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00:00But it's Franz Wagner leading the way with 17 and a 20-point lead at halftime for the Magic.
00:08I'll tell you, on a cool night in Atlanta, there's nothing like some hot tea with about 700 pounds of sugar in it.
00:15It's going to make that thing sweet, Ernie.
00:17Jeez, you serious, man.
00:19I hate it for that.
00:20You got to make that thing sweet, mama.
00:22You think we're kidding.
00:23He didn't.
00:24Yes, he did.
00:25We're sitting right here watching him.
00:27That's a diet meat he's waiting to have.
00:30There's only one thing better than this.
00:32What's that?
00:33Honey in it?
00:33Bowl, bowl.
00:35A nice bowl, bowl of cereal.
00:38If you need some help, let me know, Shaq.
00:40Yeah, this is the halftime report.
00:42Get some insulin, let me know, Shaq.
00:43It's presented by the Hyundai Palisade.
00:48What?
00:49Are you guys done?
00:50No, you guys, you know how much sugar that was?
00:53It was a lot.
00:53First of all, traders don't get to make comments on our show.
00:56Yeah, you are a trader.
00:58Hyundai Moore in the moment.
01:01No, they weren't here for the pregame.
01:02As the Knicks come in with a five-game winning streak.
01:07And their numbers during that winning streak certainly not reflected in the first 24 minutes tonight.
01:14Shooting 33%.
01:16They scored 42 points.
01:18They've scored at least 133 in the last three games.
01:25And Orlando's come into the garden where the Knicks have not lost and opened up a can on them.
01:30And that's with Paolo Banqueiro going to the locker room with a groin injury.
01:36But you've got Franz Wagner.
01:39Ein Wagner.
01:40And I talked to Ein Wagner the other day.
01:42His favorite football team is the Las Vegas Traders.
01:45Anyway, you've got to love this kid right here.
01:47You've got to love the way he plays.
01:48He plays with great energy.
01:50His kid right here does everything right.
01:52That's why I love him.
01:54Especially when him and his brother playing together, they play with great energy.
01:56Look, you're not going to call a lot of plays.
01:58But right there, you've got a small guy.
02:00Get it.
02:00Hold the ball up high.
02:01Make a good shot.
02:03Love the way this kid plays.
02:04He's one of my favorite in Orlando.
02:05That's why I call him Sir Ein Wagner.
02:09And he's got 17 in the first half.
02:12Meantime, we wondered in the pregame show about Desmond Bain,
02:16who's coming into this game shooting 28% from three,
02:19known as a solid outside shooter,
02:22and wondering if maybe that game winner the other night gets him going a little bit.
02:28And he's got 12 in the first half.
02:31And I'm just –
02:33He's ready for you.
02:34I'm not –
02:35You're making it too obvious, man.
02:37He's not going to run when it's that obvious.
02:39I'm not running.
02:40I'm not running.
02:41I am not running.
02:42I am not running.
02:43So, let's just run it from here.
02:44Let's just run it.
02:45I am not running because I'm a traitor,
02:47and I'm giving away secret sauce to the NBA countdown and all those things.
02:52I'm not doing this.
02:53But here you have Desmond Bain.
02:55And one of the things that he does to Desmond Bain
02:58is ability to penetrate the basketball, find it.
03:00But don't give up on the play.
03:02He doesn't give up on the play.
03:03And then now he makes a contribution without scoring.
03:06Again, he makes a second contribution
03:08because when you pitch out, he's going to find the open man swing, swing,
03:12which gives my man Suggs an easy lay there.
03:17Easy lay.
03:18And then again, early in the game, he started off,
03:21and this is out of sequence.
03:22I put it out of sequence on purpose
03:24because I didn't want you to get fooled to think
03:26that his only attribute is scoring.
03:28So, now he's spotting up and knocking it down.
03:32Instead of being on the left side, he's on the right side,
03:34on the right side, on the left.
03:35And now Desmond's main contribution is bigger than you have it.
03:40On the Knicks side, first time all season,
03:43they've been held under 50 in the first half.
03:46Again, 7-0 at home.
03:48What's going on tonight?
03:49Well, I think they're probably a little fatigued.
03:51You know, they had a hard, easy game.
03:53They scored a lot of points last night.
03:55So, to me, they look just flat.
03:57Fatigued?
03:58Yeah, they're just flat.
03:59Game's wild, bro.
04:00No, what I'm saying, they played last night
04:02and they put up 140 points last night.
04:04I think they're just a little flat and fatigued.
04:06But that was a home game.
04:07I know that, but I'm just saying, they just –
04:09And they are the best team in the East, according to you.
04:11Well, I think they are the best team in the East.
04:13Hey, listen, you come out flat sometime.
04:15I mean, we still got a long way to go.
04:17Sometimes – hey, listen, nobody – I mean, you say you only had, like, five bad games.
04:22That's true.
04:22I mean, you must have encountered years in Cleveland, Phoenix, and Boston.
04:26I played great.
04:27But you had all those – you had five bad games in the week with those teams.
04:31Yeah, but that was four rings out to you, buddy.
04:32But, no, I just think the Knicks that came out a little flat.
04:36They played last night, and they just don't have that energy level.
04:40And, to me, I'm more impressed with Orlando.
04:44This is the way I think they should play.
04:45They need to play at a much faster pace.
04:47But also, you talk about Bane.
04:49When he goes to the basket and aggressive, that'll open up a three-point shot.
04:53He had a music, right?
04:5460.
04:5562 to 42.
04:57Is that the same music they have in L.A.?
04:59No.
05:00Did you put that – I'm no Kendrick Perkins.
05:01Yes, that's what he did.
05:03I'm just saying, man.
05:04Oh.
05:05You are.
05:06It could be a positive or a negative.
05:08How do you look at it?
05:08Chuck, things have changed around here, man.
05:11How do you look at it?
05:12Things have changed around here.
05:13NBA Halftime is presented by the all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid.
05:22Welcome you back inside Studio J.
05:27Yes.
05:28How Shaq is going to be for no apparent reason at all after drinking a pound of sugar.
05:34That is correct.
