Knicks · [Game Thread 11/1/23] Knicks vs Cavs 7:30PM EST (page 1)
It’s unclear yet if that’ll be different for the rematch Wednesday at MSG, with Caris LeVert, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen all missing Tuesday’s game with nagging injuries.“It’s tough. We’re missing a bunch of guys,” Mitchell said. “At the end of the day, you want a win. But you can’t dwell on this one. It sucks but we have another one [Wednesday].”
On Tuesday, the Knicks — who shot 44.2 percent overall and 38.2 percent from beyond the arc — dominated on the road.
The Cavs had been vocal the previous two days about returning favors to the Knicks after getting hammered by Thibodeau’s squad in last season’s playoffs.
Isaac Okoro, the team’s starting small forward, said the defeat stuck with him until the Knicks were eliminated by Miami. Max Strus, a newcomer, said he adopted Cleveland’s beef with the Knicks.
“Whatever we have against the Knicks, I’m in debt to that here,” said Strus.
The Knicks, conversely, were fully healthy and, like the Cavs, were operating on two days’ rest.
They took advantage and handled their business without reciprocating Cleveland’s verbal chest bumping.
“Yeah, you always see it. We don’t really care. That’s for them,” Josh Hart said. “If they want to have that chip on their shoulder that’s good for them. We don’t really care.”
SergioNYK wrote:If Cavs are still without Garland, Allen and LaVert we cannot lose this game. Finish them early.
Donovan's added Knicks wins as a Xav is almost as much as it would have been if he were a Knicks. 
