Game ID: 22400496
Orlando Magic @ New York Knicks
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 28 23 17 26 94ORL 24 29 22 28 103
NYK vs ORL ScoutingNYK vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 16 min since (144% of 11)
NEW Hart 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 1/01, returns tonight: 20 min (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Sims missed 2 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
ORL availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 28 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 8 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Harris back 12/27 after 13, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 12/27 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 29 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 29 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 9 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Harris back 12/27 after 13, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 12/27 after 2, 10 min since (75% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 30 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 10 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Black missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Harris back 12/27 after 13, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 12/27 after 2, 16 min since (118% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 31 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 11 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Black missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Harris back 12/27 after 13, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 12/27 after 2, 18 min since (135% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 20 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 32 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 12 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Black missed 4 since 12/29, returns tonight: 26 min (110% of 24)
OUT Harris missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Houstan back 12/27 after 2, 19 min since (145% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 29 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/09 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 33 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 13 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NEW da Silva 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 34 since 11/01, returns tonight: 26 min (76% of 35)
OUT Wagner missed 14 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 18 min since (76% of 24)
NEW da Silva 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wagner missed 15 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 26 min since (76% of 35)
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 19 min since (79% of 24)
NEW da Silva 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Wagner missed 16 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 1/10 after 34, 27 min since (77% of 35)
BACK Black back 1/06 after 4, 24 min since (99% of 24)
NEW Anthony 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 31 a game. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 103, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Suggs at 16 and Bitadze at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (32 straight), Wagner (12 straight), Black (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to New York's 119 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-5. Call it New York 114, Orlando 106.
12/30 @ WAS 126-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-106. NYK shot 46% (45 of 98) to WAS's 42%, 15 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 7 times to WAS's 13. Towns led with 32 (13 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hart added 23, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-18: a lead of 9 became 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/01 vs UTA 119-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-103. NYK shot 55% (47 of 85) to UTA's 41%, 9 of 23 from three, and went to the line 23 times to UTA's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Towns led with 31 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/03 @ OKC 107-117 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-117. NYK shot 48% (43 of 90) to OKC's 51%, 9 of 32 from three. Bridges led with 24 (10 of 19, 4 of 11 from three); Brunson added 22, Anunoby 20. Q2 was theirs, 36-21, turning a 3-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. They led by as many as 14. Hart's -12 in 44 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ CHI 126-139 — NYK notes
NYK lost 126-139. NYK shot 49% (48 of 97) to CHI's 54%, 8 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHI's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 17. Towns led with 44 (17 of 29, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Brunson added 33, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 39-34, but the other 3 periods went 105-87 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bridges's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs ORL 94-103 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-103. NYK shot 44% (36 of 81) to ORL's 50%, 4 of 22 from three. Bridges led with 24 (10 of 20, 1 of 7 from three); Brunson added 24, Hart 15. Q1 was theirs, 28-24, but the other 3 periods went 79-66 against them. Achiuwa's -14 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McBride (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 14 a game. Without Lawson (3 straight), Battle (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11 and the defense, New York allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 122. Call it New York 119, Toronto 108, New York by 11.
1/10 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 23 a game. Without McBride (5 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Holmgren (26 straight), Caruso (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to New York's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 112, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
1/12 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 28 and Brunson at 24 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wright (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to New York's 25 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 113, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/13 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Beasley at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to New York's 29 and the defense, Detroit allowing 108 a night to New York's 114. Call it New York 114, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
12/29 vs BKN 102-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 102-101. ORL shot 45% (37 of 83) to BKN's 44%, 12 of 36 from three. da Silva led with 21 (8 of 15, 4 of 9 from three); Bitadze added 19, Carter Jr. 13. The hinge was Q4, 34-18: ORL came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 1. ORL trailed 43-61 at the half and won the second half 59-40. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/01 @ DET 96-105 — ORL notes
ORL lost 96-105. ORL took 12 more shots (91 to 79), but shot 41% to DET's 52%, 8 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 12 times to DET's 23. The glass went 33-49 against them. Suggs led with 24 (9 of 20, 3 of 9 from three); Caldwell-Pope added 21, Carter Jr. 15. Q3 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 16 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 86-70 against them. da Silva's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ TOR 106-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 106-97. ORL shot 47% (37 of 79) to TOR's 48%, 19 of 44 from three. da Silva led with 25 (9 of 13, 5 of 7 from three); Caldwell-Pope added 15, Bitadze 11. The hinge was Q1, 37-24: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/05 vs UTA 92-105 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-105. ORL took 17 more shots (98 to 81), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to UTA's 48%, 14 of 47 from three. ORL turned it over 11 times to UTA's 22. Howard led with 21 (7 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Carter Jr. added 15, Anthony 12. Q1 was theirs, 25-22, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. da Silva's -17 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ NYK 103-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 103-94. ORL shot 50% (39 of 78) to NYK's 44%, 11 of 31 from three. Anthony led with 24 (9 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Carter Jr. added 19, Caldwell-Pope 15. The hinge was Q2, 29-23: ORL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. Howard was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/09 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Carter Jr. at 14 and Suggs at 13 a game. Without Banchero (33 straight), Wagner (13 straight), Suggs (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Reid at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to Orlando's 11. Call it Orlando 107, Minnesota 104, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/10 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 101, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Caldwell-Pope at 13 and Anthony at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Banchero (34 straight), Wagner (14 straight), Suggs (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 25 and Lillard at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 31 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-1 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Milwaukee 108, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
1/12 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anthony at 15 and da Silva at 12 a game. Without Wagner (15 straight), Suggs (4 straight), Harris (5 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and Oubre Jr. at 21 a game. Without Embiid (3 straight), Lowry (3 straight), Drummond (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 114 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 26 free throws a game to Orlando's 19. Call it Orlando 108, Philadelphia 105, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/15 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Anthony at 19 and Black at 11 a game. Without Wagner (16 straight), Suggs (5 straight), Harris (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the defense, Orlando allowing 102 a night to Milwaukee's 114. Call it Milwaukee 110, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
NYK/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Magic hand Knicks season-high third straight loss with 103-94 victory
NEW YORK -- — Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr . had a season-high 19 off the bench and the Orlando Magic shut down a New York Knicks team missing Karl-Anthony Towns for a 103-94 victory on Monday night.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points for the Magic, who are missing their top four scorers because of injuries but didn't need too much offense the way they defended. They limited the Knicks to 4-for-22 shooting from 3-point range and didn't allow a make in the second half until Cam Payne's basket with 8.2 seconds remaining.
Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges each scored 24 points for the Knicks, who were held to their lowest point total of the season in their season-high third straight loss. Towns, averaging 25.3 points and an NBA-leading 14 rebounds, sat with right knee pain.
The Magic came in with no healthy players averaging double figures, but got contributions from most of the players they had, outscoring the Knicks 50-18 in bench points.
Takeaways Magic: The Magic don't let their offensive problems affect their defensive intensity, and those offensive problems should ease up once they get some bodies back.
Knicks: A team that averages nearly 118 points could never sustain a good flow without Towns, as the Magic's size forced the Knicks to use Jericho Sims , who isn't an offensive threat.
Key moment The Knicks scored four straight points to get within six, then won a challenge to overturn a foul that was called on Josh Hart and get the ball back. But they didn't score, and Caldwell-Pope and Carter made 3s in a 7-2 spurt that pushed it to 95-84 with 3:05 remaining.
Key stat Orlando avoided a four-game sweep by winning the final meeting, keeping the lead in the all-time series at 68-66.
Up next The Knicks host Toronto on Wednesday. Orlando hosts Minnesota on Thursday.