

45 | 21 hours ago

Honestly it was just unsustainable shot making in the first half

JJWoolls | Cavaliers

1 | 6 minutes ago

The first quarter was ridiculous. They couldn’t miss.

baselinefacetime | Nuggets

40 | 21 hours ago

aren’t the Knicks one of the best clutch teams in the league statistically? This was a pretty good showing by for them missing 3 of their top 7 players

HokageEzio | Knicks

91 | 21 hours ago

Jalen Brunson is really good at basketball.

WitOfTheIrish | Cavaliers

13 | 21 hours ago

Will he be back for the playoffs? Getting close to time for him to come back to have any hope of finding his rhythm.

HokageEzio | Knicks

19 | 21 hours ago

Practicing Friday with the hope of returning Saturday or Sunday.

WitOfTheIrish | Cavaliers

7 | 21 hours ago

Awesome. Will be fun to see him when we play in the garden, though my guess is our starters are playing 20-25 minutes at the most by then.

HokageEzio | Knicks

9 | 21 hours ago

He needs 4 games to meet the 65 game criteria and then I think they’ll probably lighten up on the minutes to close out the year once the 3 seed is locked up.

SUPERSAMMICH6996 | Cavaliers

26 | 21 hours ago

Unfortunately for them, the Cavs are far and away the best clutch team in the league.

popepipoes | NYK

12 | 21 hours ago

Brunson is the reason, he’s a clutch mfer, yeah I’m not too mad over this missing our 3 point guards lol, even Huk would have been handy tonight as a big body. Anyway still don’t think we have a chance in a series but tonight’s game would have been nicer

Commercial-East4069 | Cavaliers

1 | 21 hours ago

That hasn’t been my experience

darkjurai | Knicks

14 | 21 hours ago

Yeah, 3 of the 4 times Knicks face Cavs this season is on the second night of a back to back. Unfortunate, but that’s how it goes.

nobraininmyoxygen | Cavaliers

7 | 15 hours ago

2 out of the 4 are the second night of a back to back for the Cavs so it’s at least similar. It’s still dumb scheduling to have so many for the same matchup though.

Jamstarr2024 | Knicks

2 | 9 hours ago

Couldn’t have been the back-to-back with 4 people out including their best player. No way. Couldn’t be that. Has to be Thibs.

HokageEzio | Knicks

-17 | 21 hours ago

I mean we’re on a back to back, not that anybody will care

Call_Em_Skippies | Cavaliers

37 | 21 hours ago

Friday they were crowning Detroit champions for beating us on a back to back

HokageEzio | Knicks

-26 | 21 hours ago

Ok

Egbuka

14 | 21 hours ago

Yeah because you haven’t beaten Cleveland all year.

HokageEzio | Knicks

5 | 21 hours ago

Not really the point. Just saying that painting the narrative of tired legs because of Thibs when they were on a back to back is a self fulfilling prophecy when teams are typically tired on a back to back (and they rested KAT last night).

Egbuka

6 | 21 hours ago

I mean it is the point. Back to back doesn’t matter when you’ve never shown you have the talent to win.

HokageEzio | Knicks

6 | 21 hours ago

The point that the person I was responding to was trying to make is that they’re tired because of Thibs. They would be on a back to back whether Thibs was the coach or not.

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

-3 | 21 hours ago

i mean, thibs has this reputation for a reason. i think you gotta move off from him after this season

HokageEzio | Knicks

8 | 21 hours ago

Which is why I said it doesn’t matter. Because any other team tired on a back to back it would be chalked up to being on a back to back. Knicks are tired on a back to back, it’s obviously Thibs’ fault.

