For Mike Brown, opening night could not have followed the script any better. The usual full house at the Garden brimming with optimism, including his mother and sister, who’d flown in from Texas to witness his debut. And every part of his plans and promises from the news conferences and preseason workouts was on display and clicking without fail .

And maybe most important, it resulted in a win and a celebration, a 119-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers , a team that won 64 games last season, beat the Knicks in all four meetings and are the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference this season.

Next up on Friday night at the Garden are the Boston Celtics, who also beat the Knicks in all four regular-season meetings last season before the Knicks knocked them out of the

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