Overview
- Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden with national coverage on ESPN and streaming options that include Sling Orange and Fubo, with additional listings noting FDSN/MSG and NBA League Pass.
- Edwards was upgraded to questionable after returning to practice and participating in Wednesday’s shootaround, signaling progress from a right hamstring strain.
- New York lists center Mitchell Robinson day-to-day and plans to monitor his minutes, while both teams otherwise report relatively clean injury slates.
- Betting markets price the Knicks around -5.5 with a total near 231.5 points, and SportsLine’s model projects a combined 227, leaning to the under.
- The matchup revisits last season’s blockbuster trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to New York for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, with recent form featuring Towns’ 33-point night and Randle’s Timberwolves triple-double.