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Magic hand Knicks season-high third straight loss with 103-94 victory
NEW YORK (AP) 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.
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.
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.
Orlando avoided a four-game sweep by winning the final meeting, keeping the lead in the all-time series at 68-66.
The Knicks host Toronto on Wednesday. Orlando hosts Minnesota on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Goga Bitadze vs. Jericho Sims (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jericho Sims assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting layup (Josh Hart assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:34 | | Cole Anthony misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point cutting layup (Goga Bitadze assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:05 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | OG Anunoby turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:47 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Jericho Sims misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jericho Sims turnover (lost ball) (Cole Anthony steals) | ||
| 8:44 | | Caleb Houstan misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:11 | | Jericho Sims blocks Tristan da Silva's two point driving dunk | ||
| 8:06 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Cole Anthony misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 6-9 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 6-11 |
| 6:40 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 6-13 |
| 6:29 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point dunk (Goga Bitadze assists) | 8-13 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point alley-oop dunk (OG Anunoby assists) | 8-15 |
| 5:30 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:29 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Jonathan Isaac draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | Jonathan Isaac misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:29 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Jonathan Isaac misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:25 | | Cole Anthony offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point tip layup | 10-15 |
| 4:56 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:55 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point driving layup | 12-15 |
| 4:28 | | OG Anunoby misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Cole Anthony turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 12-17 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point cutting layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 14-17 |
| 3:26 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 3:13 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-17 |
| 3:04 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 16-20 |
| 2:50 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point running layup | 18-20 |
| 1:58 | | Landry Shamet misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point driving layup | 20-20 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-22 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-22 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 22-24 |
| 0:36 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:36 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-25 |
| 0:20 | | Jett Howard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Jonathan Isaac draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | +1 | Jonathan Isaac makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-25 |
| 0:17 | | +1 | Jonathan Isaac makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-25 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-27 |
| 0:01 | | Jonathan Isaac shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-28 |
| 0:00 | | Trevelin Queen misses three point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 26-28 |
| 11:24 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-31 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 28-31 |
| 10:58 | | Landry Shamet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point driving hook shot | 30-31 |
| 10:30 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point tip layup | 30-33 |
| 10:13 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 33-33 |
| 9:56 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-34 |
| 9:56 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-35 |
| 9:42 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point putback layup | 35-35 |
| 9:23 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-36 |
| 9:23 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-37 |
| 9:05 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving finger roll layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 37-37 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 37-39 |
| 8:45 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Jett Howard shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-40 |
| 8:19 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-41 |
| 8:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Isaac assists) | 40-41 |
| 7:44 | | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Wendell Carter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:26 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Jett Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jett Howard makes two point stepback jump shot | 42-41 |
| 6:58 | | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Cole Anthony misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Jett Howard personal foul (Loose ball) (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:27 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Josh Hart misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Landry Shamet assists) | 42-43 |
| 5:28 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | Landry Shamet personal foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 44-43 |
| 4:55 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:53 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Josh Hart misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Cameron Payne offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | |