Knicks rely on defense to get past Cavaliers

Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and Julius Randle had 18 points and eight rebounds as the New York Knicks snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 92-81 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.

RJ Barrett had 15 points for New York, which led wire-to-wire for its first home win since Nov. 11. Immanuel Quickley scored 12 points, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland