Jarrett Allen put OG Anunoby on a poster late in the fourth quarter Wednesday night, and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat the New York Knicks 115-107, as first reported by ClutchPoints.
With the Cavs clinging to a slim lead, Allen caught a pass from Donovan Mitchell on the short roll, went straight up and threw it down over Anunoby. He finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
The IAHHM Take
The dunk is the clip, but James Harden is the story. Per Bleacher Report, he came in averaging just 13.6 points on 34.5% shooting across five November games. Then he dropped 32 on the Knicks. Mitchell added 23, seven rebounds and six assists. When those two are both cooking, Cleveland’s ceiling looks a lot different.
New York had its moments. Jalen Brunson scored 27, and Karl-Anthony Towns put up 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. But Mikal Bridges finished with just two points, and the Knicks’ four-game win streak is over at 6-5.
The Cavs are 6-6 and snapped a two-game skid. That’s not where anybody expected them to be, but a vintage Harden night is the kind of thing that can turn a season.
Your call: Is this the Harden bounce-back that gets Cleveland rolling, or just one hot night?
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Sources: ClutchPoints, Bleacher Report
