New York Knicks eye first win and to not have Kyrie Irving score 50 points

The New York Knicks will play their second consecutive road game but in one of the Five Boroughs. A look at how to watch their matchup with the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Oct. 25.

Wednesday’s season opener against the San Antonio Spurs featured a few chances for the New York Knicks to take control and win, but a late collapse caused their downfall, leading to a 120-111 loss. Dejounte Murray and LaMarcus Aldridge were among the Spurs’ leaders in the winning effort.

The Knicks have a chance to change their fortunes on Friday when they face the Brooklyn Nets. It is the first of four anticipated matchups this season, as the crosstown team swiped the players New York once had an opportunity to lure in free agency: Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.

In Irving’s first official Nets game, he dropped 50 points on the Minnesota Timberwolves in an overtime effort. Replicating that figure is difficult, but a point guard like Elfrid Payton has a task ahead to cover one of the NBA’s most dynamic backcourt players.

With Payton, he lost the starting point guard battle in the preseason, after a trio of poor performances. He played off the bench in the season opener. However, a five-steal effort and teasing a double-double in points and assists made him the most productive ball distributor of the trio that included Dennis Smith Jr. and Frank Ntilikina.