The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 to take a 2-1 series lead in the first round of the playoffs.
Jalen Brunson scored 21 points, RJ Barrett emerged from a scoring funk with 19, and they kept Cleveland to the lowest point total in the NBA this season.
The Knicks successfully overcame their Game 2 setback and are almost halfway to their first series victory since 2013.
When veteran Derrick Rose, who had previously played little, entered the game in the fourth quarter, they were up by 27 points.
For the fifth-seeded Knicks, who will host Game 4 on Sunday, Josh Hart added 13 points. They made history by becoming the first team to allow less than 80 points in either the regular season or the playoffs.
The Cavaliers never gave themselves a chance with their worst offensive effort of the year; perhaps they were intimidated by the Knicks on the floor and the spectators around it. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points for the Cavaliers.
Despite having 32 points in Game 2, Darius Garland only managed 10 on 4-for-21 shooting. After scoring 24 points in the 107-90 victory
Caris LeVert was inserted into the starting lineup. He missed all six of his shots in the opening half before scoring 17 points in the final seconds.
In the first two games, Barrett shot 6 for 25, but his shooting started to fall as he aggressively went to the basket to get himself going.
Additionally, some of the Cavaliers' 21 mistakes allowed Barrett and the Knicks to score simple transition goals.