CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs enter Madison Square Garden Wednesday night to tip off their season against the New York Knicks, but the matchup has already lost some of its luster.

The Knicks will be missing Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart – the two players who most embody the physical style that dominated Cleveland in their previous playoff meeting.

What should be cause for celebration is instead creating frustration among those watching closely.

As Wine and Gold Talk podcast host Ethan Sands and cleveland.com columnist Jimmy Watkins discussed, this undermines the game’s value as a true test for the Cavs’ offseason adjustments.

“Well, I mean these are the two biggest torchbearers from the spirit of the series the Cavs lost a couple years ago in the playoffs,” Watkins explained on the podc

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