05:36You let me know if you need some help with Roe Shaq.
05:39I can ship him with you with Kenny's pills.
05:41Nope.
05:41Oh, my God.
05:42Here at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Knicks trail the Magic by 20.
05:48Take a look at our first-half stats brought to you by Panda Express.
05:53Rons Wagner leading the way with 17.
05:55Desmond Bain had 12, coming off a game-winning shot to beat Portland Monday.
06:00And for the Knicks, their fewest points and assists in a first-half this season.
06:04They had just six assists and 42 points.
06:07Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, and Angel Gray.
06:09As bad as the Knicks were offensively, Orlando was that good offensively.
06:15They didn't shoot it great, but they shared the ball.
06:17They had 15 assists.
06:18Look at our State Farm assist to the game.
06:20Paolo Bancaro played a minute 49 of the second.
06:23That meant there was a lot on the shoulders of Franz Wagner and Desmond Bain, who's playing his best game in an Orlando uniform,
06:30finding one another, making shots, being aggressive, creating extra opportunities.
06:36They outscored the Knicks without Paolo playing much, 32-19 in that second.
06:42Yeah, just four points for Bancaro before leaving with a groin injury.
06:46His return is questionable.
06:49Knicks coming off a game last night against Memphis where they were incredible offensively,
06:55and that's more like it if you're a Knicks fan.
06:57Great start with the alley-oop to Robinson from Brunson.
06:59Just a second assist for Brunson.
07:02He had 10 last night to go with 32 points.
07:05Ananobi has just two points.
07:07Bridges four.
07:08Towns six.
07:10Brunson with 16 to pace the Knicks.
07:13Suggs playing with three fouls is fouled on the shot attempt by Brunson.
07:20Two on Jalen Brunson.
07:22Both Suggs and Bain starting the second half with three personal fouls.
07:34Suggs four points and an assist and good defense in that first half of the Magic.
07:44Fifth year out of Gonzaga.
07:46But missed 47 games last year with a knee injury.
07:53Orlando still made the playoffs but lost to the Boston Celtics.
07:57The last time Orlando won a playoff series, 2010.
08:01Wow.
08:02They lost in the conference finals that year.
08:05But the expectations are heightened.
08:08Maybe feel that Orlando not only make the playoffs but maybe get all the way to the conference finals
08:14depending on how things shake out with the Knicks and the Cavs.
08:18Boy, if they're going to call that whistle that tight, as you can see,
08:21Jamal Mosley reacting to a level of physicality by Jonathan Isaac
08:25on Carl Anthony Towns to start here.
08:30Second foul on Isaac.
08:32Towns back and Isaac down.
08:34And boy, Towns has been frustrated all night not getting calls.
08:37He gets the rebound and the putback.
08:39Okay, and that's great persistence.
08:41That first defensive sequence by Isaac was special.
08:45That's exactly why you said they need him, Dave.
08:48Baines three, no good.
08:50Rebound, O.G.
08:56Bronson with Suggs on his head.
08:58Gets the flutter.
08:59Beautifully done by Bronson.
09:01Knowing exactly when the contact was going to happen.
09:03Okay, that's a touchdown.
09:05On the drives from Carl Anthony Towns in the first half, there was much more physicality.
09:09Now, listen, Jalen is exceptional at this.
09:11He's going to dead stop, and there's going to be some contact, and he's going to sell it.
09:15But that's two whistles if you're Jamal Mosley that you think, come on.
09:20Like, it's just, that's a much tighter whistle in this first couple of minutes.
09:25And that's four fouls on Suggs.
09:27Bronson completes the three-point play.
09:29He's eight of ten at the line.
09:31And give Bronson a ton of credit.
09:33Like, great guards do that.
09:35It's a dead stop.
09:36Looking to draw the contact and having the concentration to finish anyway.
09:42Carter has it knocked away, but they're going to call a foul on Robinson.
09:46That is his third.
09:48Let's check in with Angel Gray.
09:50Well, Dave, I got a couple of updates for you at half.
09:53Starting with Orlando's Paulo Bencaro, he's been rolled out the remainder of the game with that Bruin injury.
09:57I will continue to give you updates as I get them, but starting with the Knicks and their offense, I was able to catch up with Brennan O'Connor, their Knicks defensive coordinator, but he talked all offense.
10:06I said, what do you need more of?
10:07He said everything.
10:09Ball movement, physicality, communication, effort, taking up space.
10:12We have to make sure that we check those boxes to start the game, saying his team needs a complete reset here in the second half.
10:18A much better defense here in the first two-minute stories.
10:21There's no question about it.
10:22I do think the Knicks will make a run.
10:24And they have been special here at home this year.
10:26Jalen Brunson continues to play downhill.
10:29And Robinson continues to crash the offensive glass.
10:34The Knicks have won five in a row.
10:36They're 7-0 here at home.
10:37Their best start at home since 2013 when they started 10-0.
10:42But they're having problems turning the ball over.
10:44That's ten giveaways now on the night.
10:46What's our five?
10:50What's our five?
10:51Orlando trying to get back to 500 after a slow start.
10:57They were 1-4 to begin the year, but they've won four of their last six games.
11:03Darning to look defensively like the team we saw last year.
11:06Bad turnover by Suggs.
11:07Bridges, nice for the defense.
11:10Suggs called for goaltending.
11:11And the Knicks are back within 13.
11:19Keep in mind, Orlando blew a big lead and had to win at the buzzer on Monday against Portland.
11:24So after scoring 42 points in the half, look at what they've done.
11:3111 points and we haven't even played a full three minutes yet.
11:34That's nine.
11:38I have to get you on the Providence map.
11:39Thank you.
11:39I'm terrible.
11:40I should never do math.
11:42It's always a disaster.
11:45If I ever start to do math, just please stop me.
11:49I won't blame Providence and I'll blame you.
11:52You can blame the priors.
11:54Meanwhile, Mitchell Robinson picking up his fourth foul.
11:57Mike Brown keeping him on the floor for now.
12:01Free throws coming up here for Wagner, playing with that broken nose and wearing the mask
12:06for the first time tonight.
