NEW YORK — Terrence Ross scored 22 points, Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic cruised past the New York Knicks 115-89 on Sunday night.
- The Orlando Magic never trailed to win their first game this season by more than 10 points
- Terrence Ross scored 22 points in 22 minutes to lead the Magic to the win
- Orlando made 17 3-pointers
Harlem native Mo Bamba played his first NBA game at Madison Square Garden and had 15 points and eight rebounds. Evan Fournier added 12 points for the Magic, who have won two straight and four of five.
The Magic made a season-high 17 3-pointers off 42 attempts.
Orlando reeled off 10 straight points to start the game, capped by Vucevic’s turnaround jumper that forced the Knicks to call a timeout with 7:27 left in the first quarter.
Enes Kanter notched his fifth straight double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. He put New York on the board with a tip-in layup, ending a string of eight straight misses to make it 10-2.
The Magic closed the first quarter out on a 20-8 run, highlighted by Jerian Grant’s 3 with 0.7 seconds left to lead 30-10.
Orlando never looked back, leading by 34 points during the fourth quarter.
Kevin Knox had 17 points for the Knicks, who’ve lost two straight and four of five.
New York was held to 33 percent from the field and made just 4 of 27 from deep.