Getting that close and falling short likely hurts, and the Knicks are back with a new head coach in Mike Brown and the determination to go all the way. New York hired Brown in July to take the place of Tom Thibodeau, who was let go at the end of last season.

Brunson is the unequivocal leader of the Knicks, but as seen last season, his usage numbers were a big cause of their downfall. New York ranked near the bottom of the league with Brunson as the star and Thibodeau as the coach, and though Brown vowed to change that, the trend continued in the preseason.

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

Wednesday marked 13 years, eight months, three weeks and two days since a New York team won a championship in one of the traditional four major sports leagues.

KAT is playing through a Grade 2 calf strain, but the Knicks triumphed over the team many consider to be their stiffest competition in the East.

Jalen Brunson has transformed the Knicks into a serious playoff threat. But can he take them one step further to true title contention?

The Knicks haven’t entered a season with this kind of excitement since the days of the Yankees Core Four dynasty.

Earlier in October, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Giannis Antetoukounmpo's camp settled on the New York Knicks as his preference should he decide to force a trade out of Milwaukee, and the two teams even held preliminary trade talks in August,