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

0 | 21 hours ago

i mean hey if you’re content with mediocrity more power to you. thibs has never proven himself in the playoffs. There’s a reason we moved on from JB Bickerstaff

weezerben | Cavaliers

5 | 21 hours ago

the Knicks have to play 2 games in 2 days sometimes? They should make every team have to do that

HokageEzio | Knicks

9 | 21 hours ago

Crazy thing, they do. And shockingly, those other teams sometimes have tired legs on the second half of the back to back even without Thibs as their coach.

weezerben | Cavaliers

-2 | 9 hours ago

Let’s let your downvotes just speak for themselves on this one pal

jeckles96 | Cavaliers

85 | 21 hours ago

It was 83-83 and I was a little worried

No_Way_482

68 | 21 hours ago

Cavs outscored them 71-45 in the 2nd half

oRepetition | Cavaliers

14 | 21 hours ago

you assholes couldn’t miss in the first half

Easy_Magician_925

1 | 9 hours ago

Just a casual ass blasting

Arip1010 | Timberwolves

219 | a day ago

Started watching in the 3rd when cavs were down and from the moment I started watching they went belt to ass it was kinda nuts

Suspicious_Chair201 | Cavaliers

93 | 21 hours ago

Sorry man, but you have to watch every Cavs game for the rest of your life.

jibboo24 | CLE

27 | 20 hours ago

Can someone doxx him? The others can get a room set up for him with a chair bolted to the ground that we can tie him up to. Then we can get a really nice 4k TV mounted to the wall for him to watch ( I mean, we not savages).

SpicyMustard34 | Cavaliers

3 | 8 hours ago

get him one of those poop chairs.

SkullPhucker | Cavaliers

1 | 7 hours ago

And get remanded to r/tvtoohigh jail? No, we will be civilized and place the 4k display on an entertainment center so he doesn’t have to crane his neck

TigBitties99

85 | 21 hours ago

Can you continue to watch all our games pls. Need that chip

Sixaxist | Cavaliers

18 | 21 hours ago

How we’re gonna have you once the play-offs start

Derrick_Rozay | Cavaliers

6 | 21 hours ago

It’s either this or the bird box image every time

calebkeith | CLE

146 | a day ago

Jarrett Allen is literally fucking automatic. His ENTIRE career.

SameShopping3234 | Lakers

75 | 21 hours ago

70-70 club all by himself

Cavs have four all-stars

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

35 | 21 hours ago

so upset he didn’t make it this year

mynamesyow19 | Cavaliers

1 | 10 hours ago

70 -7 0 and leading in the League in FG% with a variety of shot types

DoobieGibson

45 | 21 hours ago

Jarrett Allen making 2/3rds of his shots is a bad night lmao

Big 4

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7 | 21 hours ago

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Beantown_Beatdown_ | Cavaliers

5 | 21 hours ago

My boy did the math

Page_302 | Knicks

4 | 21 hours ago

r/yourmathbutworse

DoobieGibson

5 | 21 hours ago

2/3rds would be a lesser yield than his mean

Call_Em_Skippies | Cavaliers

17 | 21 hours ago

It’s what happens when you play Bolognese basketball

Uhavetabekiddingme

14 | 21 hours ago

He’s the career leader in TS I believe

jeckles96 | Cavaliers

7 | 18 hours ago

Currently second behind Rudy Gobert, 67.0% vs 67.2%. Next closer is Deandre Jordan who is at 64% so you could say it’s a two man race for career TS% leader

TripleThreatTua

13 | 20 hours ago

Remember when the Nets got rid of him because KD and Kyrie were friends with Deandre Jordan

GuessTraining | Nets

4 | 17 hours ago

I remember, what a travesty

LFizzle12 | Cavaliers

77 | a day ago

Need that okoro in the playoffs

hordanjollo

36 | 21 hours ago

Dude for reallll, he was all over the place tonight. Does so many things that don’t show up on the box score, yet tonight he balled out…..balling out for Okoro is like 12 points. ZONE. COMPETE. ENERGY.

weekoldgogurt | Cavaliers

11 | 18 hours ago

I don’t think enough people realize that okoro can have a game where he scores like 8 and still be super good for us off the bench playing solid minutes. Will always big up the kid.

hordanjollo

1 | 4 hours ago

Agreed! Plus, with his multiple injuries he has had this year, people see his low box score stats and think he’s a bust. While it would be nice to have a higher offensive output from him, when he was healthy at the beginning of the season, he was doing exactly what we needed him to. Which was hit corner 3s at good efficiency and play excellent defense. He is a perfect fit on our team and doesn’t really need to have high offensive output. Cavs are at their best when their defense leads to offense, and Okoro is often in those best lineups. Our team feeds off his energy.

