New York Knicks Team Report - November 11

(Basketball News) - The New York Knicks lost to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, 94-80, on Monday at Gund Arena.

Allan Houston had 22 points, while Kurt Thomas contributed 14 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, who have dropped consecutive games.

The Cavaliers stormed out to a 13-0 lead, highlighted by seven points from James, and New York finally got its first points on Keith Van Horn’s basket nearly five minutes in. Cleveland extended the edge to as many as 14 in the period and held a 32-20 cushion after one.

Cleveland led 40-26 early in the second quarter, then used an 8-0 burst, culminated by Chris Mihm’s two foul shots, to seize a 22-point advantage. The Cavaliers led 56-39 at halftime.

The Cavaliers led 67-48 midway through the third period, but New York ended the frame on a 17-7 surge and the cut the deficit to 74-65 after three quarters. During the spurt, Houston had seven points.

Cleveland scored the first five points of the fourth to put the game out of reach as Mihm’s two free throws with 9:29 left in the game made it 79-65. The Cavs increased the gap to 21 later in the period and cruised to the easy win.

The Knicks are off until Friday then they visit the New Jersey Nets.