Cavaliers 91, Knicks 81
Anderson Varejao had 10 points and 16 rebounds and the Cavs
continued their dominance over the New York Knicks with a 91-81 home victory on
Wednesday to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Cavs have won 12 of the last
13 meetings against the Knicks, who haven’t prevailed in Cleveland since Nov. 29,
2006.
Amar’e Stoudemire had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Carmelo
Anthony had 15 points, but shot just 5 of 14. The Knicks committed 23 turnovers
and shot just 3 of 20 on 3-pointers.
Both teams were playing the second gmae of a
back-to-back.
Varejao was active in the paint and on the glass, drawing a
technical on Tyson Chandler and making life miserable on the Knicks. His 16
rebounds were one shy of his season high and two shy of his career best.
Antawn Jamison had 15 points and Omri Casspi had 13 points,
but left in the second half to get six stitches in his chin. Rookie Kyrie
Irving had seven points and seven assists.