Fans at Madison Square Garden were on their feet on Sunday as the New York Knicks took down the Cleveland Cavaliers, 102-93.
This means the Knicks now have a 3-1 advantage over the Cavaliers and are just one win away from the second round of the playoffs.
Even casual NBA fans know that overcoming a 3-1 deficit is incredibly hard.
Monday morning saw an onslaught of anger across Cleveland, including from sports analyst Tony Rizzo.
“JB’s rotations suck, the Cavs bench sucks, Donovan Mitchell sucks,” Rizzo said on his radio show Monday morning.
“JB’s rotations suck, the Cavs bench sucks, Donovan Mitchell sucks,” – @TheRealTRizzo is FED up with the Cavs. pic.twitter.com/ALSux46lPn
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) April 24, 2023
“They look out of sorts. They look like they’ve never played before,” Rizzo said, totally exasperated by the team’s loss.
“Do you miss LeBron now or what?” he asked his audience.
If the Cavaliers end up losing in the first round, it’ll be a huge shock.
The team had a very strong regular season and ended the year with a 51-31 record.
It looked as if they would have their best postseason in years.
Instead, they are struggling to just get out of the opening series.
Not only will it be a critical mark against the Cavs, but a loss would also be a testament to the impressive transformation that the Knicks have been through.
They only got hotter as the season went on and they entered the playoffs as true competitors.
The Cavaliers are on life support right now and they are in a do-or-die situation right now.
In Game 5, they will need Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and the entire team to step up.
Otherwise, this promising young team will be going home.
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