Boomer and Gio didn't like what they saw from the Knicks in game two, particularly in the second half, when it didn't seem like there was much effort to erase a 20-point deficit.
In fact, it almost seemed like the Knicks had accepted the loss, and were happy to head back home with the series tied rather than pushing for a commanding 2-0 series lead.
"I don't want to say that they mailed it in in the second half, but there wasn't an intensity of 'Hey, we can come back and win this game,'" Gio said.
"The Knicks probably felt like 'OK, we got the one, let's get home with the split, and you're playing with house money,'" Boomer added. "That's unfortunately the wrong way to approach something. Even though I know deep down in the players' hearts that they didn't feel that way, it looked that way."
Still, despite that discouraging look from the Knicks, Boomer and Gio still like the team's chances. They just cannot look like they did in game two.
"As bad as they played last night, I still feel really good about them…but I can't tell you I'm not concerned with how out of control this got," Gio said. "It's not like the Cavs were been playing all that well in the first half. The Knicks offense was just terrible…the turnovers were just constant. They weren't getting the offensive rebounds they did in game one, and the shooting drought they went in was just pathetic."
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