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The New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day Thursday at 12 p.m. ET. The Knicks currently sit as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Cavaliers are the seventh seed.
Cavaliers vs. Knicks will air on ABC and ESPN, and streams live onDIRECTV (free trial).
What: NBA regular season
Who: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks
When: Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Time: 12 p.m. ET
TV: ABC, ESPN
Live stream: DIRECTV (free trial), fuboTV (free trial), Sling
Here’s a recent NBA story via the Associated Press:
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points and the New York Knicks overcame Karl-Anthony Towns’ quiet night to beat the Miami Heat 132-125 on NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points and the New York Knicks overcame Karl-Anthony Towns’ quiet night to beat the Miami Heat 132-125 on Sunday.
While Towns had just two points and six rebounds in 29 minutes, Mikal Bridges scored 24 points on 6-of7 3-point shooting, Josh Hart added 13 points and 10 rebounds and OG Anunoby scored all 18 of his points all in the second half. The Knicks improved to 20-8 overall and 14-2 at home.
Kel’el Ware had 28 points and 19 rebounds for Miami. The Heat have lost seven of eight to fall to 15-14.
With Towns held scoreless over the first 25:02, and posting his fewest points since joining the Knicks, Brunson, Bridges and Anunoby picked up the slack, especially in the second half.
Ware made his fifth 3-pointer, then Jaime Jaquez Jr. hit a pair of free throws that cut New York’s lead to 120-118 with 3:12 left. But the Knicks answered with an 8-0 run, keyed by Bridges’ 3-pointer and three free throws from Brunson after a flagrant foul.
Brunson and Bridges combined for 45 of New York’s 66 first-half points, with Bridges scoring 18 points. The duo made 9 of 13 first-half 3-pointers, including Brunson’s 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in the second quarter that put New York up by four at halftime.
Up next
Heat: Host Toronto on Tuesday night
Knicks: At Minnesota on Tuesday night.
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