Knicks
New York
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
12
10
22
2798
2921
31
11
35
87
35
40
15
13
87
30
13
43
3
22
6
16
22
94
4
98
32
33
2122
109
5
42
32
76
79
33
112
21
65
11
53
2622
6060
86
33
38
2222
79
4
09
08
89
86
16
102
00
65
31
44
1729
6060
9
3
33
21
10
48
4
3
75
7
3
10
2
6
1
5
26
60
8
2
25
22
9
41
2
2
100
9
3
12
1
5
1
3
22
60
8
3
38
22
7
32
0
0
0
8
1
9
0
6
3
4
17
60
6
3
50
22
9
41
9
8
89
6
6
12
0
5
1
4
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Courtney
Lee
Courtney Lee
True
31
5
10
50
3
7
43
2
2
100
1
1
2
5
2
0
1
2
15
-20
none
Brandon
Jennings
Brandon Jennings
True
30
6
14
43
1
3
33
3
3
100
0
4
4
3
0
0
3
2
16
-29
none
Kristaps
Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis
True
29
5
15
33
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
2
1
5
12
-19
none
Carmelo
Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
True
23
4
9
44
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
1
3
4
8
-31
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
15
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
4
6
2
0
0
1
1
5
-29
none
Kyle
O'Quinn
Kyle O'Quinn
False
20
5
7
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
7
3
0
0
1
1
10
4
none
Mindaugas
Kuzminskas
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
False
16
1
5
20
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
1
5
-5
none
Willy
Hernangómez
Willy Hernangómez
False
14
2
5
40
1
1
100
4
4
100
4
3
7
0
1
0
0
0
9
-1
none
Justin
Holiday
Justin Holiday
False
13
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
1
0
1
1
3
-9
none
Lance
Thomas
Lance Thomas
False
13
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
5
-13
none
Ron
Baker
Ron Baker
False
10
2
7
29
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
6
-1
none
Maurice
Ndour
Maurice Ndour
False
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Sasha
Vujačić
Sasha Vujačić
False
9
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
4
0
-6
none
9
December
2016
Friday
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
Kings
Sacramento
False
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
15
5
20
3333
2595
40
22
55
80
39
49
31
26
84
36
10
46
4
23
11
12
18
126
4
108
54
50
2120
118
6
99
97
98
89
23
112
02
65
42
22
3627
6060
1210
67
6
2118
812
38
103
73
71
127
50
177
11
75
14
53
2934
6060
10
5
50
21
11
52
9
9
100
8
2
10
0
6
4
2
36
60
8
4
50
20
8
40
9
7
78
9
3
12
2
5
2
2
27
60
12
6
50
21
8
38
10
7
70
12
5
17
1
7
1
5
29
60
10
7
70
18
12
67
3
3
100
7
0
7
1
5
4
3
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
34
0
5
0
0
0
0
3
4
75
6
14
20
1
2
1
0
2
3
27
none
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
32
7
10
70
1
2
50
10
14
71
2
4
6
7
1
2
4
2
25
32
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
30
9
17
53
4
6
67
6
6
100
0
3
3
6
0
0
2
1
28
27
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
27
6
16
38
4
12
33
5
5
100
1
2
3
2
2
0
2
0
21
27
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
True
20
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
3
6
29
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
23
4
8
50
4
6
67
2
2
100
0
6
6
1
2
0
3
4
14
3
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
17
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
5
1
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
False
15
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
5
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
False
13
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
6
2
none
Kay
Felder
Kay Felder
False
10
2
6
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
4
1
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
7
3
3
100
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
9
3
none
Chris
Andersen
Chris Andersen
False
7
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
none
Jordan
McRae
Jordan McRae
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2016
Friday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Heat
Miami
True
The visiting Cleveland Cavaliers demolished the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday , 126 - 94 . For Cleveland ( 15 - 5 ) , the win comes as a major shift of momentum . The Cavs had lost three in a row headed into their matchup in Toronto on Monday , but have won twice this week on the road against stiff competition . On Wednesday , the Cavaliers showed why they are the reigning champions , destroying the Knicks by 32 points to snap New York 's four - game win streak . The `` big three `` of LeBron James , Kevin Love , and Kyrie Irving combined for 74 points and 15 assists , helping to lead the team to the blowout victory . Big man Tristan Thompson , meanwhile , posted a goose egg in the scoring column but delivered a whopping 20 rebounds , including six offensive boards . Despite the absence of sharpshooting guard J.R. Smith ( knee ) , the Cavs hit 22 three - pointers while rolling to the easy win . For New York ( 12 - 10 ) , meanwhile , the loss brought the team 's four - game win streak to an abrupt halt . The Knicks saw below - average production almost across the board , as star Carmelo Anthony scored just eight points and rising star Kristaps Porzingis shot just 5 - of - 15 . While Cleveland shot almost 49 percent , the Knicks barely cracked 40 from the field . New York also managed just half as many three - pointers as Cleveland did , hitting only 11 - of - 31 from beyond the arc . On Friday , the Cavs will host the Miami Heat while the Knicks will travel to Sacramento to play the Kings . It was a big night for the Cavaliers ' big three on Wednesday , as Cleveland demolished the Knicks at Madison Square Garden . LeBron James , the All-Star and reigning Finals MVP , delivered 25 points , six rebounds and seven assists on 10 - of - 14 shooting in 32 minutes of play . James finished plus - 32 on the night , a team high . Kyrie Irving , meanwhile , led the team with 28 points and hit four three - pointers . His three - point total was matched by star forward Kevin Love , who scored 21 points on the night . As a whole , the team hit a whopping 22 three - pointers on 55 percent shooting . Big man Tristan Thompson also impressed , delivering 20 rebounds , including six on the offensive end . The Knicks , meanwhile , saw struggles from their stars . Carmelo Anthony scored only eight points on the night , the lowest he has ever recorded in 33 career matchups against LeBron James . Sophomore star Kristaps Porzingis , meanwhile , had 12 points but shot only 5 - of - 15 .
