Netease Sports reported on April 24:
The NBA playoffs continue, New York Knicks Win again to get match point. Brunson They scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Barrett scored 26 points. They led the team to open the last quarter to establish the victory. The Knicks defeated Cleveland Cavaliers 102-93 at home in the fourth round of the first round of the Eastern Conference. The Knicks expanded the total score of the series to 3-1, and the fifth game of both sides will return to Cleveland.
Brenson of the Knicks got 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Barrett got 26 points, Hart got 19 points and 7 rebounds, Robinson He scored 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Randall scored 7 points from 3 out of 10 shots. Garland of the Cavaliers had 23 points and 10 assists, Lewell had 14 points and 9 rebounds, Allen had 14 points and 4 rebounds, and Mobley had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Mitchell He made 5 of 18 shots, only got 11 points, 5 assists and 6 turnovers, and Osman got 10 points and 5 rebounds.
The Knicks had a good start at home, leading 8-4. Mobley hit back with a jump shot, Barrett and Hart joined hands for 5 points, and the Knicks extended the advantage to 8 points. Ottoman responded with three points. Brenson scored four points with a free throw and Hart scored three points. The Knicks led 30-21. Mobley dunked well, and the Cavaliers were 7 points behind by 23-30 at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams came and went, and the score increased alternately. Brunson scored another 5 points, and Robinson scored 3 points. An 8-0 climax gave the Knicks a 46-31 lead. Mitchell and Osman recovered 4 points, Barrett hit back from the jump shot, Osman and Okoro attacked successfully to narrow the gap, Robinson hit back from the touch, Mitchell scored from the middle shot, and the Cavaliers were 9 points behind by 45-54 at the end of the half.
The Knicks' Brenson scored 16 points in the first half, Barrett scored 12 points and Hart scored 11 points; Mobley of Cavaliers got 10 points.
Garland hit two goals. He led the team to start the third quarter with a 6-1 counterattack wave. The Cavaliers were only 4 points behind. Randall turned around and hit the jumper. Allen chased 4 points, and Garland also scored two goals in a row. An 8-2 wave of counter attacks made the Cavaliers level 59 in 4 minutes in this section. After the 61 draw, Allen dunked in the air, and the Cavaliers successfully rebounded. Brenson's jump shot equalled, Lewell hit back with three points, Barrett got four points with a free throw to let the Knicks regain the lead, Okoro got a layup, Brenson hit three points on the left wing, and the Knicks led by 2 points with 73-71 at the end of the three quarters.
At the beginning of the last quarter, the Cavaliers quickly tied 75 points. Barrett stepped forward to win 5 points in a row, and the Knicks opened again. Lewell was successful in making up the basket, and Brenson countered with three points to stabilize the situation. Later in the game, the Knicks withstood many attacks from their opponents, and they always kept scoring to keep the lead. Brenson scored another three points, and Barrett made one of two free throws. The Knicks led by 98-87 by 11 points with 1:20 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers bet on the outside, Garland hit two three-point shots, Barrett and Hart hit back 4 points, and the Knicks still led by 9 points. Lewell missed three points, and the Cavaliers lost 93-102.
Cavaliers' starting lineup: Garland, Mitchell, Lewell, Mobley, Allen
Knicks starting lineup: Brenson, Hart, Barrett, Randall, Robinson