12:09Actually, it's going to be so, excuse me, at the line.
12:11Wagner just taking his mask off to get a breather.
12:13He normally takes it off to shoot free throws.
12:21Just the second miss for the Magic.
12:23Now Schammett will come in and Robinson will go to the pie.
12:31De Silva going to chuck back in for the Magic.
12:37And Isaac will go to the bench.
12:40Again, you heard Angels report.
12:42Alo Bancaro ruled out for the rest of the game with a groin injury.
12:46Next game for the Magic is Friday at home against Brooklyn.
12:49You hope it's precautionary.
12:51Listen, Orlando's had a brutal schedule out of the gates.
12:54They've had three games and four nights three times.
12:58So they've had some wear and tear.
13:00They've traveled the most miles in the NBA already this season.
13:04You hope this is just precautionary for the heavy workload early.
13:10Brunson on the step back over to Silva off the back rim.
13:14And Wagner bats it to Suggs.
13:17Suggs calling for it.
13:19Wants it back from Wagner.
13:20Carter on the deep catch.
13:25Skip to Suggs.
13:26Swing to the corner and Bain.
13:27Three is good.
13:28Excellent patience.
13:30Just read what the game gives you.
13:32As soon as two go to the ball, Dave, move it quickly.
13:35Reverse to the other side of the floor and good things happen.
13:39Fifteen points for Bain.
13:42Tough shot by Shammott.
13:43Drops.
13:47Well, he made that look easy.
13:48Right-handed shooter in the mid-range coming to his weak-hand side.
13:53Seven points for Shammott off the bench.
13:58Fifteen-point game.
14:00Three and a half gone by in the third.
14:02Bain, whose season high is 24.
14:05They work it around the DeSille.
14:06The long rebound.
14:07Bogner.
14:08Bridges kind of stood there.
14:09Bogner can't put it back.
14:10Suggs way up there.
14:12And a loose ball foul called on Towns.
14:14Great hustle by Suggs.
14:16Third foul on Towns.
14:20They're going to say it's on Bridges.
14:22Two on him.
14:23So both Towns and Bridges with two.
14:26Four team fouls already on New York.
14:29You can tell Orlando still has a little more pop, right, in their movements,
14:33how fast they are to the ball.
14:35Josh Hart checking in.
14:41Come off the bench in all ten games that he's played in this year.
14:46And for starting all 77 he played in a year ago for Tom Thibodeau.
14:51Bain trying to split the double team.
14:52And another Nick foul.
14:53Orlando's going to shoot free throws for the remainder.
14:56And they say kickball.
15:00Excuse me.
15:01No fouls.
15:01So just side out of bounds here.
15:02And the shot clock to 14.
15:05Olander.
15:11Orlando scored 62 at halftime.
15:14Just six points in the first four minutes of the third.
15:18Shot clock down to five.
15:19Wagner tries a three over Ananobi.
15:22And it's way off the mark.
15:24It's funny.
15:25Sometimes it feels like he's got the hitch in the jump shot.
15:28And sometimes no.
15:30Great pass.
15:31Brunson.
15:31Suggs again way up there.
15:33Smacks that one off the glass.
15:35Now Suggs on the other end.
15:37Leaves it for Bain.
15:38Extra pass.
15:39Carter.
15:40A three ball.
15:41Wow.
15:41How about that?
15:42From good to great.
15:43Couple guys with you thought a look and they choose to move it.
15:46And a better catch and shoot opportunity for Wendell.
15:50Carter is 16 of 35 on the season from three.
15:54Made 80 threes all of last year.
15:56The answer by Ananobi.
15:57His first field goal of the game.
15:59And it comes with 726 remaining in the third.
16:03You know they've trailed all night.
16:04But this game has never felt out of reach for New York.
16:07Bain hangs and gets the bounce.
16:11That's going to be a delay of game I believe.
16:13That's just the first so it's a warning.
16:23That three point basket by Ananobi is the first for the Knicks since early on in the second quarter.
16:28They're 5 for 20.
16:30After attempting 55 last night a franchise record and making 22.
16:35Schammett stops at the foul line and drills the 15-footer.
16:39There's a knack to coming in off the bench.
16:41Knowing when your minutes are.
16:43Being productive.
16:44Nice job by Schammett to insert himself offensively.
16:47He's been really good for the Knicks as a starter or a reserve this year.
16:51Wagner gorgeous move.
16:53And he spins it home.
16:58Matching Brunson now a game-high 19 for Wagner.
17:02Lead back to 17 nearing the midway point of the third.
17:05Wagner hits the deck trying to fight through that screen.
17:08Brunson in the lane.
17:09Leans into Suggs.
17:10No foul this time.
17:11But the basket counts.
17:15De Silva collides with Brunson.
17:17Offensive foul.
17:20Brunson sticking his face right in there knowing the contact's coming.
17:23Make it plays on both ends Jalen Brunson.
17:26He's the reason they're attached.
17:27That's Franz against OG.
17:30Crosses him up.
17:31Okay, Franz.
17:341,800 tequila.
17:37Well, a level of physicality that Orlando has sent in the direction of Carl Anthony Towns.
17:41There was no whistle on that.
17:43Great concentration by Carl to finish it.
17:45Little frustration here.
17:46He feels like Isaac was using that off arm.
17:49Boy, with a couple of the whistles here in the second half to see this level of physicality defensively.
17:56And listen, Carl is delivering some blows and absorbing some hits as well there.
18:01Just eight points and eight rebounds for Towns.
18:05He averages about 21.
18:07Last year he was at 24.
18:08His shooting numbers are way down.
18:10Career low.
18:11But, as Mike Brown has said many times in his new offense, he has to adjust more than anybody in his position.
18:18He drives and kicks there to Annanoby.
18:21Shot clock down to seven.
18:23Hart puts it on the deck.
18:25Timer at three.
18:26And Hart cans it against Wagner.
18:28A tough shot making there from Josh.
18:32They have more points already this quarter in six minutes than they have the entire second quarter.
18:38They have nine baskets this quarter.
18:41They have 13 in the first half.
18:47Collision.
