The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game Three of their series against the New York Knicks in terrible fashion.
After dominating their competition in the second game of the series, they were unable to replicate that success.
The 99-79 defeat means the Cavaliers are the first team to score fewer than 80 points in the 2022-23 NBA season.
It didn’t even happen in the regular season, which makes it worse.
Fewest points scored by any team in the NBA this season 😳 pic.twitter.com/9mzaSTBY78
– SportsCenter April 22, 2023
Prior to this game, the Portland Trail Blazers had scored exactly 80 points against the Sacramento Kings in March.
other prominent (or notorious) Detroit Pistons games include 81 points at the beginning of April.
Cleveland scored 81 points in December, and four other teams scored 82 points in a single game this season.
The Cavs are hoping to win Game 4 of this series and go home 2-2.
Things did not go well for them on Friday night.
Mitchell Robinson played a role in this, protecting the edge and making it difficult for the Cavs.
Mitchell Robinson has some thoughts on shaking the Cavaliers in the paint 🥶 pic.twitter.com/LACIETHDCv
– Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) April 22, 2023
The Cavs need to make adjustments to score more than 79 points in the next game.
After winning the first game of this series, the Knicks stole the home court advantage, and Cleveland needs to win two in New York to regain control.
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