Cavs vs Knicks predictions. Who wins Game 3 of Conference Finals?

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are in a familiar spot, though it isn't an advantageous situation. The Cavs lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks, and in doing so fell behind 0-2 in the series . It's the second consecutive series in which they've dropped the first two games, both times on the road.

Cleveland came back to beat the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 in the second round, and they'll have to again come back, this time against the Knicks. Here are Cavs-Knicks Game 3 predictions from Beacon Journal sports writers Ryan Lewis and Nate Ulrich. Cavs vs Knicks predictions.

Who wins Game 3? | Ryan Lewis The Cavs were torched by Jalen Brunson in the fourth quarter of Game 1 and decided to throw everything they had at him in Game 2. In response, Josh Hart torched them time and time again.

Neither approach has worked well enough for the Cavs to steal a game in New York. Another key element of Game 2 was how the Cavs went away from their bigs in the second half. Evan Mobley was terrific up until halftime but was a non-factor on the offensive end in the third and fourth quarters.