Nets & Knicks Both Suffer Losses at Home
Not a great night for basketball in the NYC area as both the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets came away with losses. The Knicks (2-1) lost their first game…
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Not a great night for basketball in the NYC area as both the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets came away with losses.
The Knicks (2-1) lost their first game of the season, dropping a 110-104 decision to the Orlando Magic.
ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Julius Randle #30 of the New York Knicks controls the ball against Al-Farouq Aminu #2 of the Orlando Magic during the second half at Amway Center on February 17, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)
The same Orlando Magic team the Knicks dominated on Friday night in Florida. With the scene changing to MSG, the Magic hung with the Knicks all night, until the fourth quarter when Orlando's Terrance Ross went nuts, scoring all of 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks were up 80-74 heading into the fourth quarter when Ross came off the bench and lit a fire under the Magic. He hit a jumper with 11:10 to go to cut the Knicks lead to one point, 80-79. Minutes later, Ross dropped a three-pointer that gave Orlando a four point lead. They would never look back.
Julius Randle led the Knicks with 30 points with 16 boards. Evan Fournire, who burst onto the scene for New York on opening night, struggled from the floor on Sunday, hitting on 3-of-11 shooting with eight points.
Meanwhile the Nets (1-2) fell to the Charlotte Hornetts 111-95, highlighted by Charlotte's outscoring of the Nets by the count of 32-17 in the fourth quarter.
Miles Bridges led the way for Charlotte, posting 32 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the floor.
Kevin Durant had 38 points in defeat for Brooklyn, but no other Nets player even came close to scoring 20. Outside of the 15 points from James Harden, there was very little offensive firepower from Brooklyn.
