- Derek Fisher will start: Shane Larkin, Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony, Jason Smith, and Samuel Dalembert.
- Fisher says they are holding out Jose Calderon (calf) as a precautionary measure and after Thursday’s practice, Calderon indicated he’d be ready to go for the season opener next Wednesday night.
- Fisher expects Quincy Acy to play tonight and minutes will be dictated by how he feels at the morning shootaround and during the game. Acy was dealing with a sore right wrist.
- Andrea Bargnani will not play tonight as he continues to suffer from a hamstring injury.
- The Knicks waived Didier Mbenga and forward Orlando Sanchez. Both players did not travel with the team to Montreal.
- On Thursday night, New York inked center Jordan Vandenberg.