Darius Garland scored 15 of his game-high 34 factors within the fourth quarter Monday evening for the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, who overcame a 13-point third-quarter deficit to beat the New York Knicks 110-104.
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 factors and Jarrett Allen had a double-double (15 factors, 15 rebounds) for the Cavaliers, who improved to 4-0 for the primary time since they opened 6-0 in 2016-17. Evan Mobley added 17 factors and eight rebounds.
Jalen Brunson scored 21 factors for the Knicks, who’ve alternated losses with wins of their first three video games. Josh Hart (16 factors, 13 rebounds) and Karl-Anthony Cities (13 factors, 10 rebounds) every posted double-doubles whereas OG Anunoby had 15 factors. Miles McBride added 14 factors off the bench.
Cleveland led 22-18 after the primary and opened up a six-point lead earlier than the Knicks mounted a 22-7 run over a span of 6:08. Hart and Brunson had seven factors apiece throughout the surge, when Hart gave New York the lead for the primary time at 34-31 by draining a 3-pointer with 7:29 remaining.
The Knicks led 52-45 on the half. Mitchell opened the third with a 3-pointer, however Hart answered together with his personal 3-pointer and the Knicks slowly prolonged their lead, which peaked at 13 factors when Anunoby sank a 25-footer to place the hosts up 72-59.
The Cavaliers responded with a 25-8 run bridging the quarters. Niang and Mitchell hit consecutive 3-pointers to place them forward 84-80, after which the Knicks scored 9 of the following 14 factors. McBride gave New York a short-lived 87-86 lead with 7:14 left and Brunson’s free throws tied the sport for the final time at 89-89 with 6:12 remaining.
Garland hit a financial institution shot 16 seconds later to start a 10-2 run wherein he scored seven factors, together with the 3-pointer that prolonged Cleveland’s result in 99-91 with 3:51 remaining. The Knicks acquired as shut as three factors earlier than the Cavaliers iced the win by going 9-for-10 from the road over the ultimate 1:25.
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