From Andrew Battifarano:
The Knicks started the Mike Brown era on a solid note.
New York tipped off its season with a thrilling 119-111 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden behind a full team effort.
The Knicks led by 15 points at halftime but watched that lead evaporate in the third quarter as the Cavs outscored New York, 37-22, in the frame, as the game was all even headed into the fourth.
But the Knicks remained unfazed, going on a 14-2 run to start the fourth before a timeout with 8:44 left. The two teams traded body blows down the stretch as the Cavaliers made a few runs of their own to make things interesting, but the Knicks ultimately won their first game with their new head coach.
Very nice win.
Both teams were dealing with injuries, so the Cavaliers have no excuse.
Brown certainly differentiated himself right off the bat by playing quite the expansive rotation.
The Knicks were winless against Cleveland and Boston in the regular season last year, so this is a big change. 58 wins a-coming!
8 replies on “NY Post: Knicks hold on to start Mike Brown era with hard-fought win over Cavaliers”
It was a nice win to get coming out of the gate. I watched while eating surf and turf that I made for my birthday! Go Knicks!
Tyler Kolek getting important 4th quarter minutes.
He wouldn’t have sniffed the court under Thibs
VJ Edgecombe could be a problem
it’s like it don’t even matter the game isn’t competitive, just watching wemby cook anthony davis, derrick lively and any other human in the vicinity of the rim is entertainment enough…
on both ends…crazy with a capital K…
Only one game obviously but Wemby looks like the best player in the NBA by a mile
He looks annoyingly good.
Fresh legs in the 4th. It’s a miracle. Go Knicks! Happy b-day bidiong. Chip or bust indeed. 😉
Fuck yeah.
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