It was fitting that it was OG Anunoby’s reverse dunk that put the icing on the cake.

On opening night, the Knicks’ quietest player made the loudest impact.

That dunk — with 34.7 seconds left — gave the Knicks a 10-point lead that all but sealed their 119-111 win over the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden. Anunoby scored the Knicks’ last four points.

Those four points meant he surpassed Jalen Brunson on the night, finishing with a team-high 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field and 4-for-9 shooting from 3-point range.

But his impact went far beyond his offensive output.

Before the season, he declared his long-standing intentions to win Defensive Player of the Year and be named to the All-Defensive First Team.

He has felt overlooked with both in the past. He began the season

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