The Knicks Will Finish Top 5 in the East in 2023

I  now have 82 reasons to to watch the New York Knicks October thru April. 

Moments ago, the NBA released the complete game and national TV schedule for the season.

Opening night for the league is Tuesday, October 18 with the New York Knicks starting their season on Wednesday, October 19th at the Memphis Grizzlies on ESPN.

The Knicks will also face the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden on ESPN on December 25th to kick-off the NBA’s Christmas Day games.

The Knicks have 13 nationally televised games (ABC, ESPN, TNT) and will also play on New Year’s Eve and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Any Knicks game at the Garden is a fun time but, it’s an amazing experience to watch a game when a superstar is in town.

Games To See At MSG This Season 

• Wednesday, November 2nd vs Hawks (Trae Young)
• Saturday, November 5th vs Celtics (Jason Tatum)
• Sunday, November 27th vs Grizzlies (Ja Morant)
• Wednesday, November 30th vs Bucks (Giannis)
• Saturday, December 3rd vs Mavs (Luka Doncic)
• Tuesday, December 20th vs Warriors (Steph, Klay, Dray)

(This could be YOU. I was in the building when Steph Curry set the NBA 3-point record on December 14, 2021. POV from section 114.)

Games To See At MSG This Season 

• Friday, December 23rd vs Bulls (Demar DeRozan, Zach Lavine)
• Sunday, December 25th vs 76ers (Joel Embiid, James Harden)
• Monday, January 2nd vs Suns (Devin Booker, Chris Paul)
• Tuesday, January 31st vs Lakers (LeBron, Anthony Davis, Russel Westbrook)
• Thursday, February 2nd vs Heat (Jimmy Butler)
• Saturday, February 4th vs Clippers (Kawhi Leonard, Paul George)
• Monday, February 13th vs Nets (KD, Kyrie, Ben Simmons)
• Saturday, March 18th vs Nuggets (Nikola Jokic)

The Knicks Top 5 in East 

Looking at the schedule and with the addition of Jalen Brunson this summer, I like our chances of being able to compete in the Eastern Conference this season.

Brunson should be a solid floor general all season. I like his ability to find the open man, his ability to break down his defender when given space and his ability to attack the rim opening up our offensive options.

The Knicks are bringing back a majority of their roster from last season which should help the teams chemistry. Brunson and free agent back-up center signee Isaiah Hartenstein will play alongside R.J. Barrett, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley, Derick Rose, Evan, Fournier, Cam Reddish, Quentin Grimes, Jericho Sims, Miles McBride, Feron Hunt and rookie Trevor Keels.

Just a few fellas in Vegas. pic.twitter.com/y76gNw2BNo

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) July 9, 2022

I always judge how good we are as a team over a combined monthly sample of games.

My projections for this season are: a 12-10 record in October/November, a 21-9 record in December/January and a 17-13 record in February/March/April.

Based on this season’s schedule, our current roster and my belief in the blue and orange…the New York Knicks will finish with a 50-32 record during the 2022-2023 season.

Go New York, Go New York, Go!

Below is the full New York Knicks 2022-2023 schedule.

(4) Preseason games:

• Tuesday, October 4th at 730pm vs the Detroit Pistons
• Friday, October 7th at 730pm vs the Indiana Pacers
• Wednesday, October 12th at 700pm at the Indiana Pacers
• Friday, October 14th at 730pm vs the Washington Wizards

(82) Regular Season: *Bold = Home Game

• Wednesday, October 19th at 730 at the Memphis Grizzlies (ESPN)
• Friday, October 21st at 730pm vs the Detroit Pistons (MSG, home opener)
• Monday, October 24th at 730pm vs the Orlando Magic (MSG)
• Wednesday, October 26th at 730pm vs the Charlotte Hornets (MSG)
• Friday, October 28th at 8pm at the Milwaukee Bucks (MSG)
• Sunday, October 30th at 6pm at the Cleveland Cavs (MSG)

• Wednesday, November 2nd at 730pm vs the Atlanta Hawks (MSG)
• Friday, November 4th at 7pm at the Philadelphia 76ers (MSG)
• Saturday, November 5th at 730pm vs the Boston Celtics (MSG)
• Monday, November 7th at 915pm vs the Minnesota Timberwolves (MSG)
• Wednesday, November 9th at 730pm at the Brooklyn Nets (ESPN)
• Friday, November 11th at at 730pm vs the Detroit Pistons (MSG)
• Sunday, November 13th at 12pm vs the OKC Thunder (MSG) 
• Tuesday, November 15th at 10pm at the Utah Jazz (TNT)
• Wednesday, November 16th at 10pm at the Denver Nuggets (MSG)
• Friday, November 18th at 10pm at the Golden State Warriors (ESPN)
• Sunday, November 20th at 330pm at the Phoenix Suns (MSG)
• Monday, November 21st at 8pm at the OKC Thunder (MSG)
• Friday, November 25th at 730pm vs the Portland Trailblazers (MSG)
• Sunday, November 27th at 6pm vs the Memphis Grizzlies (MSG)
• Tuesday, November 29th at 7pm at the Detroit Pistons (MSG)
• Wednesday, November 30th at 730pm vs the Milwaukee Bucks (MSG)

