One year after the Cleveland Cavaliers finished with the top seed in the Eastern Conference, they’re starting to look like a serious title threat again.
The Cavaliers won for the 13th time in 15 games with a 109-94 defeat of the New York Knicks, which brought them even with the Knicks in the East. On a night where Donovan Mitchell’s shot wasn’t falling (5-of-18), the Cavaliers locked down the Knicks in the third quarter for a statement win.
New-look Cavaliers thriving on both ends
In their last 15 games, the Cavaliers have the NBA’s best offense. They’re not the best outside-shooting team, but they’re second in effective field-goal percentage, second in true shooting percentage and get their shots blocked fewer than all but two other teams.
That’s because they’re getting quality shots. Adding James Harden and Dennis Schroder while subtracting Darius Garland and De’Andre Hunter has helped the Cavaliers move the ball more. The other big change has been settling on Dean Wade as the starting small forward, who shot 3-of-5 from distance in Tuesday’s win and added eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. He also had three nice assists.
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