Game thread: New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic 3/8/2024 7:30pm [Game #63]

[rady]

(36-26) -- (36-26)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY​	MSG​	7:30 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the early Game-Thread Rady .. The Magic team + Banchero has became the Sleeper team in the East.
The Magics players are hype having 8-2 record in their last 10 games.
The Magic will be looking for a WIN in MSG.
How do we get the win at home ???
No Mitch
No Randle
No OG
No Brunson
No Bench

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 31 - Magics 23
Half Time .. Knicks 55 - Magic 39

Brunson back and only played 15 minutes in the first half (About Time) !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 80 - Magics 54

Hart Precious, IHart, and Sims are holding the Magic down.
Nice move on the McBride/Brunson switch twice ,, we shoulda been doing this early in the season

 

[Kiyaman]

Tonight, the Knicks 8 man rotation showed no weakness at all vs Magics (Burks 5 minutes don't count, especially when the Magic went on a run in those 5 minutes).
Our front court performance showed resigning Precious & Hartenstein is a must in off-season.
The Brunson / McBride minutes tonite should've been in the first half of the season

 

[rady]

A much-needed win! That's a very valid point, Kiya. McBride has proven to Thibs and himself that he can be heavily relied upon. Giving him 19 minutes and cutting Brunson's minutes to 29 is what I would like to continue seeing. We can't risk a bad injury to Brunson now, especially with Randle and Anunoby so close to returning.