Game ID: 22400419
New York Knicks @ Orlando Magic
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 29 25 14 17 85NYK 26 28 22 32 108
NYK @ ORL ScoutingNYK @ 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.
ORL availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Banchero missed 23 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 3 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 2 min since (11% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 9 min since (69% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 10 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 2 min since (11% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (62% of 13)
NEW Bitadze 20 to 29 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 11 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 10 min since (70% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 13 min since (100% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 12 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 16 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 18 min since (129% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 13 min since (100% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 13 since 11/27, returns tonight: 15 min (98% of 15)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 13)
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 23 min since (164% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 12 min since (90% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
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
NYK availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 14 min since (103% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/28 · back-to-back
full strength
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
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 101 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; da Silva at 16 and Suggs at 16 a game. Without Banchero (27 straight), Wagner (7 straight), Harris (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 109, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
12/19 vs OKC 99-105 — ORL notes
ORL lost 99-105. ORL shot 45% (35 of 78) to OKC's 48%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 25 times to OKC's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. ORL turned it over 18 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. Black led with 23 (8 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); da Silva added 15, Bitadze 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-17, the deficit cut from 19 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 88-71 against them. Anthony's -21 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs MIA 121-114 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-114. ORL shot 49% (43 of 87) to MIA's 48%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 27 times to MIA's 42. Anthony led with 35 (13 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Caldwell-Pope added 24, Bitadze 18. The hinge was Q4, 37-8: ORL came in trailing by 22 and left it ahead by 7. ORL trailed 56-76 at the half and won the second half 65-38. Queen was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/23 vs BOS 108-104 — ORL notes
ORL won 108-104. ORL shot 45% (37 of 83) to BOS's 44%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 21 times to BOS's 27. da Silva led with 18 (6 of 11, 4 of 8 from three); Queen added 17, Suggs 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: ORL came in trailing by 15 and left it level. ORL trailed 43-58 at the half and won the second half 65-46. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
12/26 vs MIA 88-89 — ORL notes
ORL lost 88-89. ORL shot 44% (34 of 77) to MIA's 41%, 5 of 29 from three. Suggs led with 29 (10 of 21, 2 of 11 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); da Silva added 18, Caldwell-Pope 11. Q1 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 67-57 against them. They led by as many as 17. Isaac's -12 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 vs NYK 85-108 — ORL notes
ORL lost 85-108. ORL took 12 more shots (87 to 75), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to NYK's 53%, 10 of 33 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 23 fouls committed. The glass went 33-44 against them. Suggs led with 27 (10 of 20, 4 of 6 from three); Bitadze added 14, Caldwell-Pope 10. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 82-56 against them. Queen's -20 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 vs BKN — 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 100 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Bitadze at 13 a game. Without Banchero (28 straight), Wagner (8 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 25 and Clowney at 13 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (13 straight), Williams (10 straight), Watford (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Orlando 107, Brooklyn 102.
1/01 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Bitadze at 14 a game. Without Banchero (29 straight), Wagner (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to Detroit's 122 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Detroit's 11. Call it Detroit 111, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
1/03 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 134, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Barrett at 22 a game. Without Barrett (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 101, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Suggs at 21 and Bitadze at 12 a game. Without Banchero (30 straight), Wagner (10 straight), Black (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Toronto's 134 and the arc, Toronto at 35 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Orlando 113, Toronto 108.
1/05 vs UTA — 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 95 a night and allowing 100, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Suggs at 19 and da Silva at 13 a game. Without Banchero (31 straight), Wagner (11 straight), Black (3 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Markkanen at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (30 straight), Williams (2 straight), Tshiebwe (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Utah's 117 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Orlando minus-2. Call it Orlando 111, Utah 107, Utah keeping it close.
12/19 @ MIN 133-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 133-107. NYK shot 52% (50 of 97) to MIN's 46%, 20 of 45 from three. The glass went 57-37 for them. Towns led with 32 (10 of 12, 5 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 29, McBride 16. The hinge was Q2, 41-18: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 22, and the lead reached 36. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
12/21 @ NOP 104-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 104-93. NYK shot 44% (38 of 87) to NOP's 41%, 15 of 37 from three. Brunson led with 39 (13 of 19, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 18, Anunoby 16. The hinge was Q4, 26-18: a lead of 3 became 11. NYK trailed 45-49 at the half and won the second half 59-44. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/23 vs TOR 139-125 — NYK notes
NYK won 139-125. NYK shot 59% (51 of 86) to TOR's 55%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 29 times to TOR's 37. Anunoby led with 31 (13 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Towns added 31, Payne 19. The hinge was Q2, 40-24: a lead of 2 became 18, and the lead reached 33. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/25 vs SAS 117-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 117-114. NYK shot 45% (45 of 100) to SAS's 51%, 13 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 5 times to SAS's 15. Bridges led with 41 (17 of 25, 6 of 9 from three); Towns added 21, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-25: NYK came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 51-58 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/27 @ ORL 108-85 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-85. NYK shot 53% (40 of 75) to ORL's 37%, 4 of 15 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ORL's 12 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 44-33 for them. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 21, 4 of 6 at the line); Hart added 23, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: a lead of 8 became 23. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/28 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 26 and Coulibaly at 18 a game. Without Kuzma (11 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Brunson at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Washington's 114. Call it New York 117, Washington 109.
12/30 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 27 and Coulibaly at 18 a game. Without Kuzma (12 straight), Holmes (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Bridges at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Washington's 119 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-2. Call it New York 119, Washington 112.
1/01 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Clarkson at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Collins (4 straight), Hendricks (28 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12 and the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it New York 121, Utah 111, New York by 10.
1/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (23 straight), Caruso (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 113, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CJ C. Joseph
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
HO Houstan
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
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
Knicks extend winning streak to 6 games with a 108-85 win over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Jalen Brunson had 26 points and nine assists, Josh Hart added 23 points and 13 rebounds and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to six games with a 108-85 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who pulled away in the second half. Mikal Bridges , coming off a season-best 41-point game in a win over San Antonio on Christmas Day, added 17 points.
Jalen Suggs , limited to 26 minutes due to foul trouble, scored 27 points. Goga Bitadze had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando, which dropped its second straight and lost for the fifth time in seven games.
Takeaways Knicks: Winning their sixth straight overall and sixth straight road game — including two in Orlando — the Knicks relied on defense and a 44-32 rebound advantage.
Magic: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope moved to a forward spot and Wendell Carter Jr ., came off the bench in the Magic's latest attempt to compensate for injuries to Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner . But, they shot 36.8% and lost for the fourth time in six home games after winning their first 10.
Key moment With 6:23 left in the third quarter, Suggs fouled Brunson on a lane runner, which Brunson converted into a three-point play that tied the game 63. Suggs had to sit with five fouls, and by the time he re-entered the game in the fourth quarter, the Knicks led 87-70.
Key stat The Knicks made only 4 of 15 3-pointers, but made up for it with 54% shooting and a 24-for-34 effort from the line. Orlando hit 11 of 12 from the line.
Up next The Knicks are at Washington on Saturday, while the Magic host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.