The NBA's 2022-23 season schedule has been announced, with the Knicks kicking off on national television and featured in the Christmas event.
As usual. The Knicks, who finished 11th in his conference after a 37-45 record, said on ESPN that he was scheduled to start the season on October 19 in Memphis.
Nicks has been featured on national television (ABC, ESPN, TNT) 13 times. This is the same as their crosstown rivals, the Nets.
Here are a few more takeaways from the schedule:
Tampering Issues
The Knicks' overly brazen pursuit of point guard Jalen Brunson led to him being pried out of the Mavericks with a four-year, $104 million free agency deal. , was investigated for tampering by the League Office.
A highlight of the schedule is Branson's return to Dallas on December 27th.
Speaking of bold pursuits...
The Knicks, a first-round draft pick, have long wanted Utah's high-scoring guard Donovan Mitchell. And it's no secret that his 25-year-old All-Star, who was born in Westchester County and played his AAU ball in the city, wants to go home.
In fact, not much is kept of the secret, so the Jazz announced that on November 15th he will be on TNT where he will only have a national television match all season. And against the Knicks. Oh, Jazz is two days after the deal deadline, he's coming to the Garden on February 11th.
Inter-municipal battles
To be fair, there are enough basketball fans in New York just as there are enough football fans and baseball fans. increase. But bragging rights have meaning, and clashes with the Nets are more fun when the game is competitive.
The Knicks have not beaten Brooklyn since 2020, and the last His seven-game losing streak has been in all but one of his digits.
Their first meeting will be at ESPN's Barclays Center on November 9th. But it will be his Jan. 28 return to Brooklyn that will be part of Rivals Week, and will be his only ABC appearance scheduled for either team. The day's nationally televised tripleheader also included the Lakers visiting the Celtics, with the Nuggets' MVP Nikola Jokic taking on his 76ers reigning scoring champion Joel Embiid. .
Holiday Traditions
Presents, Eggnog, Knicks tv set.
As usual, Knicks will be included in his all-day Christmas slate hosting Philadelphia at Noon on his ESPN. It will be the 55th time in franchise history that they will play on Christmas Day, and his 10th against rivals the 76ers.
MLK Day Matinee
For the 24th consecutive year, the Knicks will play Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They will host the Raptors in the Garden at 3 p.m..
Travel
League average in consecutive games has dropped to 13.3, a full six-game drop from 2014-15. Did. The Knicks have his 12-game streak (four games without a move), and the longest trip he's had in his seven days from Nov. 15 to 21, where he has five games.
