A day after getting outscored 41-15 in the third quarter against the Dallas Mavericks, the New York Knicks (11-13) upset Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 92-81 win snapped a five-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden.
Jalen Brunson finished with a team-high 23 points (7-of-16) to go along with four assists and two rebounds. Julius Randle had 18 points (7-of-19), eight rebounds, and four assists. Mitchell Robinson dominated the boards with 13 rebounds, including a huge offensive rebound at the end of the game.
Donovan Mitchell led the way for the Cavaliers with 23 points, but he struggled offensively as he shot 8-of-22 from the field and a poor 2-of-11 from three. In Cleveland’s 121-108 win over New York on Oct. 30, Mitchell had eight three-pointers, but on Sunday, the Cavaliers finished with only eight three-pointers as a team.
With the reported uncertainty surrounding the future of the organization, the win over the No. 3 team in the East came at a needed time.
More Knicks news
- After signing former Knicks point guard Kemba Walker earlier this week, the Mavericks are reportedly interested in Derrick Rose. Dallas GM Nico Harrison recently said that Walker’s knee is “not good.” Rose is averaging only 13.6 minutes per game and has been made available in trade discussions by New York.
- Mitchell Robinson’s 13 boards against the Cavaliers moved him up to No. 32 on New York’s all-time rebounding list. Robinson is tied with Tyson Chandler (2011-14) at 1,844 rebounds.
NBA news
- Anthony Davis continued his hot streak for the Lakers with an incredible 55-point performance on Sunday (his career-high is 59) in LA’s 130-119 win over Washington. The Lakers have won four of their last five games.
- Ja Morant was fined $35,000 by the NBA for “directing inappropriate language toward a game official” in Memphis’ 109-101 loss to Minnesota last Wednesday. Morant was given a technical and was ejected.
- According to Shams Charania of The Athletic (subscription required), Trae Young was not in attendance for Atlanta’s 117-109 win over Denver on Friday due to a “disagreement” with head coach Nate McMillan that happened earlier in the day at shootaround. Young was on the injury report with a lingering right shoulder injury, but he wasn’t on the bench at State Farm Arena. The Knicks will host the Hawks in their next game on Wednesday.
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