• Saturday, December 3rd at 12pm vs the Dallas Mavericks (MSG)
• Sunday, December 4th at 6pm vs  the Cleveland Cavs (MSG)
• Wednesday, December 7th at 730pm vs the Atlanta Hawks (ESPN)
• Friday, December 9th at 7pm at the Charlotte Hornets (MSG)
• Sunday, December 11th at 6pm vs the Sacramento Kings (MSG) 
• Wednesday, December 14th at 730pm at the Chicago Bulls (ESPN)
• Friday, December 16th at 8pm at 8pm at the Chicago Bulls (MSG)
• Sunday, December 18th at 5pm at the Indiana Pacers (MSG)
• Tuesday, December 20th at 730pm vs the Golden State Warriors (TNT)
• Wednesday, December 21st at 730pm vs the Toronto Raptors (MSG)
• Friday, December 23rd at 730pm vs the Chicago Bulls (MSG)
• Sunday, December 25th at 12pm vs the Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN)
• Tuesday, December 27th at 830pm at the Dallas Mavericks (MSG)
• Thursday, December 29th at 8pm at the San Antonio Spurs (MSG)
• Saturday, December 31st at 7pm at the Houston Rockets (MSG)

• Monday, January 2nd at 3pm vs the Phoenix Suns (MSG) 
• Wednesday, January 4th at 730pm vs the San Antonio Spurs (MSG)
• Friday, January 6th at 730pm at the Toronto Raptors (MSG)
• Monday, January 9th at 730pm vs the Milwaukee Bucks (MSG)
• Wednesday, January 11th at 730pm vs the Indiana Pacers (MSG)
• Friday, January 13th at 7pm at the Washington Wizards (MSG)
• Sunday, January 15th at 1pm at the Detroit Pistons (MSG)
• Monday, January 16th at 3pm vs the Toronto Raptors (MSG)
• Wednesday, January 18th at 730pm vs the Washington Wizards (MSG)
• Friday, January 20th at 730pm at the Atlanta Hawks (MSG)
• Sunday, January 22nd at 6pm at the Toronto Raptors (MSG)
• Tuesday, January 24th at 730 vs the Cleveland Cavs (MSG) 
• Thursday, January 26th at 730pm at the Boston Celtics (MSG)
• Saturday, January 28th at 530pm at the Brooklyn Nets (ABC)
• Tuesday, January 31st at 730pm vs the LA Lakers (TNT) 

• Thursday, February 2nd at 730 vs the Miami Heat (MSG)
• Saturday, February 4th at 7pm vs the LA Clippers (MSG)
• Sunday, February 5th at 6pm vs the Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN) 
• Tuesday, February 7th at 7pm at the Orlando Magic (MSG)
• Friday, February 10th at 7pm at the Philadelphia 76ers (MSG)
• Saturday, February 11th at 730pm vs the Utah Jazz (MSG) 
• Monday, February 13th at 730pm vs the Brooklyn Nets (MSG)
• Wednesday, February 15th at 730pm at the Atlanta Hawks (MSG)
• Friday, February 24th at 7pm at the Washington Wizards (MSG)
• Saturday, February 25th at 730pm vs the New Orleans Pelicans (MSG)
• Monday, February 27th at 730pm vs the Boston Celtics (MSG)

• Wednesday, March 1st at 730pm vs the Brooklyn Nets (MSG)
• Friday, March 3rd at 8pm at the Miami Heat (MSG)
• Sunday, March 5th at 730pm at the Boston Celtics (ESPN)
• Tuesday, March 7th at 730 vs the Charlotte Hornets (MSG)
• Thursday, March 9th at 10pm at the Sacramento Kings (MSG)
• Saturday, March 11th at 4pm at the LA Clippers (MSG)
• Sunday, March 12th at 9pm at the LA Lakers (ESPN)
• Tuesday, March 14th at 10pm at the Portland Trailblazers (MSG)
• Saturday, March 18th at 1pm vs the Denver Nuggets (MSG)
• Monday, March 20th at 730pm vs the Minnesota Timberwolves (MSG)
• Wednesday, March 22nd at 730 at the Miami Heat (MSG)
• Thursday, March 23rd at 7pm at the Orlando Magic (MSG)
• Monday, March 27th at 730pm vs the Houston Rockets (MSG)
• Wednesday, March 29th at 730pm vs the Miami Heat (MSG)
• Friday, March 31st at 730pm at the Cleveland Cavs (MSG)

• Sunday, April 2nd at 6pm vs the Washington Wizards (MSG)
• Wednesday, April 5th at 7pm at the Indiana Pacers (MSG)
• Friday, April 7th at 8pm at the New Orleans Pelicans (MSG)
• Sunday, April 9th at 1pm vs the Indiana Pacers (MSG)