Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic 1/18/2021 12:00 [Game #15]

? One day after allowing 35 first half points and 40 second half points to Boston, the Knicks held the Magic to 38 points in the first half. In doing so they became the first team in the NBA all season to hold an opponent to 40 points or less in three consecutive halves!

In fact, only twice this season had any other team held an opponent to 40 or fewer in two straight halves. Indiana and Philly each did it once!?

Somebody posted on another site..

Nice win Knicks .. the Orlando Magic team had 7 players DNP for health reason, all the Magic top guards were DNP for the game. On Friday the Magic loss to the Boston Celtics 124-97 for the same reason they loss today half their rosters DNP.

Coach Thibs gave Randle & RJ Barrett 40 minutes of playing-time each in this game to build on their STATS-record on an opponent having all their top guards out, and half their roster DNP.
Like I said, "nice Knicks win".
I would have enjoyed this Knicks win if all our Knicks bench players would have received 20+ plus minutes of playing-time. None of the Knicks 5 bench players received 20 minute today.
Rivers played 17 min
Quickley played 15 min
Noel played 14 min
Knox played 10 min
Toppin played 9 min
At least in the Boston win we seen our two rookies on the court for 20 minute mixing well as a tandem on the offensive end of the court.