18:47De Silva coming around the screen.
18:49A turnover.
18:50Pass down court.
18:51Great hustle, Bain.
18:53Out of bounds to the Knicks.
18:56But, to me, a lot of this for the Knicks is their level of intensity on the defensive end feels like it is raised as well.
19:05You've got to string together stops to start getting some momentum.
19:09This crowd will go ballistic if they can put some game pressure on here.
19:19Brunson got to get it in.
19:21Shamit in the corner.
19:22Weaves back to the foul line again and scores again to make it an 11-point game.
19:30He's made three shots.
19:31They're all to the pull-up game he has at his disposal.
19:37I mean, three shots.
19:38Yeah, six this quarter.
19:39But, I mean, all three of those were pull-up jump shots.
19:42Proud starting to come alive.
19:44They have not risen from their seats yet.
19:47What a pass.
19:48Suggs to the cutting, Carter.
19:53Again, you see the difference Suggs makes.
19:55Even though he's only got seven points, it's assisting, it's rebounding, and it's great defense.
20:02Towns all the way.
20:03Blow the dunk.
20:04Bain with a hesitation and drive.
20:11Binds Wagner.
20:12Three goes for Wagner.
20:14Five quick points by the Magic to push it back to 16.
20:18Desmond Bain has been downhill all night, and that downhill ability as a scorer and facilitator has been huge.
20:26Hard to answer.
20:27No good.
20:28Bat it around, and Wagner's got it.
20:33Six rebounds and 22 points for Wagner right at his season averages, and we've got four minutes to go in the third.
20:40Wagner has it blocked by Ananobi, and Brunson throws it out of bounds.
20:45But first, he stepped out, so it will be Orlando Ball with a shot clock at 11.
20:53Towns and Ananobi to the bench.
20:54Robinson and Britches check in.
20:57Carter will take a seat for the Magic as Batase returns.
21:01Carter was winded.
21:02Batase gave them good minutes in the first half.
21:05Can he repeat it here?
21:09Orlando is led by as many as 21, trying to end the Knicks' five-game win streak,
21:14the longest for New York since last December when they won nine in a row.
21:20De Silva spins out on the triple trough.
21:24Orlando's seven of 22 from three.
21:28The Knicks are five of 21.
21:30Brunson working on Suggs.
21:33Bridges coming off the dribble.
21:34Hand off the three short.
21:35Rebound Wagner.
21:36Wagner.
21:36Wagner shovels to Suggs, looking for a driving lane.
21:46It's not there.
21:49Suggs playing with four personal fouls.
21:52He'll try a three.
21:54Back rimmed it.
21:55And a foul called inside.
21:57Schammett trying to get position on Goga.
22:01And it's the first on Schammett.
22:04The Knicks in the penalty, so free throws.
22:06You notice how often defenders now seem to be able to use their hand to sort of hook the ball handler or a cutter.
22:20They're wrapping their arm around the waist of the player.
22:25And they get away with it consistently, and it's smart, right?
22:30It changes momentum.
22:31It can change direction.
22:34Suggs did it last time defensively on Jalen Brunson.
22:38It's just something that I see happen a lot.
22:41And you're saying it's not being seen by.
22:44Oh, no, no, no.
22:45It may be being seen.
22:46They're clearly not making it an emphasis.
22:49And I like it.
22:49I like that, you know, it's a little sneaky.
22:52But, listen, anything you can do to slow down an NBA player offensively, I'll take it.
22:58Bridges off one foot on the fallaway.
23:00Back rim, no.
23:01And Baines skies for the rebound.
23:03Orlando can push it back to 20 and maybe match their largest lead at 21.
23:08The step through and the scoop.
23:09Wagner, no.
23:10And cleared by Hearth.
23:12And he's fouled upstairs.
23:13Again, the second time he's been hit in the face tonight.
23:16Wagner is down as well for Orlando.
23:19That's on Bataze.
23:22His first foul.
23:31It's just the ability to go up with two hands, to time it.
23:35Josh has talked a lot about his tracking ability when the shot goes up.
23:40Just having the feel for where it's coming off.
23:43Off two feet, decisively to it.
23:46Rebounding in traffic.
23:49That young man is so good.
23:51So Brunson's at the line shooting a free throw.
23:56We're trying to get a ruling as to
23:59what they called on Bataze
24:03transition take foul.
24:07It's the second time we've seen a transition take foul on a blockout.
24:11Wow.
24:12I don't know if I saw that all last year.
24:14I was just going to say that.
24:16The Knicks struggling the last few minutes after a hot start to the quarter.
24:25Brunson trying to get him going again.
24:27He's got 22.
24:28And that one around and out.
24:29Rebounded by Bataze.
24:31The quick twitch of Suggs as an athlete.
24:35It is something else.
24:39Wagner double finds Goga underneath.
24:41He's tripled and fouled.
24:44And he'll go back to the free throw line.
24:46Timeout at the Garden with Orlando still in command late in the third.
24:50So the Brunson versus Suggs matchup has been so good.
24:57Brunson's got 22 points.
24:59Suggs is fighting him tooth and nail.
25:01But the little hook I'm talking about.
25:04Watch him just wrap his left hand.
25:05He's just trying to stay attached as Jalen tries to use his off arm.
25:10Level of physicality from both guards.
25:13But that little hook or hand on the hip is something you see quite often.
25:17You see it against ball handlers, cutters, and I'm not trying to draw attention
25:22so they take it out of the game.
25:24I like it.
25:26Well, Brunson is on the floor still, but Suggs on the bench.
25:29He's been the primary defender when he's been out there against Brunson.
25:35Second free throw is good for Bataze.
25:38Yeah, and that means Black now gets the assignment for Brunson.
25:41Let's see how he holds up.
25:43Chet Howard is checking in for the first time.
25:46Again, Paolo Bancaro out for the rest of the game with a groin injury.
25:50Suffered in the second quarter.
25:52Spinning and missing is Brunson.
25:54And a foul called on Bataze as Robinson was trying to get another offensive rebound.
25:57Okay, I'm going to just, what Mitchell Robinson is doing on the offensive glass, he has a 34.1
26:06offensive rebounding percentage.