SomeFatherFigure | Cavaliers

9 | 19 hours ago

The contract situation and injury really derailed a lot of his season. I think we are starting to see how Kenny wants to use him going forward, and it’s paying dividends.

Those lineups with Mobley/Hunter/Okoro/Mitchell are just brutal for opposing offenses, especially when they throw Wade or Strus in with them. Just not a single guy out there you can target, and they still have a potent offense.

Commercial-East4069 | Cavaliers

1 | 9 hours ago

Yeah, Kenny is finding ways to use him now that aren’t just spotting up.

yeahyeah282 | Cavaliers

70 | a day ago

well someone sure as hell is getting punked in these matchups but I don’t think it’s who everyone thought it would happen to

DrJLub | Cavaliers

33 | 21 hours ago

They have to miss Mitch so much.

AdmAckbarr | Cavaliers

14 | 20 hours ago

And Julius, unironically. His game is to bulldoze, we were not ready for either of them two years ago

BenevolentCheese | Knicks

1 | 5 hours ago

I do miss Julius. Only player on the team willing the pound the ball into the post. Why doesn’t Towns use his body? He can’t create opportunities. With our PGs out, right now the only person that knows how to create is OG, and that’s ridiculous, that’s not at all his job. With Brunson out, I firmly believe this team would be performing better with Julius than Towns. Towns is better though with Brunson to set him up.

DrJLub | Cavaliers

18 | 21 hours ago

And I-Hart

Itchy-Extension69 | Cavaliers

3 | 17 hours ago

Call an ambulance but not for us

Prestigious_Will1566

-47 | 21 hours ago

Regular season. Allen and Mobley’s father wasn’t playing.

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

30 | 21 hours ago

lmao ok. nice 0-11 record against the 3 best teams. Knicks are so fraudulent and the fact that you think a man made of glass is gonna take you somewhere is hilarious

Prestigious_Will1566

-43 | 21 hours ago

Well when he adopted your bigs he took us somewhere. Talking frauds, enjoy the regular season lol

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

26 | 21 hours ago

wild how you’re calling us frauds when you guys haven’t beaten a contender once. You beat up on the baby cavs two years ago, congrats. Half of the roster in that series is literally out of the NBA. Enjoy the first round exit

Prestigious_Will1566

-14 | 21 hours ago

Thank you for congratulating the knicks on spanking you in the play-offs.

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

15 | 21 hours ago

man you’re really stuck on a playoff win from two years ago. you did something that year right?? oh wait, no.

but hey, you’ll get your first win against a contender when we play in the second last game of the regular season with our garbage time squad. Imagine thinking Mitchell Robinson will take you somewhere 🤣🤣🤣

Prestigious_Will1566

-5 | 21 hours ago

Again, Mitch very much took us somewhere against the Cavs.

Fuck yea, i’ll be as amped about a regular season win as you are then.

boozinf | CLE

10 | 21 hours ago

were you as amped about regular season win #1 or #61

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

7 | 21 hours ago

Nah this was just taking care of business. and again, you went nowhere with mitch.

You beat a baby cavs squad where half of the roster in that series is now out of the league. Im so proud of you guys

Prestigious_Will1566

-2 | 21 hours ago

Yes, we dog walked the cavs with mitch

LyonsKing12_ | Cavaliers

1 | 20 hours ago

Ok fren

ButWhatIsADog | Cavaliers

10 | 21 hours ago

Meanwhile the Cavs are spanking the Knicks over and over again this season. If the Cavs present was as bleak maybe I’d be living in the past too.

