In the game thread I mentioned that Wednesday’s contest with the Orlando Magic had all the hallmarks of a trap game. The Knicks were getting a ton of great press coming off an impressive, hard-fought victory. The Magic are bad but have a big man who can shoot in Nikola Vucevic.
Indeed, it was a trap game.
The Knicks got off to a hot start thanks to another sterling first quarter from Julius Randle (13 points in the first), but the Magic quickly climbed back into the game in the second and took command in the third.