Game ID: 22500269
New York Knicks @ Orlando Magic
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 31 33 34 35 133NYK 29 37 27 28 121
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 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
ORL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 13)
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 2 min since (15% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 9 min since (88% of 11)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 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
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
NYK availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 36 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 16 min since (149% of 11)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 17 min since (151% of 11)
NEW Bridges 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 16 min since (147% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
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
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.
11/14 vs BKN 105-98 — ORL notes
ORL won 105-98. ORL shot 46% (36 of 78) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 39 from three. ORL turned it over 19 times to BKN's 5, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 46-34 for them. Wagner led with 25 (7 of 17, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); da Silva added 22, Bane 19. The hinge was Q4, 26-16: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7. ORL trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 51-40. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/16 @ HOU 113-117 — ORL notes
ORL lost 113-117 in 1 overtime. ORL shot 42% (38 of 91) to HOU's 42%, 12 of 37 from three. ORL turned it over 8 times to HOU's 14. The glass went 38-60 against them. Wagner led with 29 (8 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Bane added 26, Black 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 4 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 14.
11/18 vs GSW 121-113 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-113. ORL shot 51% (43 of 85) to GSW's 50%, 8 of 32 from three. Bane led with 23 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Black added 21, Wagner 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-32: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/20 vs LAC 129-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 129-101. ORL shot 48% (45 of 94) to LAC's 40%, 18 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to LAC's 21. Suggs led with 23 (8 of 15, 5 of 9 from three); Wagner added 20, da Silva 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-25: a lead of 17 became 28. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/22 vs NYK 133-121 — ORL notes
ORL won 133-121. ORL shot 55% (47 of 85) to NYK's 54%, 13 of 33 from three. Wagner led with 37 (13 of 19, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Bane added 27, Suggs 26. The hinge was Q3, 34-27: ORL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 18. ORL trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 69-55. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/23 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Banchero (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1. Call it Boston 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/25 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (7 straight), Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Bona (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 10 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 22. Call it Orlando 118, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/28 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 30 and Duren at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 35 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 14 times a game to Orlando's 11. Call it Detroit 119, Orlando 118, Orlando keeping it close.
12/01 vs CHI — 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 129 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 23 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; White at 23 and Giddey at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Okoro (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-8 and the defense, Orlando allowing 114 a night to Chicago's 126. Call it Orlando 126, Chicago 114, Orlando by 12.
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 140-132 — NYK notes
NYK won 140-132. NYK shot 46% (48 of 104) to MIA's 46%, 21 of 53 from three. Towns led with 39 (13 of 26, 6 of 14 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Shamet added 36, Clarkson 24. The hinge was Q2, 46-33: NYK came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 15. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/17 @ MIA 113-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-115. NYK shot 46% (43 of 94) to MIA's 45%, 9 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MIA's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. McBride led with 25 (10 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Bridges added 23, Towns 22. Q3 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 87-82 against them. Clarkson's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ DAL 113-111 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-111. NYK shot 44% (41 of 93) to DAL's 41%, 12 of 42 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to DAL's 17. Brunson led with 28 (11 of 23, 2 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Towns added 18, Bridges 16. The hinge was Q2, 28-25: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 2. Yabusele was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/22 @ ORL 121-133 — NYK notes
NYK lost 121-133. NYK shot 54% (43 of 79) to ORL's 55%, 13 of 37 from three. Brunson led with 33 (12 of 21, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Towns added 24, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 37-33, turning a 2-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-84 against them. They led by as many as 10. Hart's -19 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 28 and Clowney at 16 a game. Without Thomas (8 straight), Traore (2 straight), Wolf (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Towns at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 110 a night to New York's 123. Call it New York 117, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/26 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Knueppel at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williams (10 straight), Green (9 straight), Salaün (10 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 28 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 21. Call it New York 118, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/28 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (5 straight), Shamet (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; Rollins at 23 and Portis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (18 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (4 straight), Prince (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 14. Call it New York 120, Milwaukee 111.
11/30 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Anunoby (6 straight), Shamet (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Barnes at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-9 a night and New York plus-3. Call it New York 117, Toronto 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
PD P. Dadiet
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
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
Franz Wagner leads hot-shooting Magic over Knicks, 133-121
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Franz Wagner had 37 points, Desmond Bane scored 27, and the Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks 133-121 on Saturday night for their sixth win in their past seven games.
Wagner scored seven of his season-high 37 points during a 13-0 fourth quarter run that helped the Magic pull away to their second win in 11 days over the Knicks. Bane and Jalen Suggs , with 26 points, also had seasons scoring highs.
Bane's 3-pointer late in the third quarter broke a 93-93 tie and put Orlando in front for good.
Anthony Black came off the bench with 11 points, four assists, and three steals for Orlando.
Jalen Brunson had 33 points and 11 assists for the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and eight rebounds and Mikal Bridges had 18 points.
Josh Hart had 12 points before fouling out with 2:34 remaining. With 7:02 left and the game slipping away from New York, Hart lost the ball in the backcourt and was called for his fifth personal foul and a technical for grabbing Suggs while attempting to recover the ball.
Wagner scored eight points on a 14-0 run that erased an early 10-point Knicks lead. He had 30 points less than three minutes into the second half.
Orlando shot 55.3% overall and New York shot 54.4% for the game.
Knicks guard Landry Shamet left the game with an apparent shoulder injury after a collision with Magic center Wendell Carter Jr . with 9:17 left in the first quarter.
Magic forward Paolo Banchero sat out a fifth straight game with a groin strain.
New York's OG Anunoby missed a second game with a strained hamstring.
Magic coach Jamahl Mosley did not come out for the second half. The team said Mosley fell ill.