CLEVELAND, Ohio — The full 2025-26 schedule has been released — and the Cavs are headed back to the national spotlight.

Cleveland will make 24 national TV appearances, including the season opener on Oct. 22 in New York against the Eastern Conference rival Knicks, and a highly anticipated return to the Christmas Day slate with a second trip to famed Madison Square Garden for a noon tipoff. It’s the Cavaliers’ first Christmas appearance since the 2017-18 season.

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In all, there are seven games on ESPN, five on NBC/Peacock, five on Peacock exclusively, fo

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