LeBron James Sealed Cleveland’s Comeback Win Over The Knicks With A Nasty Stepback Three

The New York Knicks led by as many as 23 points over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday evening at Madison Square Garden. While it wasn’t shocking to see the Knicks competing against the Cavs given Cleveland’s early-season struggles, it certainly was noteworthy for New York to seemingly be running away with a lopsided victory.

Then, in an instant, it wasn’t a runaway and, in fact, it wasn’t a Knicks win at all.

James and the Cavs made an impressive comeback in the fourth quarter, chipping away at a 15-point deficit at the start of the period until the best player in the world put an exclamation point on things. With 1:23 remaining in what was then a tie game, James isolated against Kristaps Porzingis and let it fly from beyond the arc.

The long distance connection from James gave Cleveland a lead they would never relinquish on the way to a 104-101 win and it capped a heroic performance from the legendary forward. LeBron finished the evening with 23 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and, while it was not necessarily a singularly dominant effort, James did what James does in putting the game away down the stretch.

New York battled from wire to wire and nearly pulled off the upset but, in the end, it was LeBron James putting down a dagger in a way that you might expect.