The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks open their NBA seasons tonight at Madison Square Garden. Both are eyeing a deep playoff run after strong 2024 seasons that ended in disappointment.

The Cavaliers finished as the top seed in the Eastern Conference last season with a 64-18 record, but they were knocked out of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers in five games in the second round. The Knicks, who went 51-31, reached the conference finals were also eliminated by the Pacers. Buy Cleveland Cavaliers tickets

Just days later, New York fired head coach Tom Thibodeau and hired Mike Brown , who previously guided Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings to the playoffs. Brown inherits a veteran roster that returns all five starters and adds guards Jordan Clarkson an

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