Derrick Rose: Knicks have 'much room to improve' after rout by Cavs

Here's how Derrick Rose summed up his first night as a New York Knick: "Thank God this is the first game." Rose and the Knicks fell to the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers?117-88 on Tuesday in their season opener. It was an ugly debut for the new-look Knicks, but head coach Jeff Hornacek saw some positive moments for Rose. "He had that good explosion," Hornacek said of Rose, who scored 17 points (7-for-17 shooting) in 29 minutes.