New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic player stats and box score (Dec. 15) | 2024-25 NBA season

The New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic on Dec. 15 was a duel between two top-four teams in the Eastern Conference standings. The New Yorkers are finding their rhythm after a rocky start to the season (15-10), following closely the Magic (17-10), who are keen to establish themselves as one of the top squads in the East alongside the Knicks, the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks while the Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero-less Magic tried to fight back with a diminished roster. Brunson and Towns were the more dominant duo of the game, combining for 53 points for the Knicks to secure the 16th win of the season to get closer to the Magic.

Moritz Wagner and Tristan da Silva combined for 52 points, but the rest of the team wasn't as impactful on the scoreboard.

New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic player stats and box score

New York Knicks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Mikal Bridges	17	1	1	1	1	1
OG Anunoby	7	5	1	1	0	2
Karl-Anthony Towns	22	22	5	0	1	6
Jalen Brunson	31	3	5	1	0	3
Josh Hart	12	5	5	4	1	5
Precious Achiuwa	4	5	0	1	0	0
Cameron Payne	0	2	2	0	0	0
Miles McBride	7	2	1	0	0	0

Orlando Magic player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Cory Joseph	2	1	1	0	0	1
Trevelin Queen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Houstan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan da Silva	20	3	2	0	0	2
Wendell Carter Jr	2	5	1	1	0	0
Goga Bitadze	8	10	1	1	3	4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	4	2	2	1	1	2
Jalen Suggs	9	5	8	1	3	2
Jonathan Isaac	3	3	0	1	2	0
Moritz Wagner	32	6	1	2	0	3
Cole Anthony	4	2	5	0	1	0
Anthony Black	4	1	3	1	0	0
Jeff Howard	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic game recap

The New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic duel started with a close, hard-fought first quarter. Defenses prevailed in the first period as both teams scored 22 points. The Knicks drifted away in the second quarter, taking that period 29-19 and entering halftime up by 20 points. Jalen Brunson led the way with 14 points while Karl-Anthony Towns added 13 and Mikal Bridges 12.

On the other end, Moritz Wagner tried to carry the Magic with 15 points off the bench while Tristan da Silva contributed 14 units.

The Orlando Magic showed signs of life in the third quarter, winning the period by two points, but still trailing the Knicks by eight points. Moritz Wagner continued his good performance, adding nine points to his account while Goga Bitadze tried to become his sidekick after Tristan da Silva only scored two points.

The Knicks trio kept scoring to keep the Magic away despite their 26-point effort in the third quarter. New York bounced back with 25 points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Magic 25-24 and seal the deal with a 100-91 win.

Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, followed by 22 from Towns and 17 from Mikal Bridges. Moritz Wagner put on a show with 32 units while Tristan da Silva added 20, but it wasn't enough for the Floridians.