"So can we beat the Cavaliers?"
"We'll know after we play."
Fifteen days after that conversation, Su Xi led the Knicks to Cleveland.
At this point, the Cavaliers were on a 16-game winning streak.
The Knicks, meanwhile, were on a 7-game streak of their own.
The Knicks currently led the Cavaliers by a single game. If they lost this match, the Cavaliers would move one step closer to first place in the East.
The game drew significant media attention, with ESPN broadcasting it live nationwide.
Before the game, most predictions favored the Cavaliers, as their roster was simply far stronger than the Knicks'.
The only reason the Knicks were still first in the East was their chaotic, run-and-gun style, which relied on disrupting their opponents' rhythm to win.
They were a team with three major weaknesses: no defense, no rebounding, and no set-play offense.
How could a team like that possibly threaten the red-hot Cavaliers?
This was the general consensus.
