2023-24 Game Thread: Knicks @ Magic (Orlando Opener, not really a thing)

The Knicks head to Orlando for the second leg of this weird little road trip, to take on the surprisingly good Orlando Magic, but, well, as we all know well, early in the NBA season, there’s always a couple of teams where it’s, like, “Wait, they can’t be this good, can they?” and it’s not even like 18-12 is some amazing record, but it’s better than the Knicks’ 17-13 record, and I sincerely doubt that the Magic are better than the Knicks, so I bet we’ll see the Magic fall apart as the season goes along, but they’re still an interesting test for the Knicks on the road.

Like I noted with the Thunder, it’s always nice to sort of smack down an “up and coming” team so you can remind them that…