Prestigious_Will1566

0 | 21 hours ago

Hang the regular season banner

ButWhatIsADog | Cavaliers

6 | 21 hours ago

Hang nothing like always

Prestigious_Will1566

-1 | 21 hours ago

dog if lebron wasn’t born in akron i’m not even sure your franchise would still exist

gzmu12 | Nuggets

15 | 21 hours ago

That was 2 years ago bud, Mitch ain’t moving the meter anymore lol. Good luck getting out of the first round tho

Prestigious_Will1566

-10 | 21 hours ago

It was 2 years ago, and it was a beat down. I’m aware.

gzmu12 | Nuggets

14 | 21 hours ago

I know that Knicks fans have been down bad for a while, but clinging onto a first round win in the same playoff run where yall got beat down by an 8 seed is pretty sad

Prestigious_Will1566

0 | 20 hours ago

I’m not clinging onto anything. The knicks took belt to ass in that cavs series, that’s all.

Ok-Side-1758 | Knicks

-10 | 20 hours ago

2-0 against the Nuggets this year tho.

Good luck getting swept by OKC in the 2nd round

KingWaterdripper | Knicks

-13 | 21 hours ago

If brunson is healthy we’re not losing more than 1 game in the 1st round

boozinf | CLE

22 | 21 hours ago

did you watch the game, friend-o? Allen just jus primae noctis

i know latin, now you really hate me. but Jarrett is everyone’s father tonight

Prestigious_Will1566

-21 | 21 hours ago

Until the lights are too bright, I guess.

“friend-o”, flexes knowing latin. Reddit on!!!!!!

boozinf | CLE

14 | 21 hours ago

i’m your huckleberry

hordanjollo

1 | 4 hours ago

Yeah, I mean, you’re right that 2 years ago, the Cavs were extremely young and didn’t know how to play with each other. Also, having it be our crews first playoff experience, the lights were a bit too bright. But that’s okay. Now, what’s not okay is that if you think the Cavs team that got punked by NY 2 years ago is the same team. 2 years ago, we were fighting for our lives for the 4 seed. With a changed roster, the deepest bench in the East and arguably the NBA, a near historically efficient offense, and the odds favorite to win CotY, I dont know how you could think the Knicks would have similar results against the Cavs this year.

Commercial-East4069 | Cavaliers

59 | 21 hours ago

Fun fact, 61 wins would be a franchise record for the Knicks.

CalMal17 | CLE

49 | a day ago

let em meow

weekndalex | Lakers

42 | a day ago

belt 2 ass

tipololy | Cavaliers

33 | a day ago

Cavs belt is worn, but sturdy. Met many an ass.

solythe | NBA

34 | 21 hours ago

im kinda rooting for Cavs-Thunder in the finals but think the playoffs this year could be some of the best basketball we’ve seen in years. im so excited.

Derrick_Rozay | Cavaliers

27 | a day ago

God that second half by us was beautiful

NegbombDB

26 | a day ago

Donovan Mitchell always cooks Bridges.

popepipoes | NYK

34 | 21 hours ago

Everyone cooks bridges, I cannot believe how overrated he is on defence after watching him for a season

BlackJediSword | Lakers

6 | 21 hours ago

Knicks should’ve let him jack shots in Brooklyn

popepipoes | NYK

7 | 21 hours ago

Genuinely, the 2nd worst trade of the 2020s

BlackJediSword | Lakers

5 | 21 hours ago

I can’t even argue, you guys gave up so much. The Kings got less for Fox

Easy_Magician_925

1 | 9 hours ago

I would say it’s sad the knicks went all in on mid but nah fuck the knicks

armandocalvinisius | Mavericks

1 | 14 hours ago

Okay, trade him to us then

C3h6hw | Knicks

2 | 8 hours ago

Knowing your GM you will give up Kyrie or AD for that

boozinf | CLE

7 | 21 hours ago

would you say that he burns bridges

pazuzu_lives

24 | a day ago

Mikal gets diarrhea when he sees a team with a better record

Easy_Magician_925

1 | 9 hours ago

I thought he was out for rest or something. Checked the box score and it says he played. Seems like a trick.

bob_scratchit | Cavaliers

20 | 21 hours ago

Knicks fans edged so hard for two quarters.

