Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden, with the broadcast on ESPN and streaming on the ESPN app.
- New York will be without Mitchell Robinson (ankle) and Josh Hart (back), with Karl-Anthony Towns questionable (quad) and OG Anunoby probable (ankle).
- Cleveland has ruled out Darius Garland (toe) and Max Strus (foot), and De'Andre Hunter is listed as questionable (knee).
- Sportsbooks list the Cavaliers as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 228.5 points.
- Cleveland’s Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. are expected to make their Cavs debuts, while the Knicks begin the Mike Brown era after last season’s East finals run.