Game ID: 22500215
Orlando Magic @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 23 19 31 34 107ORL 30 32 29 33 124
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 11/03 · back-to-backBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/09 · 3 days' restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (88% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/12 · back-to-back
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 35 min (98% of 35)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Kolek missed 3 since 11/14, returns tonight: 16 min (149% of 11)
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
NEW Shamet 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Cain missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 11)
ORL availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Cain missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 9 min since (70% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
ORL availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Cain missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 11/07, returns tonight: 19 min (154% of 12)
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
ORL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 2 min (18% of 11)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (154% of 12)
ORL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 10 since 10/25, returns tonight: 0 min (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (96% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 36 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restBACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 37 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 38 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/14, returns tonight: 5 min (45% of 11)
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (2% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 38 min over the last 5
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 130 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 120, Orlando 113.
11/03 vs WAS 119-102 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-102. NYK shot 47% (44 of 94) to WAS's 47%, 15 of 41 from three. NYK turned it over 12 times to WAS's 20. Towns led with 33 (12 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 16, Anunoby 16. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 3 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/05 vs MIN 137-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 137-114. NYK shot 54% (55 of 102) to MIN's 48%, 19 of 42 from three, and got to the line 9 times to MIN's 17. The glass went 50-31 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Brunson added 23, Hart 18. The hinge was Q4, 43-28: a lead of 8 became 23. NYK trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 83-56. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/09 vs BKN 134-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 134-98. NYK shot 54% (48 of 89) to BKN's 40%, 17 of 37 from three. NYK turned it over 14 times to BKN's 19. Towns led with 28 (10 of 17, 8 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 19, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q1, 40-22: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
11/11 vs MEM 133-120 — NYK notes
NYK won 133-120. NYK shot 48% (47 of 98) to MEM's 51%, 22 of 55 from three. NYK turned it over 14 times to MEM's 22. Brunson led with 32 (11 of 19, 6 of 9 from three); Bridges added 22, Towns 21. The hinge was Q1, 42-30: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/12 vs ORL 107-124 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-124. NYK shot 44% (39 of 88) to ORL's 49%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ORL's 33. The glass went 37-49 against them. Brunson led with 31 (10 of 23, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Towns added 15, Shamet 11. Q3 was theirs, 31-29, the deficit cut from 20 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 95-76 against them. Brunson's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Wiggins at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (4 straight), Jakučionis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Miami's 126. Call it New York 124, Miami 118.
11/17 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Powell at 29 and Wiggins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Adebayo (5 straight), Jakučionis (6 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-9 and the defense, New York allowing 118 a night to Miami's 129. Call it New York 125, Miami 123, Miami keeping it close.
11/19 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 33 free throws a game; Flagg at 19 and Williams at 15 a game. Without Davis (9 straight), Nembhard (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 25 a game. Without Brunson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 33 free throws a game to New York's 24 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 120, Dallas 117, Dallas keeping it close.
11/22 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 21 a game. Without Banchero (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 23 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to New York's 120. Call it Orlando 119, New York 114.
11/04 @ ATL 112-127 — ORL notes
ORL lost 112-127. ORL took 11 more shots (83 to 72), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to ATL's 56%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 33 times to ATL's 42. Banchero led with 22 (6 of 16, 0 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); da Silva added 20, Wagner 18. Q4 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 21 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 98-77 against them. Wagner's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs BOS 123-110 — ORL notes
ORL won 123-110. ORL shot 50% (41 of 82) to BOS's 45%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BOS's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. Wagner led with 27 (9 of 18, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Bane added 22, Carter Jr. 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/09 vs BOS 107-111 — ORL notes
ORL lost 107-111. ORL shot 45% (35 of 78) to BOS's 47%, 7 of 29 from three, and went to the line 32 times to BOS's 25 — 30 points from the stripe to their 18. Banchero led with 28 (9 of 16, 0 of 5 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 20, Suggs 20. Q1 was theirs, 33-30, but the other 3 periods went 81-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. Black's -25 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs POR 115-112 — ORL notes
ORL won 115-112. ORL shot 45% (39 of 87) to POR's 44%, 8 of 30 from three, and went to the line 34 times to POR's 26 — 29 points from the stripe to their 19. ORL turned it over 13 times to POR's 8. The glass went 50-38 for them. Banchero led with 28 (10 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Bane added 22, Wagner 19. The hinge was Q3, 28-20: a lead of 3 became 11.
11/12 @ NYK 124-107 — ORL notes
ORL won 124-107. ORL shot 49% (42 of 86) to NYK's 44%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NYK's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 49-37 for them. Wagner led with 28 (10 of 22, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Bane added 22, Black 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-19: a lead of 7 became 20. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/14 vs BKN — 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 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 33 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Banchero at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 121, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Traore (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the defense, Orlando allowing 113 a night to Brooklyn's 121. Call it Orlando 121, Brooklyn 110, Orlando by 11.
11/16 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Finney-Smith (11 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Houston's 21 and the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 35. Call it Houston 120, Orlando 113.
11/18 vs GSW — 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 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Banchero at 20 a game. Without Banchero (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and Golden State minus-5 and the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 114, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/20 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Banchero (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 33 and Zubac at 18 a game. Without Leonard (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to the Clippers' 119. Call it Orlando 118, the Clippers 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
RI Richardson
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
NYKGY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
ORL/NYK 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 snap Knicks' five-game win streak, hand them their first home loss with a 124-107 victory
NEW YORK -- — Franz Wagner had 28 points and nine rebounds, Desmond Bane added 22 points and eight assists, and the Orlando Magic handed the New York Knicks their first home loss of the season with a 124-107 victory Wednesday night.
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.