It was fitting that it was OG Anunoby’s reverse dunk that put the icing on the cake. On opening night, the Knicks’ quietest player made the loudest impact.

The Knicks completed an encouraging 119-111 season-opening victory over the Cavs on Wednesday night. Here are 11 thoughts (Jalen Brunson’s number!) on what we saw: 1️⃣ The Knicks indeed relieved Brunson from bringing up the ball for much of his minutes — at least until winning time in the fourth quarter — while spreading out those duties.

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

Anunoby closed with 24 points (9-17 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 2-4 FT), 14 rebounds, three steals, two assists and one block across 37 minutes during Wednesday's 119-111 win over the Cavaliers. Anunoby led the Knicks in scoring while notching a double-double and contributing across the board in an impressive season-opening win.

The new-look Knicks passed their first test of the season with flying colors, and put the rest of the league on notice.

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.

The New York Knicks have a stacked injury report for their season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

There were positives from the evening, as the Knicks finished the preseason at 4-1. Brunson logged 34 minutes and Mikal Bridges had 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes. Miles McBride and Landry Shamet combined for seven 3-pointers and 26 points off the bench.