Magic rally with 40-point fourth to beat Knicks 111-102

The Magic outscored the Knicks 40-27 in the fourth quarter and beat them 111-102 at Madison Square Garden. Orlando trailed 86-76 before an 11-0 run tied it up and then put it in front at 87-86. The Knicks fell to 0-3. The Magic improved to 1-2.

Karl-Anthony Towns was the player of the game for New York with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. His driving dunk tied it at 91-91 with 5:12 left. Then Desmond Bane hit a 26-foot three to put Orlando ahead 94-91. Anthony Black added a three for a 98-91 lead. Franz Wagner took over from there. He scored on back-to-back possessions to make it 102-94, and his running layup made it 106-95 with 38 seconds left. He finished with 23 points, 9 assists and 13 rebounds.

Jalen Brunson scored 28 for New York and hit a step-back three at 21.3 seconds to make it 107-100. It came too late.

Chirp's Sim had the Knicks at 70% before the game. It missed.