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New York spent all of Wednesday hounding Cleveland’s ballhandlers in the backcourt. The Knicks alternated who was at the point of attack. They threw different looks. The Knicks wanted to make their opponent work for what it wanted, to be on the front foot, as opposed to reacting.
Getting that close and falling short likely hurts, and the Knicks are back with a new head coach in Mike Brown and the determination to go all the way. New York hired Brown in July to take the place of Tom Thibodeau, who was let go at the end of last season.
The New York Knicks will be without Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson when they open the 2025-26 season Wednesday night against the Cavaliers, per ESPN's Shams Charania, and on Wednesday afternoon more unfortunate injury news broke when Shams brought word Karl-Anthony Towns was doubtful to play with a quad strain.
This can be a beautiful story in a great basketball town, and the New York Knicks have the pen in their hands.
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said he was "hurting" in Wednesday night's season-opening win over the Cavs, in which he had 19 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with a Grade 2 quad strain.
After getting fired from his position as head coach of the New York Knicks in June, Tom Thibodeau reportedly felt betrayed by some people in the Knicks organization.
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NBA season by traveling to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in the first game of the NBA regular season for both clubs.
New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns explained why he played through a significant quad strain during the team's season-opening 119-111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
New head coach Mike Brown wins debut as Knicks’ depth and pace lead past Cavaliers to start 2025-26 NBA season.