A wild regular season for the Knicks has given way to a huge first-round tilt with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Can the Knicks utilize what got them here to come out on top in the first round?

The 2022-2023 regular season has come to a close, and now the Knicks have Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs next on the docket in the first round of the playoffs. Our staff got together to preview the series.

Jalen Brunson continued to amaze in a duel against the guy the Knicks didn’t trade for over the summer.

New York’s best player played perhaps his best game in their best win of the season

On a night the Knicks were expected to lose, when even some of their fans rooted for an L, they won their best game of the season.

A late turnaround was followed by a later collapse as the Knicks let a win slip through their grasp.

In a thoroughly predictable loss by the Knicks to the Cavs, Obi Toppin at least scored 20 for the first time, and some other young Knicks had moments.

The Knicks couldn’t complete a comeback in Cleveland, with free throw shooting and late game execution plaguing them in their loss in the second game of a back-to-back. Luckily, optimism abounds surrounding the team’s young players.

The Knicks dropped their third game of their last four to a revitalized Cavs team chock full of young talent, with a Ricky Rubio career night dooming New York to a 126-109 destruction.

Nearly out of the league in 2018, shortly after his first stint with the Knicks, it appeared Derrick Rose’s career might be coming to a close prematurely. But a reunion with Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota sparked a redemption arc that came full circle with Thibs in New York in 2021.

The Knicks have been linked to Collin Sexton in trade talks in recent days as a potential trade target. Should he end up on the Knicks, would he be a good fit? Is the price right? Should the Knicks extend him for north of $20 million next year? A panel of Strickland writers discuss.

The Knicks returned home reeling from their west coast trip, but came out strong against a familiar Cavs team. Then Immanuel Quickley happened, as the rookie took over yet another game and sealed a huge win for the Knicks at MSG.

The Knicks returned home from the west coast to the best coast, and defended home court against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Immanuel Quickley once again took over for the Knicks, RJ Barrett played big, and the Knicks got a 102-81 victory to snap their three-game skid.

The Knicks face… the Cavs? Again? Really? OK. They face the Cavs at home tonight in their return to Madison Square Garden from the west coast trip, the fifth time this season including the preseason. Will Thibs make sure Knicks-Cavs V stands out from the crowd with some changes?

The Knicks played Cleveland tight on the road in an attempt to snap their losing streak, but a couple costly errors by RJ Barrett eventually lost the Knicks the game down the stretch. Still, though, RJ, Immanuel Quickley, and others showed progress in this game, and so it’s a loss that can be celebrated.

The Knicks played the Cavs tight, but some key gaffes down the stretch doomed them to their fifth straight loss. On to Boston on Sunday!

The Knicks went on the road after a big upset over the Bucks, and Julius Randle delivered a triple-double en route to the Knicks’ second straight win. Shwinnypooh catches you up on the highs and lows of this early-season slugfest with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Knicks went on the road to face the undefeated Cavs and pulled out a tough victory despite turning the ball over 27 times. Julius Randle triple-doubled, the Knicks shot 56% from deep, and gutted out a win.

The Knicks and Cavs face off tonight in Cleveland. Will the Cavs exact revenge for the Knicks’ two preseason drubbings? Or can the Knicks keep the energy going from their huge upset over the Bucks? Both teams are chock full of injuries, either way. Jon Schulman gets you prepared (and feel free to comment along!).

The Knicks closed out their preseason with a bang, walloping the Cleveland Cavaliers, 119-83. If you can believe it, it could have been worse than that for the Cavs. Matthew Miranda takes you through the wild ending to the preseason, and Immanuel Quickley’s coming out party.