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Orlando Magic at New York Knicks

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6-6, 3-3 Away
Final
124 - 107

7-4, 7-1 Home

Magic snap Knicks' five-game win streak, hand them their first home loss with a 124-107 victory

Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks: Game Highlights

Anthony Black scored 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting for the Magic, who won for the fifth time in their past seven games. They overcame the loss of leading scorer Paolo Banchero, who strained his left groin on his 23rd birthday and missed the second half.

Jalen Brunson scored 31 points but turned his right ankle on a drive to the basket with under two minutes remaining. Coach Mike Brown had no further update after the game.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 points and 12 rebounds for his NBA-leading 10th double-double for the Knicks, who were 7-0 at Madison Square Garden and had won five straight overall.

The Knicks averaged 130.2 points over their five-game winning streak. But they scored just 42 first-half points, shooting 35% from the field and making just 1 of 10 3-pointers in the second quarter.

Orlando (6-6) entered play ranked 14th in the NBA in defense yet resembled the team that finished in the top five in points allowed each of the past two seasons. The Magic held New York, which ranked sixth in the NBA in scoring with 121.8 points per game, to just 30.6% from 3-point range.

The Knicks trailed by 21 in the third quarter before cutting the Magic lead to 100-91 on Brunson’s jumper with 6:04 left. But keyed by Jalen Suggs’ crowd-silencing 3-pointer on its subsequent possession, Orlando responded with a 10-4 spurt and didn’t look back.

Brunson scored 16 in the first half, but the rest of the Knicks combined for just 26 points. Led by Wagner, who had 17 points in the first half, the Magic outscored the Knicks 32-19 in the second quarter and led by 20 at halftime.

Up next Magic: Host Brooklyn on Friday

Knicks: Host Miami on Friday

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 124 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 124 - 107
4th 4.0 Noah Penda defensive rebound 124 - 107
4th 8.6 Pacome Dadiet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 124 - 107
4th 15.1 Jett Howard makes driving layup 124 - 107

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY
42-86 FG 39-88
49 Field Goal % 44
12-33 3PT 11-36
36 Three Point % 31
28-33 FT 18-23
85 Free Throw % 78
49 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
37 Defensive Rebounds 27
29 Assists 20
10 Steals 10
4 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
20 Fast Break Points 19
50 Points in Paint 48
23 Fouls 25
21 Largest Lead 2
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Drew Eubanks, F Day-To-Day Sep 15
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noah Penda, F Day-To-Day Oct 2
Anthony Black, G Day-To-Day Oct 2
Izaiyah Nelson, F Out Sep 28
Jonathan Isaac, F Day-To-Day Sep 28

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 0 0 .000 - -
Miami 0 0 .000 - -
Orlando 0 0 .000 - -
Washington 0 0 .000 - -
Charlotte 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 0 - 0 0
Brooklyn - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Philadelphia - 0 - 0 0
Toronto - 0 - 0 0
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