26:09That is obscene.
26:11It's unheard of.
26:12The best in history is like 22% or something close to that.
26:1834% of misses when he's on the floor, Dave.
26:20And he's got five offensive rebounds already in this game.
26:25Shot clock winding down.
26:27Bridges had to put it up.
26:30Bridges, just six points.
26:32Towns has eight and Ananobi five.
26:35The Knicks can't be all Brunson and win consistently.
26:38Especially against a good defensive team.
26:43Wagner clearing out space and getting to the basket.
26:46Come on, how skilled is that?
26:48He is showing you everything in his arsenal tonight.
26:53He's got 24.
26:54The Magic matching its largest lead of the game.
26:56Brunson missing the floater.
26:58He has had a very cold third quarter.
27:04Two for seven here in the period.
27:08De Silva with 90 seconds to go.
27:15The Knicks got it down to 11, but a great response by the Magic.
27:18Bad pass off the backboard.
27:21A rare fast break opportunity.
27:23Hart with a spin, and it was blocked by Goga, but it goes in.
27:27Great job by Josh.
27:29I mean, you can score quickly.
27:31You've got to start to make some inroads.
27:32Franz made a mistake.
27:34Shot clock was dwindling.
27:35He was middle of the floor with Mikel on him.
27:38He should have never given up that last possession.
27:40Nice pass by Bataze.
27:42One-handing it out, but Howard missed fire on the three.
27:45And then Black was going to slap it back out to the top of the key.
27:48Instead, it's Nick Ball.
27:49Pull up three.
27:50Brunson, no.
27:52Wow.
27:53Great look.
27:54Not one you see him miss often.
27:55One of his best looks of the night.
27:58The Knicks just five for 24 from three-point range.
28:02And Brunson called for the foul, knocking down Wagner.
28:08Wagner will have free throws.
28:09And that's the fourth personal foul on Jalen Brunson.
28:15And he's saying down the other end, he got hit in the face.
28:18No whistle.
28:20And Wagner with a broken nose and now a bruised chin has took that shot from Brunson.
28:26And Wagner said before the game, he did not like the mask, but it's certainly not impacting his game.
28:3524 points, seven rebounds, three assists.
28:38We'll take it off for the free throws.
28:39He's two for two.
28:41At the line.
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28:51Tomorrow night, the Raptors in Cleveland, prime video Friday.
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28:58The Warriors at San Antonio, NBA TV Saturday, Memphis, Cleveland, Lakers, Milwaukee.
29:03For more at NBA.com or visit the NBA app.
29:06San Antonio still playing great basketball at 8-2 on the season.
29:16Take on Golden State, as we mentioned on Friday.
29:18Wagner with the free throws, back to a 21-point game.
29:21Victor Wendon-Yama looks like a different guy, and they look like a different team.
29:31Here's a three from Ananobi.
29:32Squishes at home.
29:33Last night was the first time O.G. had struggled shooting the basketball.
29:39You get him in those corners, and he is deadly.
29:50About a nine-second difference in the game in shot clock here at the end of the third.
29:53De Silva swings it to the corner, and splashing it through is Anthony Black from deep.
29:58Great answer from the Magic from three-point range.
30:05Here's Brunson, just two for eight in the quarter, gets past his man.
30:09Now gets it to the corner.
30:10Hart's three is good with 1.6 left.
30:14Now Black from three-quarter court, and the quarter comes to an end.
30:18They go back and forth with threes at the end of the third, and it's an 18-point lead for the Magic.
30:28Franz Wagner having a terrific night here at Madison Square Garden.
30:32A big reason why the Magic are up big with one quarter to go.
30:36Wednesday, presented by State Farm, I'm here with Landry.
30:42After a very uncharacteristic performance in the first half, shooting-wise, what improvements did you see in the third quarter?
30:48We just had to pick up our physicality.
30:50We've still got a ways to go here.
30:52Our aggression, physicality's got to be higher.
30:55That was the biggest change.
30:57You named a couple of things as far as the physicality, but what more needs to be executed for you guys to remain perfect here at home?
31:02We just got to play together, chip away here at their lead, and we'll just see what happens.
31:07Thanks, Landry.
31:08Thanks.
31:09Well, they have outscored Orlando here in the second half by four, but they're down 16, even with that basket by Clarkson.
31:18Maybe Clarkson can get going.
31:20It's his first points of the game.
31:22He's a former sixth man of the award, a sixth man of the year award winner back in 2021, his first year here with New York.
31:30McBride, and he's fouled on the drive.
31:33He can be an igniter as well for the Knicks.
31:36Look, the level of aggression to start the fourth.
31:42Just trying to hang tough.
31:43Your legs are, you know, fatigued.
31:46You're in the back-to-back.
31:47This is where it's most likely to show up, but you give the bench guys some run here, see if Jordan can't maybe catch a little fire.
31:53They scored 133 last night against Memphis, their third straight game with 130-plus points, a franchise record.
32:03They've been held to 76 tonight.
32:06Bowers on black, his first, or second, rather, first in the quarter on the team.
32:11That rainbow free throw won't fall.
32:13Franz is sitting, and he's been with Bain, the driver of the offense.
32:25Again, no Bancaro.
32:27They lost him to a groin injury in the first half.
32:30Jumper falls for Wendell Carter.
32:32I mean, I just, I love it.
32:33I love that he was that aggressive on the offensive end.
32:36Shot clock dwindling, make yourself available.
32:38Towns' aggressive drive, no, on the first try, but the second one is good.
32:43And finally, Carl Anthony Towns, with ten and a half minutes to go in the game, is in double figures in scoring.
32:57Orlando is led by as many as 21 on two occasions.
33:00Scoop by Bain, just falls off the side of the rim.
33:04Towns with his tenth board.
33:05Outlets Ananobi.
33:06Corner three.
33:07Clarkson, in and out.
33:10You're trying to get Suggs some rest, and Franz some rest.
33:18Knicks just 26% shooting from three.
33:21They've made seven.
33:22They average about 18 threes per game.
