The Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks 104-98.
Franz Wagner’s driving dunk answered RJ Barrett’s driving layup and put the Magic back ahead for good with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter.
Cole Anthony’s 10-foot floater with 1:09 left made it 100-96, and his 2 free throws with 12.2 seconds left put it away at 104-98.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Knicks 16-4. Anthony scored 6 of the Magic’s 16 on 1 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jalen Suggs had 3 steals, and the Magic scored 7 points off them. With 3:01 left, Terrence Ross stole the ball from Immanuel Quickley, and his driving dunk off it put the Magic ahead 95-94.
Ross scored 19 points off the bench.
For the Knicks, Barrett had 17 points (14 in the paint) and 9 rebounds but went 0 for 7 from 3. Mitchell Robinson had 13 points (10 in the paint) and 11 rebounds. Alec Burks scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.
The Magic went 15 for 18 at the line to the Knicks’ 8 for 12. The Knicks turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Knicks outscored the Magic 23-11 in 6 minutes with Burks, Robinson, Barrett, Toppin and Quickley on the floor together.