The Knicks were killed three times by the Magic, swallowing four straight losses Brunson scored 33 points, 20 points in a single quarter
On February 15, Beijing time, the Knicks will visit Orlando, which is also the second home game for the Knicks in two consecutive seasons. Brunson scored 20 points in the first quarter to stretch the score to nine, but in the second quarter, Kylo opened the score with a 38-19 offensive run. In the second half, the Knicks kept putting pressure on their opponents and stretched the margin to 20 points in the third quarter, but the Knicks still lost four games 118-100. In the first quarter, Brunson scored 33 points, six rebounds, and five three-pointers, 20 of which were open and the other four were two. Ben Carlo had 36 points, six 3-pointers, seven rebounds and five assists, and Wagner had 21 points, six assists and four double-digits.
The Knicks lost to Orlando in their first two games of the season. In the first game, the Knicks lost to Orlando 108-117, Randle scored 38+12+6 in the whole game, and Orlando scored 3 points with 20+6. In the second game, the Knicks lost to Orlando 98-94, Brunson was sidelined, and Ben Carlo scored 20 points.
The Magic have Fultz, Harris, Suggs, the Knicks have 7 main rotations, Randle, Bojan, Anunoby, DiVincenzo, Washington. Brunson exploded in the first quarter, scoring 20 points on 7-of-11 3-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws in 12 minutes, and also contributed two assists, both of which were plus/minus 9, and the Knicks led by nine points at 36-27 at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter of the first quarter, Burks hit a three-pointer to give the Knicks a 39-27 lead, but Brunson scored just two points in the second quarter, shooting 1-of-3. The Magic launched a fierce counterattack, and the Knicks trailed by 19 points at 19-38 in the first quarter, while the Knicks led the Magic by 10 points at halftime, 55-65. Brunson scored 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting; Banky Rowe scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting and four three-pointers, making him the only double-digit player on the court, while Wagner scored 11 points alone.
After the second half, Brunson and Ben Carlo continued to launch offenses, and in the third quarter, the offensive efficiency of both teams was average, but the Magic continued to put pressure on the opponent inside and outside, allowing the Knicks to maintain a double-digit lead. After the first quarter, the Knicks trailed the Magic 77-89 and the Knicks trailed by just two points at 22-24. In the first three quarters, the Knicks scored in double figures: Brunson 31 points, five assists, five 3-pointers; Achiuwa 18, 12, Burks, 11. Both of Orlando's men scored in double figures, including Rowe with five 3-pointers, 29 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and Wagner with 15 points.
The Knicks were pressed by the Magic in two key moments, both offensive and defensive, and they went on a 22-11 run in the opening seven minutes, with the Knicks trailing by 23 points at 111-88 and had to call a timeout. The Knicks couldn't recover the deficit, and in the end, the Knicks won Orlando.