NBA Eastern Conference powers collide their 2025-’26 season openers Wednesday night in the Big Apple, where the New York Knicks will host the Cleveland Cavaliers. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand .
How to watch Knicks vs. Cavaliers on TV and stream without cable:
When: Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming on: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV (free trial) | SlingTV (50% off first month) | ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/mo.)
Knicks vs. Cavaliers: The matchup
The Cavaliers will look for the same spark they had at the start of the 2024-’25 season, when they won their first 19 games, but this time ride the wave the whole way to the NBA Finals. Cleveland had a