Darius Garland said that the Cavs would go into Game Two “hitting first,” and that’s what they did as Cleveland demolished the New York Knicks and beat them 107-90 in a no-contest affair.
“New York Sucks,” chanted some Cavnatics. And suck did the Knicks, indeed.
Tom Thibodeau’s guys could muster all of 60 points through the first 36 minutes. The interval scores: 22, 17, and 21 entering the fourth period. Cleveland reached the 59-point plateau after just a couple of quarters and went to the break leading by 20.
The boys were smacking each other in their faces.