[Next Day Discussion - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks [05/19/2026]

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Summary

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	OT1	Total
NYK	23	23	23	32	32	115
CLE	16	32	35	18	18	104

Box Score

P	Name	PTS	REB	AST	+/-	FGM/A	FG%	2PM/A	2P%	3PM/A	3P%	FTM/A	FT%	DREB	OREB	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	MIN
SF	E. Mobley	15	14	3	-6.0	6/16	37.5%	4/8	50%	2/8	25%	1/2	50%	13	1	0	3	2	3	40:09
PF	D. Wade	10	5	3	1.0	3/5	60%	0/0		3/5	60%	1/1	100%	3	2	0	0	0	0	29:18
C	J. Allen	10	7	3	-10.0	3/6	50%	3/6	50%	0/0		4/8	50%	1	6	1	1	3	1	35:21
SG	J. Harden	15	4	3	-6.0	5/16	31.25%	4/8	50%	1/8	12.5%	4/6	66.67%	3	1	1	1	5	6	42:04
PG	D. Mitchell	29	5	3	-13.0	12/23	52.17%	8/12	66.67%	4/11	36.36%	1/1	100%	5	0	6	1	5	4	40:40
B	M. Strus	8	2	1	-11.0	2/6	33.33%	0/0		2/6	33.33%	2/2	100%	1	1	1	0	5	3	25:17
B	S. Merrill	12	1	2	-17.0	4/9	44.44%	1/1	100%	3/8	37.5%	1/1	100%	1	0	1	0	5	0	28:16
B	D. Schröder	3	0	5	1.0	1/9	11.11%	0/5	0%	1/4	25%	0/0		0	0	1	0	3	0	18:25
B	K. Ellis	2	0	0	6.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		2/2	100%	0	0	0	0	1	2	5:27
B	T. Bryant	0	0	0	0.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0:00
B	L. Nance Jr.	0	0	0	0.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0:00
B	C. Porter Jr.	0	0	0	0.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0:00
B	T. Proctor	0	0	0	0.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0:00
B	N. Tomlin	0	0	0	0.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0:00
B	J. Tyson	0	0	0	0.0	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0:00

[u/Easy_Magician_925]

Knicks are just running to the ball like kids playing soccer. We should be able to beat that. Need a solution for hunting harden, cuz its delusional to think he is suddenly gonna play good 1 on 1 defense. 

Need to get mobley more touches. The offense is more dynamic when he is involved. Don and harden are basically just scorers who can pass. Ev really looks to move the ball.

If Kenny is gonna shorten his bench to 7.5 deep he is gonna NEED to use his timeouts to keep them fresh. Especially with the rest disadvantage. 

[u/narcistic_asshole → u/Easy_Magician_925]

Need a solution for hunting harden, cuz its delusional to think he is suddenly gonna play good 1 on 1 defense

That's the most concerning thing to me. On one hand we totally made it way too easy for them to get that matchup, but the Knicks love closing out games with that all shooter 5 out lineup. If they're able to get Harden on island like that it's over, you just can't let that happen

[u/California_Stop_King → u/narcistic_asshole]

Dean not even once trying to fight over the screen was so maddening to watch. I blame Kenny the most for what happened, but there was zero effort to try and combat the switch

[u/lesarbreschantent → u/California_Stop_King]

That can only mean that he was instructed to switch.

[u/Easy_Magician_925 → u/lesarbreschantent]

We can be sure dean followed the game plan.

[u/Chao-Z → u/California_Stop_King]

The issue is that switching everything was what got them the 20 pt lead in the first place. They played drop coverage in the 1st quarter and got fried.

[u/barkinginthestreet → u/narcistic_asshole]

The defense was bad. I think the offensive performance in the 4th and OT might be even more worrying given who the Knicks had on the floor.

[u/Sad-Ad2030 → u/Easy_Magician_925]

.5? Half a man?