Tim Hardaway Junior and Kristaps Porzingis combined to score 66 points and the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-95 in what was their third straight loss.
Hardaway was the 34-point leader after scoring 11 of 19 field shots, 5 of 10 3-pointers, and 7-for-8 from the lineup, in addition to handing out eight assists.Porzingis led the indoor and outdoor game with a double-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds - 11 were defensive - and put two caps. While center Enes Kanter was also decisive in the indoor game by bringing a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. Courtney Lee completed the list of three Knicks players who had double digits with 15 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.The Knicks (2-3), who won the second consecutive game, ended the game with 51 rebounds for 41 that had the Cavaliers.
Kevin Love, a 22-point double-double with 11 rebounds, was the Cavaliers' best player (3-4), who have a losing record for the first time so far this season after being defeated in four of their last five games. The Cavaliers have lost against Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans and Knicks, who withstood the reaction of the current Eastern Conference champions when in the fourth quarter they reduced a handicap from 19 points to six, but in the end returned to be surpassed by the equipment of New York. LeBron James, who has downplayed his poor performance so far, also scored a double-double of 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists that did not prevent the loss, leaving the Cavaliers tenth in the classification of the Eastern Conference.
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