NEW YORK -- — 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who had a 17-point lead in the first half, fell behind after Donovan Mitchell led a comeback, then regained the lead for good with a 14-0 run early in the fourth quarter.

Mitchell finished with 31 points, 21 in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers couldn't pull out the win after starting last season with 15 straight en route to a 64-18 record, best in the Eastern Conference. Evan Mobley added 22 points and eight rebounds.

The Cavs and Knicks are expected to be two of the top contenders in the East, though neither is ready to look like it yet. The Knicks are without center Mitchell Robinson (left ankle injury management) and Josh Hart (lower back spasms).

The Cavs started the season with All-Star Darius Garland and swingman Max Strus recovering from offseason foot surgeries and on Wednesday were also without forward De'Andre Hunter, who averaged a league-high 16.9 points off the bench last season, because of a bruised right knee.

Brown took over when the Knicks surprisingly decided to fire Tom Thibodeau despite reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.

Mikal Bridges hit all four shots and scored 10 points in the first quarter, helping New York lead 33-23. A 10-0 run late in the first half gave the Knicks their biggest lead at 63-46 before Mitchell, who had been quiet, had a couple free throws and a basket to give himself some momentum for his big third.

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Knicks: Host Boston on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Ariel Hukporti (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Evan Mobley makes 11-foot two point shot	0	2
11:20	Jalen Brunson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	3	2
11:02	Evan Mobley misses 13-foot two point shot	3	2
11:00	Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound	3	2
10:53	Evan Mobley shooting foul	3	2
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 3	4	2
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 3	4	2
10:53	Knicks offensive team rebound	4	2
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 3 of 3	5	2
10:44	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	5	4
10:32	Jalen Brunson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	5	4
10:29	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	5	4
10:11	Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	5	7
10:02	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	5	7
10:02	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	5	7
9:48	Evan Mobley misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	5	7
9:45	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	5	7
9:40	OG Anunoby bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	5	7
9:37	Ariel Hukporti blocks Jarrett Allen's two point shot	5	7
9:34	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	5	7
9:28	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)	5	10
9:10	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 2-foot two point shot	5	10
9:08	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	5	10
8:57	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	10
8:55	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	10
8:37	OG Anunoby makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Jalen Brunson assists)	7	10
8:17	Evan Mobley bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	7	10
8:12	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	7	10
8:06	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	10
8:03	Ariel Hukporti offensive rebound	7	10
8:00	Mikal Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	10	10
7:46	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:43	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	10	10
7:35	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Ariel Hukporti assists)	12	10
7:27	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	12	10
7:27	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	12	10
7:16	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	12	10
7:15	Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound	12	10
7:06	Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shot	14	10
7:06	Cavaliers Full timeout	14	10
7:06	Dean Wade enters the game for Jarrett Allen	14	10
7:06	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	14	10
6:41	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot jump bank shot	14	10
6:39	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	14	10
6:24	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	10
6:23	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	14	10
6:21	OG Anunoby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	17	10
6:05	Evan Mobley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	17	13
5:50	OG Anunoby misses driving floating jump shot	17	13
5:49	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	17	13
5:41	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	13
5:38	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	17	13
5:30	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	13
5:27	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	17	13
5:19	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	13
5:16	Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound	17	13
5:10	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	13
5:08	Guerschon Yabusele offensive rebound	17	13
5:05	OG Anunoby misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	13
5:02	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	17	13
4:51	Evan Mobley out of bounds lost ball turnover	17	13
4:51	Miles McBride enters the game for OG Anunoby	17	13
4:51	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Ariel Hukporti	17	13
4:51	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Sam Merrill	17	13
4:33	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	17	13
4:33	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	18	13
4:33	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	19	13
4:15	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	13
4:13	Trey Jemison III defensive rebound	19	13
3:59	Guerschon Yabusele misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	13
3:57	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	19	13
3:50	Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	13
3:47	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	19	13
3:45	Evan Mobley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	19	16
3:25	Mikal Bridges makes 9-foot step back jumpshot	21	16
3:01	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	21	16
2:58	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot	23	16
2:48	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	16
2:45	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	23	16
2:37	Mikal Bridges makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	25	16
2:37	Evan Mobley shooting foul	25	16
2:37	Knicks Full timeout	25	16
2:37	OG Anunoby enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	25	16
2:37	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	25	16
2:37	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	25	16
2:37	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1	26	16
2:20	Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot hook shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	26	18
2:01	Craig Porter Jr. personal foul	26	18
2:01	Miles McBride makes free throw 1 of 2	27	18
2:01	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	27	18
2:01	Miles McBride makes free throw 2 of 2	28	18
1:47	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	18
1:44	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	28	18
1:33	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	18
1:31	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	28	18
1:20	Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot two point shot	28	18
1:19	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	28	18
1:09	OG Anunoby makes 2-foot two point shot	30	18
50.4	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	30	21
36.0	Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)	33	21
22.1	Landry Shamet personal foul	33	21
9.1	Donovan Mitchell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	33	23
0.8	Jalen Brunson bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	33	23
0.0	Jarrett Allen misses heave jump shot	33	23
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	33	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	23

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

11:00 PM, October 22, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, MSG

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Ed Malloy, Jacyn Goble, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
New York	34	19	.642	W1
Boston	34	19	.642	L1
Toronto	32	22	.593	W2
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

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