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Tonight on ESPN: Knicks host Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden opening 10-game Wednesday slate

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers ·Wed, Nov 11 · 19:00·Madison Square Garden, New York

TONIGHT (Wed 11 Nov, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN): Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks at MSG. Nightcap: Golden State at Houston (9:30 p.m. ET); Boston visits Toronto.

TONIGHT: Cavaliers at Knicks (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN), followed by Warriors at Rockets (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Eastern Conference intensity carries straight into Wednesday night, 11 November, as the New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden at 7:00 p.m. ET in the opener of ESPN's national doubleheader. New York enters the back-to-back brimming with momentum after crushing the Milwaukee Bucks 117-85 on Tuesday night. The 9:30 p.m. ET ESPN nightcap sends the Golden State Warriors to Houston to face the Rockets, while newly minted East leader Boston (9-2) travels to Toronto after blowing out Philadelphia 123-101 and Oklahoma City meets Portland in an immediate rematch of Tuesday's 123-103 Trail Blazers upset.

The stakes

Headline national test for New York on back-to-back nights, alongside Warriors-Rockets on ESPN and Boston opening its stay atop the Eastern Conference.

The rivalry angle

Garden primetime test on the front end of a loaded 10-game NBA Wednesday card.

Players who could decide it

New York Knicks New York Knicks

Home at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night after beating Milwaukee 117-85.

Boston Celtics Boston Celtics

Visit Toronto as East No. 1 (9-2) one night after beating Philadelphia 123-101.

Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors

Headliner in ESPN's 9:30 p.m. ET nightcap at the Houston Rockets.

Did you know?

  • !New York tips off ESPN's Wednesday doubleheader at 7:00 p.m. ET before Warriors at Rockets at 9:30 p.m. ET.
  • !Ten NBA games fill Wednesday's card, including Boston at Toronto and Oklahoma City's rematch in Portland.
  • !The Knicks routed the Milwaukee Bucks 117-85 on Tuesday before returning to Madison Square Garden.

Head to head

Wednesday 11 November 2026. Madison Square Garden, New York. Tipoff 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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