Two weeks ago, the New York Knicks looked like the much better team beating the Cleveland Cavaliers twice — an epic come-from-behind win and a 36-point ass whooping —- with rookie Immanuel Quickley starring at the backcourt.
But so much has changed since the preseason.
The Knicks lost Quickley and a lot more to the injury bug while the Cavaliers are enjoying their finest start at 3-0 since LeBron James left them.
Despite riding high on a morale-boosting 20-point rout of the Milwaukee Bucks, the Knicks will have to make do with a thin backcourt against the Cavaliers which boasts of the dynamic pair of Collin Sexton and Darius Garland.