Dec 4 vs Knicks

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(On tonight’s game): “I got a great friend who coached with me at Maccabi Tel-Aviv for a couple of years and he once told me, ‘never underestimate a win’.  I don’t know what ugly means and I don’t know what not pretty means, but I know we beat a team at an away game that we needed to start our road trip.   Despite a lot of things we didn’t do particularly well, we did the right thing at the right time and we won the game.”

(On Kyrie Irving): “Obviously Ky (Kyrie Irving) had a spectacular performance tonight, it’s plain as day.  I’m not making news by saying that.  What I really like is that he’s been playing both ends of the court.  He’s consistently played as a high level two way player and that’s what you want from one of your lead guys.”

(On the team’s performance): “I don’t want to be elected as the MVP giver of all the games.  Obviously Kyrie (Irving) was the outstanding player of the game.  It’s not about one player, it’s about a team.  Some nights you have to have someone who can lift you out of the doldrums or can carry the team when some of the other guys or most of the guys don’t have it going.  What I really liked is that in the second half we held them to 34 points.  That’s a great defensive half and that’s what won the game for us.  Kyrie was the best player on the court, no question.”

(On guarding Carmelo Anthony): “In some ways it was an off night for him but we forced them into tough shots.  They were able to change the pace and slow us down but in the same way we were able to force him into double teams.  We know that is not Carmelo but at the same time we defended him well at times.”

(On tonight’s game): “The first three quarters weren’t pretty but the last six minutes of the game was pretty good.”

(More on tonight’s game): “Tonight the ball could have gone either way.  We were 2-9 or 2-10 in 50/50 balls.  In the second half we were grittier.  We hit our free-throws and Ky (Kyrie Irving) hit a big shot in the end.  We have a big test in Toronto tomorrow.”

(On tonight’s game): “We have to continue to get better.  It is a process for us.  We are a young group as far as our experience together.  We will continue to build.”

(On Kyrie Irving): “I took over the point guard duties as far as distributing the ball and he took over the scoring.  We needed it.”

(More on Kyrie Irving): “I read the game.  I saw Kyrie got it going.  You feed the hot hand and you make sure everyone else gets involved.”

(On the defense): “In order for us to be great we have to play defense and we have been doing that the last couple of games.”

(On guarding Carmelo Anthony): “I always enjoy.  I take as much pride on the defensive end as I do on the offensive end.  To be able to guard one of the best scorers in our game is always a pleasure.”

(On his play tonight): “I wasn’t as aggressive as I should have been.  I will always be satisfied with my mistakes when I am aggressive.  I felt out of rhythm.  I felt like I didn’t play a great game.  To be able to make an impact when you aren’t in a rhythm is always great.”

(On Shane Larkin’s floater at the end of the game): “I wish I could predict what kind of shot we can get every time down.  We had a floater right there…it went in and out.  Those are plays where we had a good opportunity to get the lead.  I think that was a good enough shot in that situation.”

(On Quincy Acy guarding Kevin Love): “Quincy did a good job competing.  Kevin is a phenomenal player.  Kyrie (Irving), tonight, had it going so they didn’t go to him as much.  He (Quincy Acy) put a great effort out there on both efforts on the floor.”

(On calling timeout at the end of the game): “I think they (the referees) are trying to watch the action in the game.  It is something that many coaches are concerned about.  They want us to not walk out there but I don’t know you can get a timeout if you don’t.  It doesn’t look great on television but you want to make sure you get a timeout called.”

(On his shot at the end of the game): “I got a good look at it.  It rolled in and out.  I will take a good look at it.”

(On Cleveland’s defense): “I don’t think they made any adjustments.  They stuck with their schemes.  We got whatever we wanted out there.  We got in the paint.  I thought Shane (Larkin) did a good job of using the pick-and-roll.  For the most part, everyone played well.  I wish I played better.  I know I can play better.  I wasn’t there for my team offensively.”

(On his shooting): “One of those nights.  Same looks I get every game…I didn’t make them tonight.  I wasn’t there for my team offensively.”