The visiting Cleveland Cavaliers demolished the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, 126 - 94. For Cleveland (15 - 5), the win comes as a major shift of momentum. The Cavs had lost three in a row headed into their matchup in Toronto on Monday, but have won twice this week on the road against stiff competition. On Wednesday, the Cavaliers showed why they are the reigning champions, destroying the Knicks by 32 points to snap New York's four - game win streak. The "big three "of LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving combined for 74 points and 15 assists, helping to lead the team to the blowout victory. Big man Tristan Thompson, meanwhile, posted a goose egg in the scoring column but delivered a whopping 20 rebounds, including six offensive boards. Despite the absence of sharpshooting guard J.R. Smith (knee), the Cavs hit 22 three - pointers while rolling to the easy win. For New York (12 - 10), meanwhile, the loss brought the team's four - game win streak to an abrupt halt. The Knicks saw below - average production almost across the board, as star Carmelo Anthony scored just eight points and rising star Kristaps Porzingis shot just 5 - of - 15. While Cleveland shot almost 49 percent, the Knicks barely cracked 40 from the field. New York also managed just half as many three - pointers as Cleveland did, hitting only 11 - of - 31 from beyond the arc. On Friday, the Cavs will host the Miami Heat while the Knicks will travel to Sacramento to play the Kings.
The visiting Cleveland Cavaliers demolished the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, 126 - 94. For Cleveland (15 - 5), the win comes as a major shift of momentum. The Cavs had lost three in a row headed into their matchup in Toronto on Monday, but have won twice this week on the road against stiff competition. On Wednesday, the Cavaliers showed why they are the reigning champions, destroying the Knicks by 32 points to snap New York's four - game win streak. The "big three "of LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving combined for 74 points and 15 assists, helping to lead the team to the blowout victory. Big man Tristan Thompson, meanwhile, posted a goose egg in the scoring column but delivered a whopping 20 rebounds, including six offensive boards. Despite the absence of sharpshooting guard J.R. Smith (knee), the Cavs hit 22 three - pointers while rolling to the easy win. For New York (12 - 10), meanwhile, the loss brought the team's four - game win streak to an abrupt halt. The Knicks saw below - average production almost across the board, as star Carmelo Anthony scored just eight points and rising star Kristaps Porzingis shot just 5 - of - 15. While Cleveland shot almost 49 percent, the Knicks barely cracked 40 from the field. New York also managed just half as many three - pointers as Cleveland did, hitting only 11 - of - 31 from beyond the arc. On Friday, the Cavs will host the Miami Heat while the Knicks will travel to Sacramento to play the Kings. It was a big night for the Cavaliers' big three on Wednesday, as Cleveland demolished the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. LeBron James, the All-Star and reigning Finals MVP, delivered 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists on 10 - of - 14 shooting in 32 minutes of play. James finished plus - 32 on the night, a team high. Kyrie Irving, meanwhile, led the team with 28 points and hit four three - pointers. His three - point total was matched by star forward Kevin Love, who scored 21 points on the night. As a whole, the team hit a whopping 22 three - pointers on 55 percent shooting. Big man Tristan Thompson also impressed, delivering 20 rebounds, including six on the offensive end. The Knicks, meanwhile, saw struggles from their stars. Carmelo Anthony scored only eight points on the night, the lowest he has ever recorded in 33 career matchups against LeBron James. Sophomore star Kristaps Porzingis, meanwhile, had 12 points but shot only 5 - of - 15.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <CITY> New York City <HOME> <TEAM> Knicks <CITY> New York <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 10 <QTRS> 26 22 17 29 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Kings <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 126 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 5 <QTRS> 36 27 29 34 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 22 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 26 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Brandon Jennings <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Courtney Lee <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kristaps Porziņģis <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 15 33 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle O'Quinn <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willy Hernangómez <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carmelo Anthony <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ron Baker <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lance Thomas <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mindaugas Kuzminskas <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Holiday <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sasha Vujačić <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Maurice Ndour <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 28 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 25 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 10 14 71 <REB> 6 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 21 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 4 12 33 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 3 3 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kay Felder <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 20 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 14 <OREB> 6 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Andersen <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan McRae <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none