The New York Knicks (10-13, 4-7 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-8, 5-7 Away) on Sunday. Cleveland defeated the Orlando Magic 107-96 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday. Donovan Mitchell was the scoring leader with 34 points. Evan Mobley added 19 points, 13 rebounds, and four assists.
The Cavaliers are three games back in the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in third. New York is playing on back-to-back days after dropping their fifth in a row at home in blowout fashion yesterday at Madison Square Garden, falling to the Dallas Mavericks 121-100. Julius Randle had 24 points in the loss, leading the team. The Knicks are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams. Cleveland will be seeking a season sweep against New York after getting the win in the only prior matchup 121-108 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on October 30, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 38 points and 12 assists. Evan Fournier had 16 points in the losing effort.
Mitchell is averaging 28.7 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Cavs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Jarrett Allen is grabbing 10.8 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Darius Garland is dishing 8.0 assists (1st).
Randle (21.3 ppg), Jalen Brunson (21.0), and RJ Barrett (18.5) have supplied much of the Knicks’ offense. Randle leads the NBA. Randle also has posted 8.4 rebounds per game, most in the league, while Brunson has distributed 6.3 assists per game, most in the league.The Knicks rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, third-best with 114.6 points per game.
The Cavaliers are an impressive 8-2 in their last 10 trips to Madison Square Garden. Meanwhile, the Knicks are 2-2 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 2-1 in such games against rested opponents.
The Cavaliers are 1-0 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Cleveland is 7-3 with an average margin of +7.1 (108.3-101.2). New York has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 115.9 points per game on average while scoring only 114.4 (-1.5 margin).
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jarrett Allen: 5.0 | 25.5 | -20.5
Points per game:
Jarrett Allen: 1.0 | 13.5 | -12.5
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Love: 11.0 | 7.4 | +3.6
Jarrett Allen: 3.0 | 10.8 | -7.8
Assists per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 2.2 | 4.9 | -2.7
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mitchell Robinson: 21.6 | 15.4 | +6.2
Isaiah Hartenstein: 9.0 | 13.7 | -4.7
Points per game:
Immanuel Quickley: 13.2 | 10.0 | +3.2
Cam Reddish: 5.0 | 8.4 | -3.4
Rebounds per game:
Mitchell Robinson: 10.8 | 7.4 | +3.4
Isaiah Hartenstein: 4.0 | 6.8 | -2.8
Assists per game:
Julius Randle: 5.0 | 3.4 | +1.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavaliers (-150)
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