Magic beat Knicks 111-102 as Franz Wagner scores 21 in the fourth and defending champions fall to 0-3

The Orlando Magic beat the reigning champion New York Knicks 111-102 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night (US time; tip-off 11pm GMT Sunday 25 October), with Franz Wagner scoring 21 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, according to AP. The Knicks are 0-3, and AP said they are the first defending champions to start a season 0-3 since the 2011-12 Dallas Mavericks.

Wagner, who started 1 of 10 from the field, finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, AP reported. Desmond Bane scored 22, Tristan da Silva 19 and Anthony Black 18 in his first game of the season after an ankle injury. It was Orlando’s first win under head coach Sean Sweeney; the Magic are 1-2.

Score by quarter (ESPN): Magic 21-27-23-40, Knicks 28-24-23-27.

Fourth-quarter turnaround

New York led 12-0 at the start and were ahead 86-76 with 9:20 left, according to AP. Wagner then scored nine points in an 11-0 run that gave Orlando their first lead of the game, 87-86, with 7:25 to play, and the Magic outscored the Knicks 35-16 over the final nine-plus minutes.

The Magic made 18 of 42 three-pointers (43%) and the Knicks 9 of 38, according to ESPN team statistics. AP said New York committed eight of their 14 turnovers in the fourth quarter.

Orlando played without leading scorer Paolo Banchero and lost Jalen Suggs to a knee injury in the fourth quarter, AP reported.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 28 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and 14 rebounds and OG Anunoby scored 22, 10 of them in the fourth quarter. AP said the Knicks have not won since Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

The Knicks host Detroit on Tuesday and the Magic play at Toronto on Wednesday (US time), according to AP.

See also: Celtics beat defending champion Knicks 107-103. Our report on the night’s other headline game: Luka Doncic scores NBA season-high 52 as Lakers beat Jazz.

Other NBA results

All results from Sunday 25 October (US time), according to ESPN box scores and AP reports.

• Oklahoma City Thunder 108, LA Clippers 101: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and Ajay Mitchell 18 off the bench as Oklahoma City went 3-0. AP said Jalen Williams left the court on a stretcher with 1:14 left after going down on a drive to the basket, and Cason Wallace (left shoulder) and Jaylin Williams (right wrist) left in the first quarter. Darius Garland led the Clippers (1-2) with 16 points and 11 assists.
• Detroit Pistons 106, Philadelphia 76ers 93: Cade Cunningham scored 26 and John Collins had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Detroit went 3-0 in their first game without Jalen Duren, who AP said will miss at least two weeks with a strained right hamstring. Tyrese Maxey scored 29 and LeBron James 18 for Philadelphia (3-1), who rested Joel Embiid.
• Memphis Grizzlies 123, Sacramento Kings 112: Ty Jerome scored 31 points, making all 14 of his free throws, and AP said he leads the NBA in scoring at 36.5 points per game. Rookie Cameron Boozer had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis went 3-0. Zach LaVine scored 37 for the Kings (0-3).
• Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Toronto Raptors 94: Anthony Edwards scored 26 in 27 minutes in Minnesota’s home opener, and LaMelo Ball had 15 in his regular-season home debut for the Timberwolves (3-0). Toronto played without Kawhi Leonard, ruled out with swelling in his left knee, AP said; Ja’Kobe Walter led the Raptors (2-1) with 22.
• Indiana Pacers 136, Brooklyn Nets 109: Tyrese Haliburton had 24 points and 10 assists, and Pascal Siakam 21, as Indiana shot 58% from the field. AP noted Haliburton missed last season recovering from a torn right Achilles tendon. Nolan Traore scored 17 off the bench for Brooklyn (0-3).