If the NBA schedule is any indication, it seems like the league is bullish on the New York Knicks.
The new-look Knicks will play on Christmas Day this season -- the league’s annual, nationally televised showcase -- after being left off of the Christmas Day schedule last year. The league looks for competitive, compelling matchups on Christmas Day; they’ve assumed that the Knicks playing the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden will be just that.
New York also will be under the national spotlight on Opening Night, when they face the defending-champion Cavaliers in Cleveland.