Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said he was "hurting" in Wednesday night's season-opening win over the Cavs, in which he had 19 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with a Grade 2 quad strain.

Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 31 points for the Cavaliers, who led the Eastern Conference with a 64-18 record last season before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the second round.

The Cavaliers aren't an opponent against whom you want to be without your two best bigs.