Ricky Rubio went on an all-time heater, destroying the Knicks from beyond the arc with eight three-pointers en route to a career-high 37 points. The starting lineup played pathetic basketball, acting like this Cavs team was the same scrub squad from last season instead of a 6-4 club. Well guess who is 6-4 now? The Knicks, that’s who. The Cavs are 7-4, and look like yet another legit competitor in a disturbingly deep Eastern Conference.
RJ Barrett (8 points on 3-13 shooting) had his worst game of the season. More disturbing than all the misses, however, was that this was the first game this season during which RJ seemed to allow a bad shooting performance to affect his all-around game.