Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was not shy about why his team fell to the New York Knicks in the season opener 119-111.

The New York Knicks have made a major decision regarding Karl-Anthony Towns' availability for Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each had a double-double and the host New York Knicks pulled away in the 4th quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/cavaliers as How to watch Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets today: Time, TV channel. The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the road once again as they head into Brooklyn and the Barclays Center looking for a win. This is the first of three games between them.

New York spent all of Wednesday hounding Cleveland’s ballhandlers in the backcourt. The Knicks alternated who was at the point of attack. They threw different looks. The Knicks wanted to make their opponent work for what it wanted, to be on the front foot, as opposed to reacting.

Last season, Cleveland swept the season series and finished 13 games ahead of New York. But the Knicks controlled the 2025-26 opener at Madison Square Garden for about 40 of the 48 minutes, finishing strong and holding on for a 119-111 victory on Wednesday.

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