Egbuka

21 | 21 hours ago

Knicks just don’t have a line up that can match up with Cleveland at all lol

KingWaterdripper | Knicks

-5 | 21 hours ago

Brunson mikal og kat mitch

Egbuka

9 | 21 hours ago

I’d take cavs by 20+.

No one to stop Mobley from getting whatever he wants inside, no one to stop Mitchell and Garland at the same time, on top of that there’s very abysmal permiter shooting from 3 of the 5 spots.

I mean that’s just such a bad bad line up

KingWaterdripper | Knicks

0 | 21 hours ago

Mitchell robinson makes the interior and perimeter defense of the team much better. People forget about his defensive impact. I think you’re hyping up the cavs too much

Egbuka

1 | 21 hours ago

I mean he can’t guard Allen and Mobley. So no, he really doesn’t.

No. I don’t think I’m hyping up one of the most bet on favorites to win the title too much. I think you just believe in Mitchell Robinson better than his career has shown.

KingWaterdripper | Knicks

-4 | 21 hours ago

We literally saw him baby mobley and allen in the playoffs..

Egbuka

3 | 21 hours ago

He averages 6 ppg and 7 rpg against the cavs….

They just have a history of destroying him

KingWaterdripper | Knicks

0 | 21 hours ago

2023 playoffs?

Egbuka

7 | 21 hours ago

6 PPG 7 RPG?

Man that was easy.

nobraininmyoxygen | Cavaliers

4 | 15 hours ago

Mobley was 19 years old and primarily on Randle in that series. Allen did have a bad series but that was 2 years ago.

LyonsKing12_ | Cavaliers

1 | 20 hours ago

That impact is there, no doubt. It’s much better with iHart by his side.

693275001

-7 | 21 hours ago

You don’t think if they add Brunson and Robinson they can compete? Lol

Rgb3rgb2 | Knicks

18 | 21 hours ago

Mikal Bridges is so obviously going to be a playoff dropper. What a fucking waste of 5 picks

NotManyBuses | Charlotte Bobcats

19 | a day ago

When Thibs gets fired this summer I will not be surprised whatsoever

so-y | Knicks

10 | 21 hours ago

Doubt it would happen this summer. He just got extended

According_Setting303 | Cavaliers

9 | 21 hours ago

your FO is gonna kill your core. He’s clearly not the answer

so-y | Knicks

4 | 21 hours ago

I agree

MolingHard | Nets

1 | 18 hours ago

If you guys somehow stumble in the first round (big if), I could see Thibs being moved into a prominent FO position instead of being fired

printerpaperwaste

1 | 20 hours ago

The lack of adjustments in the third was horrible to watch

Egbuka

0 | 21 hours ago

I don’t think they can. That roster is built just for him and they gave a ton of future 1st up. A lot of coaches are going to be scared of that situation

HokageEzio | Knicks

12 | 21 hours ago

This isn’t a Thibs roster, Thibs loves his rim protecting big men and he was missing that most of the year for a guy who is a terrible rim protector (but great offensive talent). They’re playing a completely different game than a typical Thibs roster, I don’t really see how you make that argument.

Egbuka

-10 | 21 hours ago

You just told us all you don’t watch basketball

HokageEzio | Knicks

11 | 21 hours ago

Nerlens Noel, Mitchell Robinson, Isaiah Hartenstein, Taj Gibson.

Does KAT play the style of basketball of those other 4 centers that Thibs has relied on in his Knicks tenure, yes or no?

Egbuka

-13 | 21 hours ago

Is Mitchell Robinson on the roster?

Christ this is the easiest debate I’ve ever had.

