This can be a beautiful story in a great basketball town, and the New York Knicks have the pen in their hands.

Mike Brown praises OG Anunoby’s monster performance after Knicks beat Cavs, calling him the “defensive player of the game” in season opener.

OG Anunoby had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 in their first game under coach Mike Brown.

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.

OG Anunoby injury update puts a wrench in New York Knicks season opener originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

After falling to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks parted ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau. In his place, the franchise hired veteran Mike Brown to lead the squad to the NBA Finals with aspirations for its first title since 1973.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks NBA game to be played on October 24, 2025 on ESPN.

The 90-minute debate hosted by Spectrum News was the last before voters head to the polls in the nation's largest city.