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The Athletic has live coverage of Knicks vs. Cavaliers in Game 3<\/a> of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 At their lowest point Tuesday night, the New York Knicks found the cure for their problems. He stood 6-5, weighed 220 pounds and wore a bushy black beard. And he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n

The Knicks set their eyes on James Harden and attacked him mercilessly. Down 22 points with 7:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Knicks spent the rest of regulation hanging their comeback hopes on Harden. They seized on the weakest spot in the Cavaliers\u2019 defense and kept pressing.<\/p>\n

For 15 consecutive possessions, the Knicks went right at Harden. They switched him onto an island against Jalen Brunson. They sent him running around in recover mode. They forced him to twist and turn and shuffle and answer for every Brunson dribble and movement.<\/p>\n

It worked, maybe, beyond the Knicks\u2019 wildest dreams. Those 15 possessions led to 30 points; they scored on 13 of them. By the time the Knicks\u2019 reached overtime on Tuesday night, they had laid the foundation for not just beating the Cavaliers in Game 1<\/a> but for the rest of the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was no secret we were attacking Harden,\u201d Knicks head coach Mike Brown said after a 115-104 overtime win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, as the Cavaliers await Game 2 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, down 1-0 after blowing a golden chance to take an early hold of the Eastern Conference finals, they have to find a remedy for what ailed them down the stretch Tuesday and likely will for the next two weeks. The Cavaliers have a Harden problem. The Knicks made that clear. How will they solve it?<\/p>\n

The Cavs will need more from their All-Star guard. Harden had just 15 points in 42 minutes and missed 11 of his 16 shots. He did not create enough for others (just three assists) and again had more turnovers than made shots. His defensive shortcomings were laid bare at the worst times.<\/p>\n

After three quarters, it seemed that the Cavaliers could survive with a quiet night from Harden. They led by a big margin and hid him on defense. The double-digit lead was a reflection of a strategy well executed. But ultimately that had too-short a shelf life.<\/p>\n

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks sought Harden out when they had the ball, eventually wearing the Cavaliers\u2019 defense down. Jalen Brunson scored 38 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and dished out six assists. Harden could not answer that onslaught with his own. There was no offensive rebuttal, no flurry he could catalyze to at least buoy the Cavaliers\u2019 offense as it went silent in the midst of a collapse and the Knicks closed the game on a 44-11 run.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Brunson) made some tough ones, but obviously we all know he\u2019s a great one-on-one player and I think anybody on an island, it\u2019s going to be difficult,\u201d Harden said. \u201cSo we got to do a better job of making sure he sees bodies. On the other end, they do a good job of supporting him and helping him when he\u2019s on an island. So he made some tough ones, but we got to do a better job as a team just because it\u2019s not a one-man job. So, you got to be better in that aspect. I think he made a couple of them, which really got them going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harden\u2019s teammates insisted he wasn\u2019t the only problem. He wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s different coverages and different ways,\u201d Donovan Mitchell said. \u201cMaybe we could have got to it a little bit earlier. Maybe get it out of Brunson\u2019s hands. \u2026 This isn\u2019t on him. This is on all of us. Just because of a certain stretch. Like, no. We still had opportunities on the other end as well to take advantage and score, and we didn\u2019t. It\u2019s not just on one person. He\u2019s been around the league long enough \u2014 17 years \u2014 he understands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said that he thought Harden \u201cwas good most of the game.\u201d Maybe that was true, but the Knicks\u2019 game plan indicated they didn\u2019t think it would last. <\/span>Atkinson said he never considered lifting Harden out of the game for the Cavaliers\u2019 defensive possessions despite those troubles.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s been one of our best defenders in these playoffs. I trust him. Smart. Great hands. I didn\u2019t think about that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a Wednesday film review and walkthrough, Atkinson tried to shift the blame for the Cavs\u2019 collapse off of Harden.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is putting it on James, but a lot of it is on our team, our team defense. We were great for three quarters, so we can do it. I\u2019m sure some of it was him, there were a couple of blow-bys, but I\u2019d argue it\u2019s on the team defense, too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Brunson did attack Harden directly initially and got by him with ease. He invited screens to bring him into the action on eight straight possessions once the Knicks went down 22 and they scored eight straight times (though one was off a loose ball after Harden blocked Brunson\u2019s shot). When the Cavaliers brought Sam Merrill into the game and threw him on Brunson, the Cavaliers kept two on the ball as the Knicks star kept seeking Harden out. That turned out nearly as bad for Cleveland as the Knicks put its defense into a blender and created open 3s.<\/p>\n

Atkinson will have to consider a broader suite of choices for Game 2. The Knicks are likely to keep attacking Harden. They found their easy button and kept pushing it.<\/p>\n

But they\u2019ll need more from Harden on offense, too. He has long had a reputation as a playoff under-performer. His effective field goal percentage has dropped off dramatically in the postseason compared to his regular season work in Cleveland. His counting stats remain nearly even, but his efficiency has dipped. He has six games where he has more turnovers than made shots this postseason.<\/p>\n

When Mitchell slowed down in the fourth quarter and overtime on a night where he was the Cavaliers\u2019 offensive engine with 29 points, Harden couldn\u2019t pick up the slack. The Knicks, however, never relented.<\/p>\n

Harden has come through in needed moments this spring. He had 24 points and 11 assists in Game 4 in the last round against the Detroit Pistons and came back with 30 points on the road in Game 5. The Cavaliers will need that again and more frequently.<\/p>\n

Especially if the Knicks continue to try to make Harden the first line of defense. It worked Tuesday in the Eastern Conference finals opener. After 40 minutes, the Knicks finally landed on the countermove they needed. Now, the Cavaliers will have to figure out one of their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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