Overview
- Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden with national coverage on ESPN and ABC and streaming on the ESPN app and NBA League Pass.
- The Knicks list Landry Shamet (shoulder) and Miles McBride (ankle) out, and Jalen Brunson is expected to play after missing the previous game for ankle management.
- Cleveland will be without Evan Mobley (calf), Max Strus (foot) and Larry Nance Jr. (calf), with Lonzo Ball listed day-to-day.
- Betting markets price New York as roughly a 6 to 6.5-point favorite with a total near 239 to 239.5 points.
- New York enters 20-9 and 14-2 at home, Cleveland is 17-14, and the Knicks won the first meeting this season 119-111.