Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks
December 13, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Magic 132-120 on 2025-12-13 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Anthony Black. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 28 points (10/16) in his matchups, with Anthony Black as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 15 points (7/10) in his matchups, with OG Anunoby as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
120
Did not play: Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision), Orlando Robinson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
132
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mohamed Diawara (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tosan Evbuomwan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black Starter 17.9 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Jase Richardson 6.6 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 5.2 min
- Jonathan Isaac · Wendell Carter Jr. · Jalen Suggs · Anthony Black · Jett Howard 4.6 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Jett Howard · Tristan da Silva 2.6 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 18.0 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 5.3 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Tyler Kolek 3.5 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Tyler Kolek 3.3 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Jalen Brunson 28 pts (10/16) in 83 possessions
Guarded by: Anthony Black (42 %, 6 pts) · Jase Richardson (13 %, 6 pts) · Jett Howard (10 %, 2 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 14 pts (5/10) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (46 %, 5 pts) · Goga Bitadze (17 %, 0 pts) · Paolo Banchero (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Black | Jalen Brunson: 35 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Mikal Bridges: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Desmond Bane | OG Anunoby: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 26 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Paolo Banchero | Josh Hart: 26 poss., 9 pts (2/3) · OG Anunoby: 22 poss., 6 pts (3/8) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Karl-Anthony Towns: 36 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Mitchell Robinson: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Suggs | Mikal Bridges: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · OG Anunoby: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jett Howard | Jordan Clarkson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jalen Brunson: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Goga Bitadze | Karl-Anthony Towns: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tristan da Silva | Jalen Brunson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mikal Bridges: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jase Richardson | Jalen Brunson: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Josh Hart: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Tyus Jones | Tyler Kolek: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jordan Clarkson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Guerschon Yabusele: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Knicks defense
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Paolo Banchero 15 pts (7/10) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (33 %, 6 pts) · Josh Hart (29 %, 0 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (11 %, 4 pts)
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Desmond Bane 20 pts (6/12) in 80 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (33 %, 5 pts) · Mikal Bridges (28 %, 4 pts) · Josh Hart (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | Desmond Bane: 22 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Anthony Black: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| OG Anunoby | Desmond Bane: 27 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Paolo Banchero: 26 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Jalen Brunson | Anthony Black: 32 poss., 12 pts (5/7) · Jalen Suggs: 14 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Wendell Carter Jr.: 40 poss., 14 pts (5/6) · Goga Bitadze: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Hart | Paolo Banchero: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Desmond Bane: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Wendell Carter Jr.: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Goga Bitadze: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Tyler Kolek | Tyus Jones: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Anthony Black: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Jett Howard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Black: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Jonathan Isaac: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Black: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |