Cleveland will be looking to force Jalen Brunson to work more on the defensive end again. That will include guarding Caris LeVert, who scored 24 points in Game 2.
It was all by design, and it worked perfectly in Game 2.
Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff played low-scoring starting small forward Isaac Okoro only three minutes in the win in a move designed to force Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson to work more on the defensive end while guarding Cleveland’s perimeter players, including LeVert, who scored 24 points in 40 minutes off the bench.
“We just threw a lot of bodies at him all night,” LeVert added. “Tried to pick him up full court, making sure that the help side was there all night, making him see length all night.
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