The Cavaliers throttled the Knicks Friday night, though they also dealt with Jarrett Allen leaving the game. Here's how the game unfolded.

The Cleveland Cavaliers boosted their NBA-best record with a 142-105 romp past the New York Knicks on Friday, tightening their grip on the Eastern Conference lead with an all-around dominant display.Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points for New York,

CLEVELAND — The Knicks arrived and left Cleveland with the same problem: Their defense is atrocious against the NBA’s best. Tom Thibodeau’s group was massacred Friday night by Kenny Atkinson’s high-octane Cavaliers, who made the Knicks look jayvee in a 142-105 laugher.

Catch all the action between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in this NBA matchup live on Friday.

Not since the days of LeBron James have the Cleveland Cavaliers been this dominant. Coming into the team’s game on Friday, Feb. 21 against the New York Knicks, the Cavs are 45-10 on the season and lead the Eastern Conference by 5.

Right now, the Knicks are 37-19 on the season. Phil Jackson coined a test that teams with 40 wins before 20 losses are true title contenders. New York looks to achieve that this season, though the Celtics could get in the way of that.

Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the Knicks were blown out by the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen and guard Darius Garland are questionable to play in Sunday's home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Allen sustained a sprained finger on his right hand and Garland is dealing with a bruised left hip following Cleveland's lopsided 142-105 rout of the New York Knicks on Friday.