The Orlando Magic and New York Knicks have had similar histories of ineptitude recently, but the Magic have been taking strides to crawl out of the NBA’s cellar this season. All of that came into question on Tuesday night, when the Magic squandered a 12-point fourth-quarter lead against a 13-win Knicks team at MSG.
Things seemed pretty buttoned-up after three quarters for the Magic. Sure, we saw the common motif of random players like Henry Ellenson, Mitchell Robinson and Allonzo Trier channeling their inner Monstar, but that’s nothing new for a Magic team that seemed destined for the playoffs.