The Knicks confirmed themselves as the bête noire of the Cavs, winning in Cleveland despite the scare experienced in the first minute of the game. In fact, Jalen Brunson was knocked out with a knee injury that seemed very serious, but which was diagnosed only as a contusion and was replaced by Miles McBride who never left the field (16 points in 47 minutes and 13 seconds). It was McBride and Josh Hart who decided the game with two vital triples in the last 96 seconds, shutting down the Cavs.
If McBride plays almost the entire game Josh Hart is no exception, remaining on the court for 45 minutes and 22 seconds achieving a triple double of 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists. The best scorers for the guests are Donte DiVincenzo with 28 points (6/14 from three) and Bojan Bogdanovic with 20 coming off the bench, while the Cavs without Donovan Mitchell don’t need Sam Merrill’s 21 (7/13 from the arc ) and Darius Garland’s 19, losing on rebounds 47-39.