WELL!!!!! It seems like ESPN didn't jump the gun after all. The Knicks wanted Cleveland and home court. They got it! Cleveland and home court. #CLEvsNYK #NBAPlayoffs2026

Donovan Mitchell's shooting numbers weren't pretty in the 2nd half & they needed him to complement Darius Garland's hot hand but the former also had several attempts on point that just went in & out..box score doesn't reflect that #CLEvsNYK #NBAPlayoffs

just like in Game 1, offensive rebounding was a key difference maker (+10 in that department) for the #Knicks, specifically Josh Hart in the 4th..#Cavs also seemed to dare RJ Barrett on defense to beat them & he did down the stretch (they constantly rotated off of him) #CLEvsNYK

#Cavs look like their old selves on defense (specifically their rotations) in the 3rd &, no surprise, that's ignited the offense..not only has Darius Garland come to life but so has Jarrett Allen (he looks 10 times more comfortable on both ends) #CLEvsNYK #NBAPlayoffs

Game 3 has been the complete opposite of Game 2 in just about every statistical category for the #Cavs & #Knicks..it's as if both teams swapped uniforms #CLEvsNYK #NBAPlayoffs

Jarrett Allen was going for the block..there was nothing dirty about that..Randle just took a hard fall #CLEvsNYK #NBAPlayoffs