CLEVELAND — Tim Hardaway Jr. had put up brick after brick in his first four games as a Knick. But he found his rhythm Sunday night.
The Knicks $71-million man performed like a prime-time player against the struggling three-time defending Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers.
Hardaway was on fire and scored a season-high 34 points to help lead the Knicks to their second straight win, a surprising 114-95 victory over the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. It was their first win over LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the last 10 meetings.
After shooting 13-for-49 (26.5) and averaging 11 points in the first four games, Hardaway was 11-for-19, including 5-for-10 from three-point range, and had eight assists.