Talk about a measuring-stick game.

The Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau and hired Mike Brown, extended Mikal Bridges, and overhauled their depth with championship ambitions in mind. Their first test comes immediately — a season opener that feels more like a spring preview hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers, the two Las Vegas favorites to win the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals going toe-to-toe to kickoff the NBA season.

Cleveland finished 64-18 last season before bowing out to Indiana in the second round, a run derailed by injuries to key players. The Knicks, of course, reached the Conference Finals before the Pacers eliminated them for the second year in a row.

“It’s a good test. It makes us better,” Karl-Anthony Towns said after Monday’s practice. “You get to see where you stand

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