HokageEzio | Knicks

10 | 21 hours ago

Thibs loves his rim protecting big men and he was missing that most of the year

Dylan7346 | Knicks

3 | 19 hours ago

Dude I‘ve watched every Knick game for the past 5 years and know ball, this is not a Thibs roster. Thibs rosters are full of guys who unequivocally play hard and make the most out of their opportunities not relying on plays set for them. Mikal is not a Thibs guy for those two reasons, he’s very passive on both ends. KAT is not a Thibs guy cause above all else Thibs freaking loves rim protection, that’s why he has everyone overhelping in the paint constantly. These two are the 2nd and 3rd-4th most important guys on the roster and they’re not Thibs guys

br0b1wan | Cavaliers

2 | 21 hours ago

No, he’s right. Thibs loves rim protectors going all the way back to his Bulls days.

The Cavs would unironically be a better fit for Thibs, we have two of them.

NotUpForDebate11 | Lakers

2 | 21 hours ago

Alternatively they have no space or assets so if they want to change something its easiest to change coaches

Egbuka

0 | 21 hours ago

I mean that’s not true, KAT Is an asset, Brunson is an asset. Bridges is an asset, OG is an asset.

NotUpForDebate11 | Lakers

1 | 21 hours ago

Oh i mean yeah but its hard to flip a single player and actually get better without picks or something. Assets i meant tradeable assets i dont see them trading any of those guys in order to improve

Ok-Side-1758 | Knicks

0 | 20 hours ago

Yall literally just flipped AD for Luka and we just flipped Randle for KAT

Players get flipped all the time

NotUpForDebate11 | Lakers

0 | 20 hours ago

With a pick and young starter on a good contract - literally 2 assets lol

And you gave up donte and a pick. 2 good assets

Ok-Side-1758 | Knicks

-1 | 20 hours ago

Sit down you might not believe this but the Knicks have first round picks and young players too 🤯

And we calling Max Christie a starter now lol

scarrylary | CLE

0 | 19 hours ago

lol you can’t trade a first round pick until 2033

STATnMELO650 | Knicks

2 | 9 hours ago

After the draft we can trade our 2026 pick and we still have a Washington pick

ArtemisFoulBall | Cavaliers

16 | 21 hours ago

Let em meow!

jumpman195

11 | 21 hours ago

Cavs are phenomenal

s_s | Cavaliers

13 | 21 hours ago

If Mitchell Robinson was healthy the Knicks would win any ECF between the Celtics and the Cavs.

Hutyger | Suns Bandwagon

23 | 21 hours ago

I think this comment is whooshing a lot of people.

s_s | Cavaliers

4 | 21 hours ago

It appears so.

Somali_Kamikaze | CLE

18 | 21 hours ago

If you’re entire season hinges on a role player that hasn’t played for almost two years then you were never really a serious team to begin with

justmefishes | NBA

2 | 17 hours ago

your

daett0 | Knicks

-17 | 21 hours ago

If you get cooked by a role player you were never that serious to begin with

weezerben | Cavaliers

10 | 21 hours ago

he says after a 20 point beatdown by a team about to sweep the season series by a combined margin of like 100

daett0 | Knicks

-10 | 21 hours ago

too bad the Cavs are the biggest playoff frauds in the league

weezerben | Cavaliers

2 | 9 hours ago

You know who the biggest fraud in the league is? Mikael Bridges. I bet you’d like those 5 first rounders back my man

JOS1PBROZT1TO | Cavaliers

1 | 2 hours ago

You’re saying that as a Knicks fan? April fools was two days ago.

popepipoes | NYK

6 | 21 hours ago

Win a single game maybe

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

1 | 21 hours ago

I think he and Hart are our X factors this playoffs. Mitch staying healthy is going to be key. If Hart can shoot a respectable % from 3 (he will get a ton of open looks) that’s huge.

Deecoli

11 | 21 hours ago

What’s the Knick’s record against top East teams now?

Derrick_Rozay | Cavaliers

-1 | 21 hours ago

Lol

justanotherfknloser | Rockets

9 | 21 hours ago

I thought Allen scored 75 when i first the read the title hahahahhaa

Beantown_Beatdown_ | Cavaliers

7 | 21 hours ago

WE WANT BOSTON

Rich_Ad_4886 | Knicks

5 | 21 hours ago

What can we even say at this point? 2nd round exit at best.

jrzalman | Pistons

5 | 19 hours ago

I can’t believe the Knicks bench is Precious, Shamet, and someone named Tyler Kolek. Seems like the FO let them down.

printerpaperwaste

6 | 18 hours ago

Kolek is their second round rookie. He’s the 4th PG. he’s only playing because Brunson, McBride and Payne are all injured.

