Overview
- Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden with a national ESPN broadcast and streaming on services such as Fubo.
- Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards (right hamstring) is listed questionable after a full shootaround, with coaches and reporting indicating potential minute limits if he is cleared.
- New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns was a late addition as questionable with an illness, with a decision expected after warmups.
- Both teams are 4–3 after Conference Finals runs last season, with Minnesota leaning on Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo in Edwards’ absence, including a Randle triple-double and DiVincenzo’s 25-point outing.
- Sportsbooks rate the Knicks as a small favorite with a total in the low 230s, and projection models have heavily simulated the matchup for picks.