{"id":433331,"date":"2023-04-16T00:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T04:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=433331"},"modified":"2023-04-16T00:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T04:40:55","slug":"knicks-defeat-cavaliers-101-97-in-game-1-of-playoff","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/knicks-defeat-cavaliers-101-97-in-game-1-of-playoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks defeat Cavaliers 101-97 in Game 1 of playoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Knicks snatched away a narrow 101-97 win over Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the playoffs on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GAME ONE GOES TO NEW YORK <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYorkForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NewYorkForever<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/on8KiMxQ45\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/on8KiMxQ45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyknicks\/status\/1647400100665098240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nJalen Brunson had an inspired performance as he netted home 27 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Julius Randle also starred for the Knicks as he added 19 points on his return from ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan Mitchell was the danger man for the Cleveland team as he bagged 38 points. The Cavaliers had a real shot at a comeback in the dying seconds, but a critical rebound from Randle saved the day for the Knicks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t say enough about the monster rebound Julius made at the end,\u201d Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. \u201cThat rebound was huge. Huge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Knicks have defeated the Cavaliers in their last three meetings in the playoffs and the Cleveland team will be looking to overturn their fortune in the upcoming Game 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst off, this isn\u2019t the end of the world. We got to go get one right back,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cThere\u2019s no room to sit here and feel sorry or feel upset and get down. It\u2019s one game. 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