Game ID: 22400106
Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 18 34 26 26 104CLE 22 23 29 36 110
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
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10/22 @ BOS 109-132 — NYK notes
NYK lost 109-132. NYK shot 55% (43 of 78) to BOS's 51%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 16 times to BOS's 8 — 12 points from the stripe to their 7. NYK turned it over 11 times to BOS's 3. McBride led with 22 (8 of 10, 4 of 5 from three); Brunson added 22, Bridges 16. Q4 was theirs, 22-19, the deficit cut from 26 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 113-87 against them. Bridges's -33 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 vs IND 123-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-98. NYK shot 52% (44 of 84) to IND's 49%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 29 times to IND's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 43-33 for them. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 19, 3 of 5 from three); Bridges added 21, Towns 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-21: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 33. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
10/28 vs CLE 104-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 104-110. NYK took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to CLE's 48%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CLE's 24. Brunson led with 21 (8 of 24, 0 of 4 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 19, Hart 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-70 against them. They led by as many as 13.
11/04 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Smith Jr. at 15 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it Houston 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
11/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Young at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Hunter (6 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight), Krejčí (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 122 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 34. Call it New York 116, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
10/23 @ TOR 136-106 — CLE notes
CLE won 136-106. CLE shot 59% (51 of 87) to TOR's 42%, 14 of 30 from three. CLE turned it over 12 times to TOR's 18. Mobley led with 25 (9 of 14, 6 of 6 at the line); Mitchell added 21, LeVert 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-17: a lead of 1 became 20, and the lead reached 33. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
10/25 vs DET 113-101 — CLE notes
CLE won 113-101. CLE shot 51% (42 of 82) to DET's 47%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 23 times to DET's 17 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. CLE turned it over 12 times to DET's 22. Mitchell led with 19 (8 of 21, 1 of 8 from three); Wade added 19, Allen 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-26: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 18. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/26 @ WAS 135-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 135-116. CLE shot 53% (47 of 88) to WAS's 39%, 18 of 39 from three. Mitchell led with 30 (11 of 18, 6 of 11 from three); Allen added 23, Garland 23. The hinge was Q3, 38-28: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 27. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 @ NYK 110-104 — CLE notes
CLE won 110-104. CLE shot 48% (39 of 82) to NYK's 44%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to NYK's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 15. Garland led with 34 (12 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Mitchell added 25, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-26: CLE came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6. CLE trailed 45-52 at the half and won the second half 65-52. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 18 a game. Without da Silva (4 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 35 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Cleveland's 23. Call it Cleveland 118, Orlando 108, Cleveland by 10.
11/02 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Milwaukee's 31 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 108 a night to Milwaukee's 120. Call it Cleveland 120, Milwaukee 111.
11/04 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 25 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Milwaukee's 31 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to Milwaukee's 121. Call it Cleveland 123, Milwaukee 108, Cleveland by 15.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
NYKAH A. Hukporti
CP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
CLE/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Garland scores 34 points to rally Cavaliers past the Knicks 110-104 for a 4-0 start
NEW YORK -- — Darius Garland scored a season-high 34 points, 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 4-0 by beating the New York Knicks 110-104 on Monday night.
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.