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Garland scores 34 points to rally Cavaliers past the Knicks 110-104 for a 4-0 start
NEW YORK (AP) 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Cavaliers welcome back LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. New York starts a four-game road trip Wednesday at Miami.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:13 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:39 | | OG Anunoby blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Evan Mobley blocks Josh Hart's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Dean Wade assists) | 4-2 |
| 9:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jarrett Allen assists) | 6-2 |
| 8:45 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-3 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 8:34 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 7:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point running jump shot | 9-4 |
| 7:37 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-6 |
| 7:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:58 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 9-8 |
| 6:18 | | Caris LeVert turnover (lost ball) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 6:18 | | Jump ball. OG Anunoby vs. Caris LeVert (Jericho Sims gains possession) | ||
| 6:06 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point floating jump shot | 11-8 |
| 5:47 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup (Josh Hart assists) | 11-10 |
| 4:56 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Dean Wade offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:42 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Josh Hart turnover (lost ball) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | Jericho Sims personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:35 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 4:13 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Miles McBride turnover (lost ball) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 3:42 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 3:42 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-10 |
| 3:19 | | Josh Hart turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:02 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point layup | ||
| 2:37 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point running jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 17-10 |
| 2:30 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:07 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 17-13 |
| 1:52 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-13 |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 19-16 |
| 1:28 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Cameron Payne offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Cameron Payne misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:48 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 22-16 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 22-18 |
| 0:14 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Miles McBride misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-20 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup | 24-20 |
| 11:03 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 26-20 |
| 10:42 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Miles McBride offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point putback layup | 26-22 |
| 10:21 | | Georges Niang misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 26-24 |
| 9:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-24 |
| 9:51 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 9:38 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 28-27 |
| 9:23 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 31-27 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-29 |
| 8:49 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Ty Jerome misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 31-31 |
| 7:50 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Dean Wade kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 31-34 |
| 7:11 | | Jarrett Allen offensive foul (Miles McBride draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | Ty Jerome personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Dean Wade misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Ariel Hukporti misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point putback layup | 31-36 |
| 6:10 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | Miles McBride personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-36 |
| 6:00 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:49 | | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 32-38 |
| 5:28 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Darius Garland offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point putback layup | 34-38 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 34-40 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-40 |
| 4:28 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 36-43 |
| 4:11 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:08 | | Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Josh Hart turnover (lost ball) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point running finger roll layup | 38-43 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-45 |
| 3:34 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 3:30 |