New-look Cavaliers are leaning hard into beef with Knicks: ‘Did us dirty’

CLEVELAND — Rebounding and shooting.

The Cavaliers were woefully inefficient in both against the Knicks in the playoffs, setting general manager Koby Altman in motion to address those issues.

Among his signings was Max Strus, the sharpshooting guard who eliminated the Knicks with the Miami Heat last spring and now has adopted Cleveland’s beef with New York.

“Whatever we have against the Knicks, I’m in debt to that here,” said Strus, who inked a four-year, $62 million deal in July. “They did us dirty last year and we’re going to try to play our game to show that we’re capable of playing with those guys.”

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