New York Knicks lose Josh Hart, leading to loss to undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers

Monday night proved to be painful for the New York Knicks in more ways than one.

A physical showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden not only fell in the hosts' favor as the visitors prevailed with a final score of 110-104, but New York was also forced to finish the game without Josh Hart, who was at A chance asked as a substitute for the final minutes after a collision with Caris LeVert.

Before his departure, Hart scored 16 points and 13 rebounds, joining Karl-Anthony Towns (11 points on 3 of 7, 10 rebounds) for a second straight double-double. However, that and more wasn't enough to give the Knicks (1-2) a win in their first close game of the season.

Cleveland (4-0) remained undefeated despite being down by as many as 13 points and was able to fight back thanks to an excellent performance from Darius Garland, who led all scorers with 34 points. 15 of those came in the final period as the Cavaliers pulled away. Jarrett Allen was right behind him with 15 points and rebounds each, while returning Knicks target Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points in his return to the Empire State.

The Knicks will now embark on a four-game road trip that begins Wednesday night in Miami (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG).

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