Darius Garland vowed the Cavaliers would push back in Game 2 of their opening-round playoff series against the Knicks, and he certainly did his share of the shoving Tuesday night.
of their opening-round playoff series against the Knicks, and he certainly did his share of the shoving Tuesday night.
“Everybody in the building told me to go and be aggressive and shoot the ball,” said Garland, who was held to 17 points in Game 1. “I watched the film from the first game and saw some opportunities I could go get mine. While the Knicks shot 36.8 percent from the floor through the first two quarters, Garland was 6-for-10, including four makes from 3-point range.
“When you look at it, we turned the ball over, so that was a big problem, put them in the open floor. I think we had 18 turnovers, they had 32 points. That’s a problem. The rebounding was a problem,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “So Garland’s strength is his shot and he got going, he got into a good rhythm. It was too late when we started challenging.”The Cavaliers held a 21-20 edge in rebounds at intermission, and 43-36 for the game, led by 13 from Evan Mobley.
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