Game Summary
The 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers will open their 2016-17 campaign on Tuesday night against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
The Wine & Gold will open their 47th NBA regular season at the friendly confines of The Q, a place where they went 33-8 during 2015-16 regular season and have posted a 53-9 record in front of the devoted Cleveland fans since January 19, 2015.
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The Cavs come into Tuesday's game with 102 consecutive sellouts at The Q (82 regular season games and 20 playoff games, dating back to 10/30/14).
Cleveland hopes to continue their recent success against New York having won six straight contests thanks to some big individual performances.
In 44 career regular season games versus the Knicks, LeBron James is averaging 27.4 points on .492 shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.8 blocks in 39.0 minutes per game.
Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.4 points in 13 career games versus New York, which is his highest scoring average against any Eastern Conference team.
Kevin Love averaged a double-double against the Knicks last season (17.3 ppg, 12.0 rpg), which includes a pair of 20-10 outings in the final two contests. Love has 11 double-doubles in his last 13 meetings against New York. Love's frontcourt mate, Tristan Thompson posted two double-doubles and averaged 7.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in the four games against the Knicks in 2015-16.
New York made several roster changes this offseason, acquiring former MVP Derrick Rose, former Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah as well as veteran guards Courtney Lee and Brandon Jennings. They also hired a new head coach with Jeff Hornacek taking over at the helm.
The Knicks still have nine-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony and one of the most promising sophomores in the league in Kristaps Porzingis.
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Probable Starters/Status Update*
#2 - Kyrie Irving
#5 - J.R. Smith
#23 - LeBron James
#0 - Kevin Love
#13 - Tristan Thompson
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G
F
F
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#25 Derrick Rose
#5 - Courtney Lee
#7 - Carmelo Anthony
#6 - Kristaps Porzingis
#13 - Joakim Noah
Status Update: (Cavs) - Kay Felder, (Concussion, Out)
Status Update: (Knicks) - None to Report
*Subject to change.
Head-to-Head Matchup
Against the Knicks at The Q, the Cavs have won 25 of their last 33 home games.
During their six straight wins over New York, the Cavs’ defense has limited them to less than 90 points in five of those contests. They have outscored New York by an average of 9.6 points (95.8-86.2), holding them to just .393 shooting from field in the six recent games.
This is the first of four meetings this season between the Cavs and Knicks (October 25, December 7, February 4, February 23).
#WonForAll Opening Night Fan Guide
The 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers will tip off the 2016-17 season presented by Discount Drug Mart with an unprecedented Opening Night Championship Celebration presented by Kenda Tires on Tuesday, October 25th vs. the New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m.
In a special pregame ceremony, the Cavs will raise the NBA Championship banner to the rafters of The Q and commemorate the team’s historic achievement with the presentation of the 2016 Championship rings. MORE DETAILS
On Deck
After Tuesday's opener, Cleveland will travel north of the border on Friday night in a Conference Finals rematch with the Toronto Raptors. Then, it's right back to The Q on Saturday for a matchup against the Orlando Magic at 7:30 p.m. ET. GET TICKETS | VIEW FULL SCHEDULE