Knicks fail another test against NBA heavyweight in embarrassing loss to Cavaliers
NY Post
CLEVELAND — The Knicks arrived and left Cleveland with the same problem: Their defense is atrocious against the NBA’s best.
Tom Thibodeau’s group was massacred Friday night by Kenny Atkinson’s high-octane Cavaliers, who made the Knicks look jayvee in a 142-105 laugher.
“You can’t explain it,” Jalen Brunson said. “I’m at a loss for words really.”
The defeat dropped the Knicks to 0-6 this season against the league’s top three teams — the Cavs, Thunder and Celtics — while casting further doubt on their ability to compete with those teams, let alone beat them, in a playoff series.
The problem was familiar and easy to spot: the defense. Donovan Mitchell, the former Knicks trade target, dissected New York’s soft shell while dropping 27 points in just 26 minutes on 10-of-15 shooting.
The Cavaliers shot 61 percent overall and 51 percent on 37 3-point attempts, scoring 41 in the opening quarter and building a 27-point advantage at halftime.
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