With an incredible reaction at the end, the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126 x 124 this Thursday (12/25) during the NBA Christmas round. The duel took place on basketball’s biggest stage, Madison Square Garden, in New York. The mandated team managed to turn the situation around with a minute to go and snatched victory from the visitors.
Jaylen Brunson was inspired. The Knicks star scored 34 points in the game and helped deliver a Christmas present to the Blue and Orange fans, who packed MSG. In the finals alone, the New York team scored 41 points, 13 more than the Cavaliers during this period. Despite this, the final difference was only the equivalent of a basket.
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The Cavaliers immediately took the lead. The first quarter ended with the Ohio team leading by 15 points. However, in the next stage, the Knicks recovered and managed to maintain a three-point lead.
But the effort seemed to have been in vain since the third quarter ended at 96 x 84 for the Cavaliers. The next and last time, victory was on course to be achieved by the visitors. To the surprise of the spectators, the advantage is broken and at point 119, the Knicks take the advantage.
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Placement in the table
The two teams play in the Eastern Conference and are separated by five positions. The Knicks, in 2nd place, continue to try to gain the advantage over the Pistons. While the Cavaliers, in 7th place, want to stay in the qualification zone.
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