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Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks are ticketed to play at The World’s Most Famous Arena with a Monday evening date with the New York Knicks. The game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET with TV coverage on NBC and streaming on-demand.
How to watch Knicks vs. Mavericks on TV and stream without cable:
When: Monday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. ET
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
TV channel: NBC and Peacock
Streaming on:DirecTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | Peacock ($10.99+/mo.)
Knicks vs. Mavericks: The matchup
The Knicks are solid betting favorites (-10.5) in this one as they look to build one one the NBA’s best home records (16-5). For the season, New York is 25-17 and looking to find its footing again after a 1-3 road trip, a 2-8 mark in its previous 10 games, and most recently a loss to Phoenix (106-99) in its return to Madison Square Garden. The Knicks played that loss to the Suns without injured starters Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, who both sat out with ankle issues.
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The Mavericks continue to hold steady with star forward Anthony Davis being limited to just 20 games this season to injury. The No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Flagg leads the group with his 18.8 points per game and averages 6.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Dallas is 3-1 over its past four games and 5-3 over its past eight, most recently toppling the Utah Jazz in back-to-back high-scoring affairs, 144-122 on Thursday and 138-120 on Saturday.
Knicks vs. Mavericks: Know your live streams
DirecTV (free trial): DirecTV offers a 5-day free trial and $49.99 first month ($89.99 after) with a current offer for $40 off the first full month. DirecTV’s Entertainment package ($49.99) carries ESPN Unlimited and NFL Red Zone on its channel lineup.
SlingTV (low intro rate): Full month of streaming runs as low as $45.99 with day passes available for 24 hours ($4.99), three-day ($9.99) and seven-day access ($14.99). The service’s most noteworthy omission is CBS, which carries college basketball and football, NBA and NFL games.
Peacock ($10.99+/mo.) - Peacock’s library of live sports is growing and features exclusive NFL and college football games, all in addition to NBC Universal movies, television series, and more.