I'm looking at Jaylen Brown, and I'm saying I would give it to him. The MVP doesn't always go to the best player. If that's the case, Michael Jordan would have won it about 10 times, okay? The fact of the matter is sometimes it goes to the most valuable individual [during] that particular season - taking all things into consideration in terms of what you bring it to the table, what you have to work with, and what you're working against.
Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, James Harden added 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 109-94 victory over the Knicks on Tuesday night. Jalen Brunson had 20 points and Mikal Bridges scored 18 for the Knicks. Mitchell Robinson pulled down 15 rebounds, one off a season high.
Through 23 games, the buzzer's been sounded, and we're past the first quarter of the New York Knicks' 82-game season. Following their 106-100 win on Sunday against the Orlando Magic, the Knicks sit comfortably at 16-7, second in the Eastern Conference, just 2.5 games behind the Detroit Pistons, their 2025 first-round playoff matchup. Under new head coach Mike Brown, New York has had its best start to a season since the 2012-13 season.
