SB Nation Cleveland - Cavaliers Vs. Knicks: Cleveland Wastes Halftime Lead, Lose 120-103 In New Yorkhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48841/cleveland-fave.png2012-02-29T21:25:27-06:00http://cleveland.sbnation.com/rss/stream/25988242012-02-29T21:25:27-06:002012-02-29T21:25:27-06:00Cavaliers Vs. Knicks: A Tale Of Two Halves, Cavs Lose 120-103
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<p>Up by 12 at the half, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> seemed to have things going their way against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/">New York Knicks</a>. A dreadful third quarter and even worse fourth quarter enabled the Knicks to take the lead and never look back en route to a 120-103 victory at Madison Square Garden.</p>
<p>120 is the most the Knicks have scored all season, thanks to a 71-point second-half. It was an interesting change from the first-half, which saw Cleveland score the most they've put up in a half with 61.</p>
<p><span>Steve Novak</span> and <span>Baron Davis</span> carried New York in the second half, spurring on a run that brought them back into the game.Novak finished with 17 points while Davis dished eight assists.</p>
<p><span>Jeremy Lin</span> has a solid night with 19 points, 13 assist and five rebounds while <span>Carmelo Anthony</span> led the Knicks with 22 points.</p>
<p><span>Antawn Jamison</span> led the Cavs with 23 points and <span>Kyrie Irving</span> added 22 and seven assists in a losing effort.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Cleveland Cavaliers, check out <a href="http://www.fearthesword.com/">Fear The Sword</a>. For more on the New York Knicks, head to<a href="http://www.postingandtoasting.com/"> Posting And Toasting</a>.</i></p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/cleveland-cavaliers/2012/2/29/2834789/cavaliers-vs-knicks-recap-final-score-points-novak-irvingSean Keeley2012-02-29T08:34:58-06:002012-02-29T08:34:58-06:00Cavaliers Vs. Knicks: Cleveland Try To Rebound From Tough Boston Loss Against New York
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<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to Boston on Tuesday, and get a chance to snipe another lower seeded Eastern Conference team in New York on Wednesday as they try to claw their way up to a playoff spot.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> couldn't hold off the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> on Tuesday night and lost ground in a tight Eastern Conference race. They can get a bit of it back against the Atlantic division's second best team, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/">New York Knicks</a>, on Wednesday night. The Knicks hold the seventh position of the Eastern Conference, right ahead of the Celtics, thanks to a recent 9-3 winning spurt sparked by <span>Jeremy Lin</span>.</p>
<p>The Lin-Sanity has cooled a bit approaching and going through the All Star break, partially due to the Knicks calming down a bit on the win/loss record and partially due to the return of star <span>Carmelo Anthony</span>, whose presence along side Lin and <span>Amare Stoudemire</span> is doing less good than Knicks fans were hoping for. That's certainly not to say that the Cavaliers can leave Lin alone, he's still sure to do some damage against a mediocre defensive team in Cleveland, but the Cavs can use his propensity for turnovers to their advantage.</p>
<p>The Cavaliers will just continue to do what has worked best for them, leaning on their rookie duo of <span>Kyrie Irving</span> and <span>Tristan Thompson</span> until they can't lean any more.</p>
<p>The game will be at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 ET.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Cleveland Cavaliers, check out <a href="http://www.fearthesword.com/">Fear The Sword</a>. For more on the New York Knicks, head to<a href="http://www.postingandtoasting.com/"> Posting And Toasting</a>.</i></p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/cleveland-cavaliers/2012/2/29/2832782/knicks-vs-cavaliers-preview-recap-scheduleChris White