Cavaliers suffers third straight loss after losing to Knicks 114-95

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 34 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 32 and the New York Knicks won 114-95 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.

The Cavs suffered their third straight loss and 4th defeat in five games. Coach Tyronn Lue said after tha game that it's unacceptable.

However, superstar LeBron James turned to the calendar for comfort.

"What month is this for me? October? I'm not about to go crazy over it right now. It's too long of a season. I've been a part of this way too many times," James said after the embarrassing loss.

The Cavs are favorites to return to the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season, but their issues continued since the start of the new season, particularly on the defensive end.

"Guys are scoring at will against us," James said. "Our defense is pretty bad right now."

New York took upper hand since the opening quarter and led 89-71 late in the third quarter. Cleveland had chances and were able to cut it to 94-88 on James' drive, but their efforts came up short in the final quarter and New York never looked back.

"It's nice to finally beat the Cavs for the first time in my career," Porzingis said. "Hopefully we can be in the playoffs where that really matters."

Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 22 points while James had 16. Derrick Rose returned after missing four games because of a sprained left ankle and scored 15 points.