Inside the NBA reacts to Knicks vs Cavaliers Game 2 Highlights | 2023 NBA Playoffs

and we welcome him back to see if Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs can even things out with Julius Randle and the New York Knicks in

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two of this series at Rocket Mortgage Field House Julius Randall shooting a three and connecting early looks to Quentin Grimes oh we're going in the stands and coming out tasting his own blood that was scary honey it went with the music it goes with the music exactly this is the Cavaliers team we've seen all year the Brunson man going from coast to coast in the final seconds of the first quarter Charis Levert and the Cavs lead by three and go into second.

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series on Darius Garland night as Cleveland outscored them and doubled them in the second quarter 34 to 17. You had to go get his tonight Ernie and he got caught again Garland there in front of the field and then he finishes off the balls Harlan blows things up again at home he had 26 at the half he's never done that in his career 59-39 but your halftime scoring is great Kenny Point Donovan Mitchell's atmosphere isn't ready and then Mitchell is kind to the hot hand Garland 326 New York City is going to be on fire for that crazy nature is that Bee Man's Garden Spike Lee is going to be dressed up and everything will blow up my phone you know Spike Lee, oh, yeah Levert there and then why was Julius Randle in the game?

The 20 point game was just stupid and then this happens. 22 to play. Reggie Miller says it was just stupid to have Randall and Bronson in the game. I mean it's crazy you know I really like Tom Thibodeau but that was completely stupid if he hadn't hurt himself right there okay a little pee when he did it to go to the locker room ok but I'm just saying while he's in the game they were down 30 five minutes ago and they had it in the game that was completely stupid by the

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107 to 90 the series tied in a peace game this is what jb bickerstaff had to tell his troops after the game uh real quick and then we'll get you out of here that's one way to respond well understand the timing it's ok take a lesson learn our lesson and then apply all the things we talked about the effort you guys put into the defensive end of the court was phenomenal ok it was a textbook Cavaliers defense and on the offensive end of the court we shared it we attacked the paint we got what we wanted ok it was a phenomenal job and all those areas of the that we talked about on the pregame show. where Cleveland fell short in game one, they won those areas tonight and From the Bench to Second Chance is aiming for rebounding for the first time this season they won the rebounding battle against the Knicks and this is their sixth meeting.

Take away the effort from Cleveland tonight, you know a few things, they definitely have more effort and I thought Garland was more aggressive than the one in the game. I don't want to say it was passive, but it's not the garden we're used to seeing. thought it was just giving it to Donovan and not really looking for is when you're part of a one-two hit you can get yours you can help your guy get how you can keep everyone involved but when you're part of a one-two hit like always we're talking about defense but you have to score the ball so when you start off a one-two and you can shoot that thing like you should you have to go get yours so he played very well tonight on offense end Donovan Mitchell he's been in the league for six seasons his 13 assists tonight a career high Kenny well I think in general you know I don't know not just Donovan I thought it was the general aggressiveness of various players huh Evan Mobley and Garland contributed to that um many times, like i said before the game great players feel like they have a chance to score on everyone and donovan mitchell feels that way and you have to be assertive and i thought so much mobley in the post there is body language to understand basketball too if i raise my hand like this or if i come like this like one of the two is different body language body language for both garland and mobley was noticeably different in getting the ball nyc was a better road team than home team record wise does cleveland take one in the Garden?

Well I don't know obviously but the game meant a lot to me tonight because that was just Cleveland had to win and the Knicks showed me in the first game that they're more physical they're more aggressive they're going to be even more physical and more aggressive at home Mobley Jared Allen those guys are going to have to do a much better job being physical on the road huh it's easy because the Knicks got what they wanted they split up and then these guys played desperately tonight now they have to go on the road and otherwise The only one we're sure about because we saw a lot a couple of years ago when they played the Hawks, the NBA is better when the Knicks are in the

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and that was electric when they played the Hulk now it's going to be really electric because they have an even better team, it goes electric until the Hawks unplugged them, I know, but it was still cool. energy, it's going to be even more energy because now they probably think he's their favorite in this series, but he's going to be up there, we know what, uh, Gardens has to take his game, which I think is up to those two big guys. those two greats have to play and not be dominated in the paint you said it's the first time they've won the rebound in the battle if they get rebounded in New York they're going to come home down 3-1 and for me look at those two stats uh that stat after the next game points to paint rebounding whoever wins that battle and I don't think the Cavs have to win because I think they have better guards what I mean by that I love Bronson but the Cavs two guards are the best better if they get something from their big man the Knicks, I mean the Caps.

I think they have a better team. Jalen Brunson, by the way, 20 points tonight, but 5-for-17 shooting the first time he shot under 30 percent in the game. since dec 21st 107.90 was cleveland win over new york tonight the series is tied at one game a piece and they will play game 3 again friday when we get back hawks and celtics watched this movie before thanks