Jalen Brunson finished with 25 points, two rebounds and five assists, lifting the New York Knicks to a 102-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Julius Randle had 22 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and Immanuel Quickley poured in 18 points for the Knicks, who also defeated Philadelphia 76ers 108-97 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Markelle Fultz contributed 21 points, four rebounds and six assists, and German Franz Wagner collected 18 points for Magic.<\/p>\n
Leading by three with 3.5 seconds left, the Knicks fouled Banchero instead of allowing the rookie to attempt a game-tying 3-pointer. After making the first free throw, Banchero’s second attempt was rebounded by Randle, who made wo foul shots for the final margin.<\/p>\n
Orlando played without centre Mo Bamba, who missed his second straight contest while serving a four-game suspension.<\/p>\n
The Knicks are in seventh place, within the play-in qualification zone. In 56 games played, they accumulate 30 wins and 26 losses in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
The Magic are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, with the third worst campaign, losing only to the Detroit Pistons<\/a> and Charlotte Hornets. Of the 55 games played, the Magic have 33 losses in the competition and only 22 wins.<\/p>\n GOT \ud83d\udc4f IT \ud83d\udc4f DONE \ud83d\udc4f #NewYorkForever<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YHPTe9wjEN<\/a><\/p>\n — NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n