Darius Garland scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers’ comeback from 23 points down for a 108-102 victory over the New York Knicks, who finished 0-8 against the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

With OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart returning after one-game absences, the Knicks squandered a 23-point early lead early and finished 0-10 against the best three NBA teams — Cleveland, Boston, OKC. That record will become at least the subhead of their regular season, which finishes Sunday in Brooklyn.

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The New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons have released the injury statuses for their stars ahead of their game.

Cade Cunningham poured in 36 points and recorded eight assists as the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 115-106 comeback victory over the New York Knicks in a preview of a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday night.

The New York Knicks have one final chance to gain a regular-season victory over one of the two teams seeded ahead of them in the Eastern Conference when the Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers in their final home game on Friday.

The Knicks headed into Friday night's game with an 0-9 record against the top three teams in the league — having gone 0-2 against Oklahoma City, 0-4 against Boston and 0-3 against Cleveland.

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves at a crossroads after their remarkable 16-game winning streak came to a sudden halt. Last night’s narrow 114-112 defeat to the Indiana Pacers served as a sobering reminder that no streak lasts forever,