Game ID: 22500357
Orlando Magic @ New York Knicks
Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 35 19 28 24 106ORL 31 24 18 27 100
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 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (100% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (133% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (132% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/03 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 5 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Hart 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 9 since 11/17, returns tonight: 23 min (68% of 33)
OUT Shamet missed 6 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Hart 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 7 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 23 min since (68% of 33)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 25 min since (75% of 33)
NEW McBride 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/13
OUT Shamet missed 9 since 11/24, tonight's box is missing
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 29 min since (86% of 33)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/18 · 4 days' restOUT Shamet missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 29 min since (86% of 33)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 24 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 10 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 30 min since (90% of 33)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 16 min (150% of 11)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 15 min since (114% of 13)
ORL availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 10 since 11/14, returns tonight: 20 min (58% of 35)
OUT Cain missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 16 min since (150% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 6 min (46% of 12)
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 20 min since (58% of 35)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 10 min since (93% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 5 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 22 min since (64% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/13
OUT Cain missed 6 since 11/28, tonight's box is missing
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 26 min since (73% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/18 · 4 days' restOUT Cain missed 6 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 26 min since (73% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 2 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 7 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 29 min since (83% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 17 min since (140% of 12)
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 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (7 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 25 and Bane at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Orlando plus-0. Call it New York 118, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
11/30 vs TOR 116-94 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-94. NYK shot 46% (44 of 96) to TOR's 42%, 16 of 45 from three. The glass went 61-40 for them. Towns led with 22 (8 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Hart added 20, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q1, 41-22: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/02 @ BOS 117-123 — NYK notes
NYK lost 117-123. NYK shot 51% (43 of 85) to BOS's 56%, 19 of 44 from three. Bridges led with 35 (12 of 17, 8 of 12 from three); Towns added 29, Hart 19. Q4 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. They led by as many as 14. Kolek's -23 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 vs CHA 119-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-104. NYK shot 48% (42 of 88) to CHA's 40%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHA's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 19. Towns led with 35 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 26, Bridges 16. The hinge was Q1, 27-12: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/05 vs UTA 146-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 146-112. NYK shot 56% (51 of 91) to UTA's 40%, 21 of 42 from three, and got to the line 26 times to UTA's 35. Brunson led with 33 (9 of 17, 6 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); McBride added 22, Towns 18. The hinge was Q1, 41-13: from level to 28 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/07 vs ORL 106-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 106-100. NYK shot 43% (39 of 91) to ORL's 38%, 11 of 35 from three. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 23, 1 of 7 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Hart 17. The hinge was Q3, 28-18: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 54-55 at the half and won the second half 52-45. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/09 @ 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 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Quickley at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Barrett (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Shamet (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Toronto minus-4 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it New York 117, Toronto 112.
12/13 @ ORL — 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 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Shamet (9 straight). 3 days' 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 34. Call it New York 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
12/18 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Nesmith (14 straight), Sheppard (4 straight), Toppin (23 straight). 3 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Shamet (9 straight). 4 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 Indiana minus-8. Call it New York 117, Indiana 111.
12/19 vs PHI — 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 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without McBride (2 straight), Shamet (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and George at 22 a game. Without Maxey (2 straight), Oubre Jr. (13 straight), Bona (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36. Call it New York 116, Philadelphia 111.
11/28 @ DET 112-109 — ORL notes
ORL won 112-109. ORL shot 41% (40 of 97) to DET's 44%, 5 of 30 from three. ORL turned it over 13 times to DET's 24. Bane led with 37 (13 of 25, 0 of 5 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Wagner added 21, Black 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-26: a lead of 1 became 5. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/01 vs CHI 125-120 — ORL notes
ORL won 125-120. ORL shot 51% (45 of 88) to CHI's 50%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 33 times to CHI's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Bane led with 37 (12 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 25, Black 22. The hinge was Q4, 40-35: from level to 5 ahead. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/03 vs SAS 112-114 — ORL notes
ORL lost 112-114. ORL took 8 more shots (99 to 91), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to SAS's 46%, 9 of 27 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 19. Wagner led with 25 (9 of 17, 6 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 24, Bane 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 86-79 against them.
12/05 vs MIA 106-105 — ORL notes
ORL won 106-105. ORL shot 41% (38 of 92) to MIA's 50%, 12 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to MIA's 15. Wagner led with 32 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 22, Black 13. The hinge was Q3, 30-19: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 8. ORL trailed 57-60 at the half and won the second half 49-45. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
12/07 @ NYK 100-106 — ORL notes
ORL lost 100-106. ORL shot 38% (36 of 94) to NYK's 43%, 12 of 42 from three. Suggs led with 17 (6 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Bane added 16, Banchero 16. Q2 was theirs, 24-19, turning a 4-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-76 against them. da Silva's -12 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/09 vs MIA — 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Herro at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Herro (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Orlando 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
12/13 vs NYK — 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 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Shamet (9 straight). 3 days' 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 34. Call it New York 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
12/18 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 55 percent and 45 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Murray at 31 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Braun (14 straight), Gordon (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. 4 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 45 percent from three to Orlando's 34 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Denver 120, Orlando 115.
12/20 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 136, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 30 free throws a game; George at 27 and Markkanen at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (21 straight), Harkless (12 straight), Tshiebwe (26 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 21 and Suggs at 21 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 112 a night to Utah's 136 and the line, where Utah takes 30 free throws a game to Orlando's 22. Call it Orlando 122, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
TK T. Kolek
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
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
Brunson, Hart lead the Knicks to a 106-100 victory over the Magic
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson had 30 points and nine assists, Josh Hart added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 106-100 on Sunday.
OG Anunoby had 21 points and seven rebounds, and Mikal Bridges finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The Knicks (16-7) improved to 13-1 at home, and defeated the Magic for the first time in three meetings, despite playing without center Karl-Anthony Towns (left calf tightness).
Desmond Bane had 16 points and six rebounds, and Anthony Black had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic (14-10), who lost star forward Franz Wagner in the first quarter due to a lower left leg injury .
Wagner, who leads Orlando with 23.4 points per game, had seven points in seven minutes but landed awkwardly after going up for a dunk after being fouled by Knicks center Ariel Hukporti .
Wagner immediately grabbed at the area below his knee and needed help getting to the locker room. The Magic announced he would be re-evaluated when they returned to Orlando ahead of their NBA Cup quarterfinal against Miami on Tuesday.
After the Magic led by one at halftime, the Knicks took control with a 13-0 run to open the third quarter. Brunson had six of his 10 third-quarter points in the run, and the Knicks outscored the Magic 28-18 in the period.
New York then opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run, building a 89-73 lead.
Bane rankled the Knicks in the fourth quarter when he threw the ball at Anunoby's back while the Knicks forward was out of bounds to preserve Orlando's possession. Bane received a technical foul.
Up next
Magic: Host Miami on Tuesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
Knicks: Visit Toronto on Tuesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.