Once again, the New York Knicks looked overmatched against a top team in the league, as the Cleveland Cavaliers smoked them Friday by a score of 142-105, the largest loss for the Knicks with Tom Thibodeau as head coach. New York falls to 37-19 on the season while Cleveland improves to 46-10.
The Knicks’ defense was horrific against the Cavaliers
The Knicks’ defensive problem reached its tipping point against the Cavaliers. Just one day after giving up 19 three-pointers to the Chicago Bulls, New York was unable to get away with poor perimeter defense against Cleveland which led to this beatdown.