Knicks blow 13-point lead — and survive Jalen Brunson injury scare — in tough loss to Cavaliers
NY Post
The retooled Knicks have looked more cohesive since getting destroyed by the Celtics on Opening Night, but they only have split a pair in their next two games against recent Eastern Conference playoff foes.
The Knicks flushed a 13-point third-quarter lead Monday night to Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers, and they lost for the second time in three games to start the season, 110-104, at the Garden.
“I thought it was honestly just a weird game from start to finish. It was kind of a grind-it-out game,” Jalen Brunson said afterward. “[We] had a 13-point lead and then let it slip away.
“It’s no excuse. We’ve got to play our best basketball in the fourth quarter and we didn’t tonight.”
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