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  1. NBAJalen Brunson scores 23 as the Knicks beat the Bucks 117-85 for their fourth straight win.
  2. NBACavaliers visit the Knicks tonight at 7 PM ET, after losing 112-124 at Charlotte on Monday.
  3. NBAHornets beat the Cavaliers 124-112 on Monday, leading by as many as 33 points.
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New York Knicks header: the New York skyline behind an arena, arena lit for a home game. Today: Cavaliers at Knicks, 7:00 PM ET.

Game day · Wed, Nov 11

7:00 PM ET

vs Cavaliers

Madison Square Garden, New York · ESPN

Record6–4

3rd in the Atlantic · 2.5 GB

Last W 117–85 vs Bucks · Tue, Nov 10

No. 1 in the 30-second version

Jalen Brunson scores 23 as the Knicks beat the Bucks 117-85 for their fourth straight win.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 16 rebounds, his 10th straight double-double to start the season, one short of the franchise record set by Willis Reed in 1970. The Knicks held Milwaukee to 38 percent shooting, and the Bucks fell to 1-10. An SB Nation fan recap called it Milwaukee's worst start in 33 years.

Sources: NY Post Sports · Brew Hoop · Posting and Toasting

No. 3 in the 30-second version

Hornets beat the Cavaliers 124-112 on Monday, leading by as many as 33 points.

Grayson Allen scored 27 and Naz Reid had 25 points and 13 rebounds, according to the fan site Fear The Sword. Donovan Mitchell and James Harden had 11 points each for Cleveland, which falls a game under .500 before facing the defending champion Knicks on national television.

Source: Fear The Sword

No. 2 in the 30-second version

Cavaliers visit the Knicks tonight at 7 PM ET, after losing 112-124 at Charlotte on Monday.

The Knicks are 6-4 and the Cavaliers 5-6, and Cleveland has lost four of its last five, including a 109-97 loss to New York in the only meeting so far this season. Jalen Brunson leads New York at 26.2 points per game, while Donovan Mitchell averages 22.8 for Cleveland. Josh Hart is out for the Knicks with an illness, and Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson are out for the Cavaliers with elbow and ankle injuries.

Source: ESPN

Atlantic standings

TeamWLGB
Celtics92-
76ers930.5
Knicks642.5
Raptors553.5
Nets286.5

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Paul George scores 36 as Celtics beat the 76ers 123-101, while Jayson Tatum outplays Jaylen Brown.

Tatum scored 21 points and Brown finished with 13 after picking up early foul trouble in his first game against Boston since the summer trade. Brown snubbed Tatum's pregame attempt to dap him up, and the two kept their distance during warmups. George, traded to Boston in the deal for Brown, hit six 3-pointers and Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 24 points.

Sources: CBS Sports · Yahoo Sports · NBC Sports · NBC Sports Philadelphia

Jimmy Butler dressed as a coach and held up a clipboard during the Warriors' 51-point win, drawing teammates' reactions.

Butler, rehabbing the ACL he tore in January, wore a pullover and joggers like the Warriors coaching staff and wrote PASS TO STEPH on his clipboard for De'Anthony Melton to see. Stephen Curry scored 25 points in 20-plus minutes, and Yaxel Lendeborg added 23, according to ESPN. Melton told NBC Sports Bay Area that Butler should go home or do something else next time.

Sources: ESPN · NY Post Sports

Heat beat the Jazz 115-109, Utah's ninth straight loss, as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30.

Fan blogs SB Nation and SLC Dunk say Utah is 1-10, tied for last in the NBA, and is missing several starters including Jackson Jr., Markkanen, Nurkic and Keyonte George. Utah cut a 23-point Miami lead to five in the fourth quarter but could not complete the comeback. Darryn Peterson has scored 20-plus points in three straight games for the Jazz.

Sources: SLC Dunk · Hot Hot Hoops

Cooper Flagg scores 43 points as the Mavericks beat the Pacers 125-122 in a wild finish.

Flagg scored 30 of his points after halftime, and Kyrie Irving helped the two combine for 78 points, according to Mavs Moneyball. The win was Dallas's third straight and moved the Mavericks to 7-4. CBS Sports reports Flagg is the first teenager in NBA history to record five 40-point games.

Sources: CBS Sports · Mavs Moneyball

Warriors reserve Brandon Williams has a mild hamstring strain and will miss at least a week, per ESPN.

The Warriors will be without reserve guard Brandon Williams for at least a week after he strained his left hamstring during Monday night's win, sources told ESPN.

Source: ESPN

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