Cleveland ended the night with a mark of just above 41% from the three-point line as a few select players decided to become snipers from the arc.

With injuries galore impacting other top competitors in the conference, the Knicks and Cavs should have the opportunity to accomplish what neither did a season ago: reach the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks picked up their first win in the Mike Brown head coaching era on Wednesday, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 in their first game of the season.

Brunson turned in a 23-point night for a Knicks team without Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart.

The New York Knicks begin their 2025-26 NBA season on Wednesday night as they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden in a massive Eastern Conference matchup.

Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 31 points for the Cavaliers, who led the Eastern Conference with a 64-18 record last season before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the second round.

Brown was getting his first taste of life on Broadway, where the coach is not just responsible for the game plan but also for trying to talk his way through medical reports that made little sense.