The Brief The Philadelphia 76ers will play the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Opening Night. The Sixers will play LeBron James' former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, two days later in South Philadelphia. The Sixers will head out west of the holidays and play another one of LeBron's former teams, the LA Lakers, on Christmas Day. What we know:The Sixers on Tuesday announced an Opening Night match-up against the defending NBA Champion New York Knicks on Oct. 20th. With All-Star Center Joel Embiid anchoring the team, Philadelphia hopes young stars Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe will take another step forward amid the overwhelming veteran tutelage.