The handicapping and odds information (both sports and entertainment) found on is Cleveland has struggled in Gotham of late, going 2-5 ATS. However, working on the assumption Garland gets back to his high level of play, though, Mitchell’s statline should fall under the total again.Īs for the game, these teams have hit the under in five of the last six meetings, while New York is 5-1 against the spread in the last six meetings. In the last two games, he’s gone under the points-rebounds-assists total set for Sunday of 38.5. This game may seems like a prime Mitchell star-level performance. I think he’s due for a breakout scoring game, and at +105 odds to go under the 5.5 assist mark, there’s value there. His assist totals, however, have climbed to six per contest. If you think he’s bouncing back, then targeting him to crack 21.5 points at -105 odds is the right play.Īfter dropping 27 in a Game 1 win, Brunson has averaged 20.5 over the last two on 42.9% shooting. He went for 17 in Game 1 and 10 in Game 3, sandwiched between a 32-point gem in Game 2. The Knicks are also tied with the Nuggets for the 2nd-most fast-break points at 16.īET NOW Cavaliers vs Knicks Prop Bets & PredictionsĬleveland has gone as Garland has gone. The Cavs are last in the playoffs, turning it over 17.7 times per game, and New York is scoring a playoff-best 27.7 points off turnovers. The Knicks are cashing in on Cleveland’s carelessness with the basketball. New York is shooting just 42% in the playoffs, which ranks last, and they are 15th in 3-point shooting, hitting at a 27.5% clip from distance. On the injury front, guard Quentin Grimes played just 13 minutes as he suffered a shoulder injury. –– Jalen Brunson on RJ Barrett /BLfNhYO2GL "He played incredible…RJ's that type of person that always bounces back…He just always has that mindset that he's gonna come back the next day & be better" Randle shot just 3-for-15 from the field for 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Jalen Brunson led the team in scoring with 21 points, four rebounds and six assists, as five Knicks finished in double-digit scoring. The Canadian had 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists in Game 3, after shooting just 6-for-25 for 21 points in the first two games. With Julius Randle struggling, it was the perfect game for RJ Barrett to break out of his early-series funk. Donovan Mitchell led the way with 22 points, seven boards and five dimes, but also committed a team-high six turnovers.Ĭleveland shifted Isaac Okoro to the bench in favor of starting Caris LeVert, but that didn’t help, as LeVert started the game 0-for-6 shooting, before finishing with 17 points, four boards and three dimes. nd2wgDb6Q9Īfter a 32-point outburst in Game 2, Darius Garland couldn’t get it going, shooting just 4-for-21 from the field, scoring just 10 points, with three assists and four steals. Until tonight, when the Knicks defeated the Cavs 99-79 at the Garden. No team had been held under 80 points this entire NBA campaign. The Cavaliers were the only team this season that didn't have a single 20-point loss. Their 79 points scored was the lowest output of any team in the NBA this season. It didn’t help that Cleveland turned the ball over 20 times. That included a dismal 7-for-33 mark from distance (21.2%), and a 10-for-17 mark from the stripe. It was an absolute dud of a Game 3 for the Cavaliers, who were flying high into MSG after a 107-90 thumping last time out.īesides a bleak 32-point first half, Cleveland went on to shoot just 31-for-80 from the field, a paltry 38.8% clip. Odds as of April 22 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Game 4 goes Sunday (April 23) at 1pm ET from Madison Square Garden in New York. New York is trying to win their first playoff series since 2013. With Brooklyn eliminated Saturday, the Knicks and Cavs are the two-lowest scoring teams left in the playoffs. The Knicks squeezed the Cavs in a 99-79 Game 3 win, to take a 2-1 series lead. It’s the throwback series of the East’s NBA Playoff Bracket, and the next slugfest between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks will go a long way to determining who advances to Round 2. Check out the latest Cavaliers vs Knicks Game 4 picks, plus injury news, betting splits and prop bets to target.Cleveland registered a league-low 79 points in a Game 3 loss to trail the series 2-1.The New York Knicks are -140 favorites in their Game 4 matchup with the Cavaliers.Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports New York, New York, USA New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) reacts during the fourth quarter of game three of the 2023 NBA playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden.
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