Mitchell Robinson had 17 points (12 in the paint) and 14 rebounds, and the New York Knicks rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 108-103.
The Knicks trailed 40-24 with 9:34 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Magic 84-63 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Magic 12-2. Allonzo Trier scored 4 of the Knicks’ 12 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Trier had 2 of his 3 steals in 36 seconds, 1 of them during a 10-0 Knicks run, and the Knicks scored 2 points off them.
Trier scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Magic, Nikola Vučević had 26 points (18 in the paint), 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, and Evan Fournier went 0 for 7 from 3. Aaron Gordon scored 26 points.
The Knicks went 25 for 32 at the line to the Magic’s 14 for 20 and outscored them 75-7 off the bench. The Magic gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. The Knicks outscored the Magic 35-17 in 13 minutes with Jenkins, Mudiay, Ellenson, Robinson and Trier on the floor together.