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The Cleveland Cavaliers had a tough time in Game 1 of their playoff series.
They couldn’t match the New York Knicks’ intensity and physicality and lost home-court advantage.
But they hit the ground running and made a statement early in Game 2, holding them to just 39 points in the first half and leading by double digits for the most part of the game.
That’s why Cleveland Browns superstar Myles Garrett has plenty of faith in the Cavs to get the job done in this series.
He sent Charles Barkley a message while sitting courtside on Game 2, poking fun at him for an unsettled wager and doubling down on his prediction of the Cavs winning the series in six games.
“@cavs taking it in 6… Guaranteed.”@Flash_Garrett has a message for Chuck pic.twitter.com/DpjN2vQKRx
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 19, 2023
The Knicks and Cavs match up quite nicely, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see this series going the distance.
The Cavs have to hit the road to play a couple of games at Madison Square Garden, and that’ll be quite a hostile environment.
The home crowd will most likely try and get into Donovan Mitchell’s head, especially after he was so heavily linked with a trade to the Knicks earlier in the season.
The Knicks aren’t likely to be as erratic with the basketball as they were in the first half of the last game, so we should expect a much more interesting contest on Friday night.
But if Darius Garland stays as aggressive as he was in Game 2, and Caris LeVert keeps on emerging as a third scoring option, you’ve got to like the Cavs’ chances.
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