33:24Tied for first in the NBA.
33:29Towns, way out.
33:30Got it.
33:32Timeout, Orlando.
33:33You're hanging around, Dave.
33:40You're tired.
33:40You got 12 now, under 10 to play.
33:45Carl Anthony Towns, one of the best shooting bigs in history, gets him that much closer.
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34:06Big MVP, Shea Gilgis-Alexander and the champion, Oklahoma City Thunder, take on the Lakers.
34:12Game two of our NBA Wednesday doubleheader.
34:15Talk about a team that doesn't look at all bored with the process of 82.
34:19The best record in the league at 11-1 as Black gets the floater out of the timeout.
34:26That's a big bucket.
34:27And listen, if you're Jamal Mosley, you know that you're going to need Black and Tyus Jones.
34:36Nice, big bucket.
34:38But ideally you're saying, oh, I'd want to get Suggs and Franz Wagner back.
34:43But you've got to play these guys.
34:45This young man needs these reps.
34:47Back-to-back buckets.
34:48Like, this is why you continue to ride him.
34:51Because he's got to play in these moments.
34:54Might need him in a playoff series.
34:58Orlando forces a turnover.
35:00A 13-point lead.
35:01Three minutes into the fourth.
35:02Bain flies down the floor.
35:04Isaac fouled by Towns.
35:06That's his third.
35:08And Isaac will be at the line.
35:10Not a bad foul, though.
35:12Isaac has struggled at the free-throw line this season.
35:17But Bain downhill again goes right by multiple Knicks defenders.
35:22And there's a little left-hand push in the back.
35:25I just, that's a big-time response from Black.
35:28Those back-to-back buckets felt big.
35:30Third-year pro out of Arkansas.
35:32Number six pick in the 2023 draft.
35:34As Isaac has that one rattle out.
35:37Talking about Anthony Black.
35:38And again, without Bancaro.
35:41And Suggs on a minutes restriction because of the knee injuries.
35:44He's not playing in back-to-backs.
35:46He's played 20 minutes.
35:47I think Jamal Mosley wants him out there for the last five, six minutes.
35:50No question.
35:51He's trying to inch him up to that 26.
35:54Can he get him to 28 minutes?
35:56It depends on how much this lead holds here.
35:59Knicks would love to stay within striking distance with Brunson on the bench and let him take over late in this final frame.
36:06Bad turnover.
36:07McBride lost it off his leg.
36:0913th Knick turnover.
36:10Knicks have won five in a row.
36:18They've averaged 130 points per game during this win streak.
36:22All those wins here at home.
36:24This is game six of a seven-game homestand.
36:26They've got the heat here on Friday.
36:27Then head out for a five-game trip.
36:31Shot clock down to five.
36:33Baines had a quiet second-hand.
36:35He'll fire a three.
36:36Front-rimmed it.
36:38Rebound McBride.
36:42Brunson off the bench.
36:43He'll come in at the next dead ball.
36:45Towns.
36:46Aggressive move.
36:47Draws a foul.
36:48And he'll go to the line for the first time tonight.
36:53He's been calling for fouls all night.
36:56He gets one here.
36:57He does this so well.
36:59He's a very assertive downhill driver.
37:01He likes to go left this time.
37:03The angle is right and he takes it.
37:06Saw the contact on the arm by Carter.
37:0911th consecutive game with double-figure rebounds.
37:12The longest streak to start a season for Nick since Willis Reed 55 years ago.
37:20He's one of the NBA's leaders in rebounding this season.
37:23It's just the scoring and the shooting that hasn't been there yet for Towns.
37:27That'll come, though, in time.
37:29Tyson Chandler played here.
37:31I'm surprised he didn't have double-digit streak like that, rebounded a basketball.
37:36Towns on the year.
37:39About 13 boards per game.
37:40Good for fourth in the league.
37:42Had a 33-point game about a week ago against Washington, but had some games under 20.
37:48Really struggled with a shot.
37:4943% from the floor.
37:5133% from three.
37:53Both are career lows.
37:54And that's, yeah, I was just going to say, that is highly unusual.
37:56You are talking about one of the most efficient shooting bigs we've seen.
38:00Excellent foul shooter.
38:05Makes them both.
38:06And with Brunson back on the court, the Knicks set prep back within 12 again.
38:11Four minutes gone by in the fourth.
38:13Suggs back out there for the Magic.
38:17And Suggs and Black playing together.
38:20Wagner still on the bench for Orlando.
38:22Suggs.
38:22Wild scoop.
38:23It almost went down.
38:25Rebound Towns.
38:2611 boards now for Kapp.
38:28Pull up three.
38:28Clarkson is blocked by Black.
38:32Great reaction by Black to that.
38:34Got a piece of it.
38:36Bain with the blow by.
38:38Missed the layup.
38:40Another rebound for Towns.
38:41Five on four if they hurry.
38:42Brunson spins away from the defender.
38:45Great hesitation.
38:46Leaves it for Towns.
38:47Black another knock away.
38:49Ahead to Suggs.
38:50Challenged by McBride.
38:51He flies over him.
38:53Suggs got the tip in after the missed layup.
38:54Orlando has reached the 100-point mark.
39:03A 14-point lead again.
39:06Magic trying to get back to 500.
39:08They're 5-6 on the season.
39:10Thought to be a contender in the East coming into the year.
39:13Catch and shoot three from McBride.
39:15All of a sudden, that three-point shooting of the New York Knicks making some inroads here.
39:21That's 10 May 3's.
39:2433 now here in the fourth quarter.
39:28They'll get within 11.
39:30That'll bring Wagner off the bench.
39:32And now Towns.
39:34Going to get called for the foul.
39:36His fourth.
39:39Second team foul here in the quarter on New York.
39:43Stoppage allows Franz to come back in.
39:48He's just going to square up on him.
39:54Boy, with the contact he's faced tonight, I'd be a little frustrated if I were him tonight.
40:02Shot clock inside of 10.
40:06Carter hands it off for Black.
40:08Black pull-up jumper.
40:10No good.
40:11Carter got the offensive read mount.
40:12Another Towns foul.
