New head coach Mike Brown and the New York Knicks are set to open the season tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:10 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks open the season with the second-best odds to represent the Eastern Conference at the NBA’s final series in June. However, before those potential playoff tests come, an 82-game basketball gauntlet gets underway with the first game of the 2025-26 season tipping off between the Knicks and the Cavaliers inside the World’s Most Famous Arena this evening.

Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers (0-0) @ New York Knicks (0-0)

Tip Off: 7:00 p.m. ET (Wed., 10/22/25)

Location: Madison Square Garden (New York, New York)

The Knicks reached the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2024-25 season, but dismissed head coach Tom Thibodeau over the

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