(On the lack of free-throw shots): “We have to continue to run our offense and playing and attacking and getting to the free-throw lines.  Some games we shoot a lot of free-throws.  Tonight we didn’t shoot a lot of free-throws.  It is going to be like that.”

(On the defense): “I thought we did a good job of getting some stops especially at the end.  Kyrie (Irving) did a big time play driving and shooting with the left over two guys.  That is a big time play.  For the most part I thought we got the stops defensively…we couldn’t convert offensively.”

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Game Quotes: Cavaliers at New York Knicks  - Dec. 4

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Listen to Radio Play-by-Play announcer John Michael's Call of the Game during the Cavaliers at New York Knicks game on December 4, 2014. Kyrie Irving caps off a 37-point performance with a high floater off the glass to secure the Cavs 90-87 victory.

Escucha a la voz en español de los Cavaliers Rafa "El Alcalde" con la narración de la jugada del partido entre Los Cavaliers de Cleveland vs. Los Knicks de Nueva York  en el Madison Square Garden el 4 de Diciembre del 2014. Los Cavs derrotaron a los Knicks 90-87 con Kyrie Irving anotando 37 puntos incluyendo esta bandeja que puso arriba a los Cavs por 3 con 10 segundos por jugar en el encuentro.

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Call of the Game: Cavs at New York Knicks - Dec. 4

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Get live, in-game coverage and analysis of tonight's game as the Wine and Gold take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

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Joe G's GameDay Blog and Chat - Dec. 4, 2014

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After going 4-1 on a five-game homestand, the Wine and Gold hit the road to face three Eastern Conference opponents, beginning with the New York Knicks tonight at Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Cleveland (9-7) comes into tonight’s matchup on a season-high tying four-game winning streak after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 111-108 on Tuesday night at The Q.

During the streak, the Cavs are averaging 109.8 points on .523 shooting and 23.8 assists, while holding opponents to 91.5 points on .428 shooting. Cleveland is winning by an average margin of 18.3 points.

New York (4-15) enters tonight's contest on a five-game losing streak after Tuesday's 98-93 loss to Brooklyn.

The Knicks, who visit Charlotte on Friday, are 0-4 in the first half of back-to-back games.

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Probable Starters/Status Update*presented by Cleveland Clinic

Status Update: Matthew Dellavedova, (Left Knee MCL Sprain, Out)

Knicks: PG - Jose Calderon, SG - Iman Shumpert, SF - Carmelo Anthony PF - Amare Stoudemire, C - Samuel Dalembert

Status Update: (Knicks) - Cleanthony Early, (Sore Right Knee, Out), Andrea Bargnani, (Strained Right Calf, Out)

This is the second of three regular season meetings between the Cavs and Knicks. The two teams last met in Cleveland’s home opener on Oct. 30 at The Q where all five Cavs starters scored in double figures, led by Kyrie Irving, who paced the Wine and Gold with 22 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, a game-high tying seven assists, five rebounds, two steals and one block in 43 minutes.

The last time the Cavs played in Madison Square Garden on March 23 of last season, Cleveland shot a blistering .609 (42-69) from the field, which was their highest field goal percentage since March 21, 1996 vs. Houston (37-59, .627). The Wine and Gold defeated the Knicks, 106-100, and missed only seven shots in the second half (23-30, .767) and hit a 12-14 (.857) clip in the fourth quarter.

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Programming Note: Tonight, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Blue Jackets – Panthers game (7:30pm) and the Cavs – Knicks game (8:00pm).  More Info | View Conflict Schedule

After tonight’s game, the Wine &amp; Gold will head back out onto the road for a matchup against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

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GameDay Preview: Cavaliers at New York Knicks

On Thursday, December 4, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Blue Jackets – Panthers game (7:30pm) and the Cavs – Knicks game (8:00pm). Please refer to these programming details. This information is also available online HERE.

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Programming Note: Cavs at New York Knicks - Dec. 4

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