40:14That's five now.
40:19And let's see if Mike Brown keeps him on the floor.
40:22Mitchell is at the scorer's table.
40:24Is he going to sit him for a couple or go double big?
40:28No, he's going to sit Carl.
40:30That's three fouls in the first five and a half minutes of this fourth quarter alone for Towns.
40:35Right.
40:35This has been an issue for him throughout the course of his career.
40:43Team foul number three on the Knicks.
40:46Orlando Ball up 11.
40:48Trying to win one on the road without their all-star band, Carroll.
40:52Wagner with a timer at four.
40:56Spinning on Ann and Obi.
40:57And O.G. called for the foul.
41:01That's the second on Ann and Obi.
41:03Wagner will shoot two.
41:04He's four of four at the line tonight.
41:05Well, Franz, middle of the floor.
41:11O.G. is incredibly strong.
41:13He's got incredible quickness.
41:15You see his right hand on the back initially.
41:18That's not the initial whistle.
41:20It was on the contact ensuing as he goes to the cup.
41:26Mel Wagner, an emerging star for the Orlando Magic.
41:30misses the free throw, but we look at his overall night, 26.7 rebounds, three assists.
41:37What he did last year when he had Suggs and Bancaro out, his brother Mo has been out,
41:44has not played yet this season, missed a good part of last year.
41:48Oh, that's a killer if you're them.
41:49Missed both free throws, big momentum swing.
41:52Nearing the midway point, Brunson leans in, puts it up, scores against Black to get the Knicks
42:02within single digits for the first time in a long time.
42:06That guy's ability to get separation, either with footwork or a little bit of physicality.
42:11Defense!
42:13Defense!
42:15Defense!
42:15Three on the way.
42:17Suggs rips the net.
42:18And he keeps telling his teams, listen, we're in control, let's play smart basketball.
42:26First three of the night for Suggs, he was 0 for 4 prior to that.
42:30They need it from Bridges, they don't get it.
42:32Bridges, 0 for 3 from deep, just six points.
42:35He's averaging 17.
42:38Defense!
42:40Defense!
42:42Black.
42:44And Wagner got tangled up with Brunson.
42:46Brunson, they're going to call the foul on Brunson, that's his fifth.
42:51So both Towns and Brunson, the two New York stars in foul trouble, with 5.21 to go.
42:58So there's a switch made on the screen.
43:01He feels like the initial contact is Franz.
43:06And I think, you know, listen, there's no question Franz is delivering the blows there, right?
43:13Like, I think that could easily go the other direction.
43:17Brunson saying, call the first foul.
43:21So Shammon on the floor.
43:26And it's going to be Bridges that goes out.
43:28So Brunson will stay in the game.
43:29Wagner just hit the free-through after missing two on the last trip.
43:32Nice response here by Orlando with five straight points after that three ball for the Knicks.
43:46They've got them within nine.
43:50Brunson around two screeners.
43:53Has black on his hip, moves to his left, and Brunson got that one again, 26.
43:57Yeah, so they're going to that stagger screen, so they give him two opportunities to get loose
44:03and get going to his left hand, his strong hand.
44:08Black attacks, sneaks inside of Brunson and lays it in.
44:11What a quarter he's had.
44:12What an impressive response by this young man.
44:16Important minutes here for black.
44:18He's got 14.6 here in the final quarter.
44:22Brunson going to work on Suggs.
44:24Spun on him and hit over him.
44:28The shot-making of big-body Brunson, as Kendrick Perkins likes to call him.
44:35Best 11-game start statistically of Jalen Brunson's career.
44:39Black for three.
44:40Hit it!
44:41Wow, what a fourth for Anthony Black.
44:44Confidence at an all-time high for Anthony Black.
44:48And a Knicks timeout as the magic lead is back to 15, just outside, four minutes to go.
44:56Boy, different level of physicality he's brought, different level of aggression.
45:01Fourth quarter, it's been big buckets by Mr. Black.
45:05Wow.
45:05Black with the ball in his hands here in the fourth quarter.
45:08Minutes without Suggs.
45:10He's got nine, folks.
45:12Now he's playing with Suggs.
45:14Every single one of his buckets has felt huge.
45:17This is a young man who a year ago, on a defensive-minded team, was first in deflections, second in steals.
45:24Call me.
45:24You need a bucket call, Anthony Black.
45:2717 points in all.
45:297 of 11.
45:303 of 5 from 3.
45:31The Knicks got it to single figures for the first time since the second quarter, but that lasted all of about 15 seconds.
45:38And now Orlando is back up 15, just outside, four minutes to go.
45:44Brunson's got 28 points.
45:45He's got Bain on him now on the switch.
45:49And Brunson goes right past him all the way to the basket for an easy two, his easiest field goal of the night.
45:55He's got 30 now.
45:56And the Knicks still within striking distance if they can get some stops.
46:05Suggs finds Wagner from the corner.
46:08He was short with it right in front of the Knick bench.
46:14Both Towns and Brunson on the floor.
46:17Five fouls each.
46:18Towns thought he was fouled, didn't get the call, and out of bounds to the Magic.
46:22The Towns not complaining.
46:26Runs right back on defense.
46:28Well, I spoke too soon.
46:29He just looked at Derek Collins and started complaining.
46:32Give him time, Dave.
46:34He just had to find the official first, I think.
46:37Carter was blocking his view.
46:39You are just trying to view the Magic.
46:41You've got to get a quality shot attempt at every 24-second situation.
46:46No turnovers, good shots.
46:48Carter, and they're going to call a foul as Brunson kind of hit in the head.
46:56Third foul on Carter.
47:01That's the 14th foul that Jalen Brunson has drawn in this game.
47:08Oh, man.
47:09Another opportunity to get it down to 10, nearing three minutes to go.
47:16Brunson got bumped.
47:17No whistle.
47:18Ball batted around, and Wagner got the rebound.
47:20Every time Carter has found himself in front of Jalen Brunson,
47:25he has fought him tooth and nail.
47:27I thought he got away with a foul there,
47:29but I admire how good he's been defensively.
47:32Bain can't get it to fall, but he was fouled.
