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Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

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4-0, 3-0 Away
Final
110 - 104

1-2, 1-1 Home

Garland scores 34 points to rally Cavaliers past the Knicks 110-104 for a 4-0 start

Darius Garland leads Cavs past Knicks with 34-point effort

Donovan Mitchell added 25 points, Evan Mobley had 17 and Jarrett Allen finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers, off to their best start since beginning defense of their 2016 NBA title by starting 6-0.

Jalen Brunson had 21 points and seven assists for the Knicks (1-2), who led by 13 in the second half. Mikal Bridges scored 19 points, Josh Hart had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and OG Anunoby scored 15 points. Karl-Anthony Towns fouled out with 13 points and 10 boards.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Coach Kenny Atkinson cautioned that the schedule was about to get tougher after a Toronto-Detroit-Washington start, but his team handled the first test just fine even while coming nowhere close to the 128 points it averaged in those three games.

Knicks: The Knicks should have enough talent to overcome off nights by Brunson, who went to the locker room in the third quarter after appearing to hurt his ankle on a shot, but couldn't do that on a night he was just 8 for 24.

Key moment The shot of the game didn't count. After the Knicks missed their final shot of the first quarter, Mobley grabbed the rebound and passed to Mitchell, who took one dribble after the buzzer and casually fired in a one-handed shot from around 85 feet.

Key stat Garland made three of his five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. One wiped out the Knicks' final lead midway through the period, and he later hit back-to-back to open an eight-point advantage.

Up next The Cavaliers welcome back LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. New York starts a four-game road trip Wednesday at Miami.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Knicks: 38.9%
Cavaliers: 61.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 104
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 104
4th 0.1 Knicks offensive team rebound 110 - 104
4th 0.1 Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 110 - 104
4th 4.1 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 110 - 104

Statistics

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39-82 FG 40-90
47.6 Field Goal % 44.4
12-36 3PT 9-28
33.3 Three Point % 32.1
20-24 FT 15-18
83.3 Free Throw % 83.3
41 Rebounds 43
9 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 30
21 Assists 22
10 Steals 8
5 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
17 Fast Break Points 10
52 Points in Paint 54
20 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 38 29 .567 18 W1
Detroit 38 31 .551 19 W1
Chicago 29 39 .426 27.5 W1

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 19 .721 - W2
New York 43 24 .642 5.5 W1
Toronto 24 45 .348 25.5 L2
Brooklyn 23 45 .338 26 W1
Philadelphia 23 45 .338 26 L1
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