Academic-Button-2717 | Raptors

0 | 9 hours ago

Got downvoted hard at the beginning of the season when I said Precious and Sims was not enough big depth, they don’t even have Sims now lol…

BraveTree4481 | Pacers

5 | 18 hours ago

Why are the knicks so bad against good teams.

MolingHard | Nets

9 | 18 hours ago

They have one of the worst 3 PT defenses in the league and most of the best teams spam 3s non-stop, outside of Denver, who are dead last in 3PA (coincidently Knicks are 2-0 against them)

BraveTree4481 | Pacers

1 | 18 hours ago

Great insight. Thanks.

MolingHard | Nets

4 | 18 hours ago

For sure, I’d also add that any team with multiple big wings are the Knick’s kyptonite

They have only one guy who can guard big wings (OG), and big wings give both Brunson and KAT fits defensively

They still get theirs, because they’re unreal offensively, but guarding them with big wings makes it a hell of a lot harder

Combine that with Thib’s meh offensive coaching and a non-shooter on the court at all times (either Hart, Mitch, or Precious) and the Knicks have a bunch of holes that the upper echelon teams exploit

MindofShadow | Pacers

1 | 10 hours ago

How can a team with bridges, OG, and Hart not be able to guard wings?

STATnMELO650 | Knicks

2 | 9 hours ago

Because KAT is an awful defender so everyone is over helping leading to tons of open 3s. Thibs is a fuckin idiot and is constantly letting KAT die in drop coverage when he would fare a lot better in switch.

MolingHard | Nets

1 | 9 hours ago

Because OG is the only top tier defender in that group

Even at Mikal’s peak he was way more suited at defending smaller guards rather than wings, add about a million more minutes onto those legs and it’s gotten worse

I’m not really sure what happened to Mikal, I think the hate on him from the Knicks fanbase is a tad over blown (the anger should be directed at Rose for trading so much for him not Mikal), but his entire gameplay is so contact averse it’s crazy. Current Muggsy Bogues could stone wall him with a pick and he has an insanely low FT rate

Hart has never really been a good defender, he’s okay on ball and straight up bad off it. He’s one of the best role players in the league still, but his only real defensive plus side is that he’s pound for pound the best rebounder in the league

So yea having only one good perimeter defender in your starting line up means your toast against the premier wing players in the league.

Granted even if all 3 of those guys were plus defenders the Knicks would still have some issues. The modern game is all about spamming pick and rolls to get the right match up and the Knicks as currently constructed have two of the worst defenders at their position in the starting line up (Jalen and KAT)

RobinTheKing | CLE

5 | 16 hours ago

Was a little worried when OG couldn’t miss in the first half, thankfully he cooled down in the second and we let em meow

Faynt90 | Warriors

2 | 21 hours ago

Knicks just can’t get over that hump

SiphenPrax | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

I just wanted this team to win a championship once in my life 😔

BeingMikeHunt | Knicks

3 | 20 hours ago

Decent showing with 4 of our rotation players missing. Very much looking forward to Brunson and McBride returning

LyonsKing12_ | Cavaliers

2 | 19 hours ago

Shooting came back down to earth in the second half.

Belt to ass

Swankyyyy | Knicks

1 | 20 hours ago

Robinson still isn’t playing back to backs to be cautious so he sat out this game after playing last night, but all throughout it was really painful not having him. Allen was feasting with KAT on him all night and you would’ve really loved being able to slot Mitch there.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (61-15) defeat the New York Knicks (48-28), 124-105, as Jarrett Allen puts up 21 points on 10-11 from the floor. Jarrett Allen has scored 75 points on 31-34 from the floor combined between the Cavs last 3 home games