47:42It's on Ananobi, his third.
47:44Well, this is the Desmond Bain they thought they were getting.
47:48And you mentioned in the first half, not just because of the shooting,
47:51the way he attacks.
47:52He's got 17 points, eight assists, six rebounds.
47:58Hit the game-winning three on Monday at the buzzer to beat Portland.
48:02You wonder if that just unlocked his game
48:04because the confidence and speed with which he's playing tonight
48:09different than what we saw the first 10 games or so.
48:12I love that second point, the pace.
48:15He has put pressure on them all night.
48:18Checking with Angel.
48:19Just a gentle reminder of what Coach Malone told me before the game
48:22about Desmond Bain and hitting that big shot, the game-winning shot.
48:25He said, sometimes you just have to remind yourself who you are,
48:28understanding who he was for this team
48:30and just seeing him flourish right now in this game, guys.
48:33And Bain, 19 points in 33 minutes played.
48:38Knicks get a basket, though, to get within 13.
48:41Big possession here for the Magic.
48:45Shot clock down to three.
48:47Bain, that's a push-off on Bain.
48:49No basket.
48:51It's the fourth on Bain, and it's Nick Ball with 2.22 to go, down 13.
48:56And another foul drawn by Jalen Brunson.
48:58It's just, folks, this guy is one of the smartest basketball players in the league,
49:02Jalen Brunson.
49:03He's got a double-double in terms of points and fouls drawn in this game.
49:09A 30-15 game of a different kind.
49:13McBride, not sure what that was.
49:15Defense of Rivan Wagner, and here come the Magic.
49:19Black, Bain on the spot-up.
49:21It's good!
49:22Desmond Bain with a huge three to push the lead back to 16.
49:26Inside two minutes to go, and Brunson, another foul drawn, and he immediately grabs his right leg.
49:36Fourth foul on Carter.
49:47First foul in the last two minutes in the act of shooting, though.
49:50Oh, boy, that right leg.
49:56Oh, man, both the ankle and the knee.
49:59But Brunson hobbles to the foul line and misses the first free throw.
50:09The Knicks are in the second of a back-to-back, so they don't play tomorrow.
50:13They will play Friday, and Mike Brown about to empty the bench.
50:17With this being a 16-point deficit inside two minutes to go,
50:22and the Knicks' five-game win streak will come to an end.
50:25At Bain, three was the dagger.
50:37Second straight game that Desmond Bain's three-pointers basically ended the night.
50:41It was at the buzzer on Monday, and it forced Mike Brown to empty the bench here late in the fourth.
50:49The 15 fouls drawn for Brunson ties his career high, but it's going to come at a loss.
50:55And Brunson, he's hobbling, yeah.
51:03And Mike Brown wants to get him out.
51:07He looked right to the Knicks bench after he got up.
51:11And he is going right back.
51:14Back to the locker room to get that looked at.
51:16He saw that awkward landing as he drove on Wendell Carter.
51:25So, Paolo Bancaro was lost for Orlando in the first half with a groin injury, did not return.
51:30And now Jalen Brunson hobbling off at the end of the game here for the Knicks.
51:37Don't forget, Lakers and Thunder up next.
51:39Game two of our NBA Wednesday doubleheader.
51:42And, of course, inside the NBA after that game tonight with Kenny, Ernie, Charles, and Shaq.
51:47That right ankle was the one that he hurt versus the Lakers a year ago, overtime game in March.
52:00So, you always, you know, you always worry when it could be a re-injury or when those joints stretched out a little bit.
52:10I hate to see that.
52:12You hate to see that so late in the game.
52:14Knicks host Miami Friday.
52:16Then it's a five-game road trip starting in Miami on Monday.
52:22So, Kolek, Yabusele, checking into the game along with Huck Forty and Dottie A.
52:29And a three-pointer.
52:33Yabusele.
52:36And Jamal Moseley calls the timeout.
52:38But he wanted to acknowledge Suggs.
52:40He's going to get Suggs off the floor.
52:42Yes, good win for the Orlando Magic.
52:45Minute 32 to go.
52:4768 points per game between them.
52:49Austin Reeves and Luka Doncic looking to take a win on the road in Oklahoma City
52:54and hand the Thunder just their second loss of the year.
52:57The Lakers are 8-3.
52:58That's coming up next right here on ESPN.
53:00Those two have fit in beautifully.
53:03There's an argument to see which one talks more smack.
53:06I'd probably give the advantage, Luka.
53:08I would agree.
53:11Meanwhile, LeBron James ramping up activity, getting closer to making his season debut.
53:20We were talking about this during the break.
53:22This is a really good win despite the back-to-back for the Knicks.
53:24Yes, you've got to acknowledge that.
53:26But for the Magic, they're starting to look like the team we saw last year.
53:30This is 5-2 now in their last seven.
53:32Yeah, and we asked Jamal Mosley, is the defense, you know, starting to resemble the one that was at the top of the league
53:38or near the top of the league last year?
53:40He said, yes, getting very comfortable with the direction we're moving defensively.
53:44But they're back to 500.
53:57This is where they were last year.
53:58And they ended up making the playoffs for the second straight year.
54:01Three-pointer by Jett Howard.
54:04Franz Wagner led the way with 28 points.
54:08He also had nine rebounds.
54:1022 for Bain to go with eight assists.
54:12Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 31.
54:17Towns at 15.
54:19Rough night for some of the complementary pieces.
54:22Bridges held the six.
54:24And an OB had just eight and took only four shots.
54:27Clarkson five off the bench.
54:34He's driving finish by Howard.
54:35So the Knicks will fall to seven and four.
54:41And their five-game win streak will come to an end.
54:47As Orlando comes to Madison Square Garden, again, loses Paolo Vancaro,
54:52their leading score and best player in the first half of the injury.
54:55But they end up winning 124-107.
54:59Don't forget, Lakers and Thunder up next from Oklahoma City.
55:03For Doris Burke, Angel Gray, Dave Paschling, Solong from New York.
55:07After the break, we'll get back to the studio with Ernie, Kenny, Charles, and Shepp.
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