Knicks vs. Magic: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
the brotherhood 😈 pic.twitter.com/zi61tfOR1o – 6:56 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Knicks starters:
Jalen Brunson
Alec Burks
Josh Hart
Precious Achiuwa
Jericho Sims – 6:48 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Alec Burks is starting for the Knicks. Like it’s 2022 all over again. – 6:48 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
Knicks starters: Brunson, Burks, Hart, Achiuwa and Sims. – 6:47 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Isaiah Hartenstein, Donte Divincenzo and Bojan Bogdanovic have all been ruled out tonight.
Makes sense for Knicks to err on the side of caution will the All-Star break starting tomorrow – 6:26 PM

Roland Lazenby @lazenby
“How I Made My Lunch Money”: Discarding Hollywood Star’s Bet on Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson Picked Himself Over MJ in 1-on-1 Game in 1990 thesportsrush.com/nba-news-how-i… – 6:06 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Sometimes you have to get creative to try getting the starters out of Thibs.
“Would you be starting a guy named Alec Burks if you were willing to share who was starting tonight?”
Thibs: “That’s one of the options. It’s a pretty good one. It’s one of the options.” – 5:50 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
Rather than list who is out, here’s who is available – 7 players plus 2 two-way contract guys. Brunson, Hart, Achiuwa, Sims, Burks, McBride, Gibson and Toppin and Brown Jr. – 5:48 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
Jalen Suggs is a late scratch for Orlando tonight. – 5:44 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Tom Thibodeau says he expects Bojan Bogdanovic, Donte DiVincenzo and Isaiah Hartenstein all to be ready once the team returns from the All-Star break. – 5:38 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Isiah Hartenstein, Donte DiVincenzo and Bojan Bogdanovic are all out – 5:35 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Isaiah Hartenstein, Donte Divincenzo and Bojan Bogdanovic are all out tonight. – 5:35 PM

Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Kentucky’s John Calipari and Orlando Antigua will be in for the regular season finale and Boogie Fland’s Senior Day at @step_basketball – 5:34 PM

Sam Amick @sam_amick
Our latest LeBron story includes intel on how the Knicks have been moving (not in James’ direction), the Warriors’ strategy (including and beyond James) and the latest on his dynamic with the Lakers @jovanbuha @anthonyVslater @TheAthletic
theathletic.com/5276073/2024/0… – 5:26 PM

Sam Amick @sam_amick
What we know about LeBron’s Lakers future: Could Steph Curry, the Warriors or Knicks be involved? And what’s the latest on the Bronny factor? All of our latest intel and insight here, with @jovanbuha and @anthonyVslater, at @TheAthletic
theathletic.com/5276073/2024/0… – 5:22 PM

Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
The @OrlandoMagic will start Anthony Black, Caleb Houstan, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. against the New York Knicks tonight.
Jalen Suggs (sore right groin) is out.
nba.com/magic/news/orl… – 5:19 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
That Knicks protest is gonna be interesting since they admitted the missed call. These almost never work. This one might. – 4:30 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
We covered one NYK plan for open roster spots, OG Anunoby/Julius Randle injuries & more in this week’s mailbag. Thanks @chriscutaneo1, @PlayoffBoundNYK, @BubbJordan, @KNYT_Hoops, @Fabo882, @jmere09nyc, @vdadhania & @LegionofKnicks for the questions!
sny.tv/articles/knick… – 3:55 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Here is a FREE PREVIEW from the latest episode of Katz and Shoot, where @NekiasNBA and I discuss Bojan Bogdanovic’s and Alec Burks’ first two games since the trade.
If you’re not a subscriber and want to give the show a try, here is the link: patreon.com/posts/k-s-prev… pic.twitter.com/gYlcsbH4ZL – 3:34 PM

Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
Knicks protest loss to Rockets after botched call in final second. What comes next?
Right around 0% chance the Knicks win this protest regardless of what was said in pool report and Last Two-Minute report.
usatoday.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@usatodaysports⁩ – 3:26 PM

Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
On the latest edition of the H-Town Hoops podcast, @brandonkscott talked about the Rockets win over the Knicks, the protest that will lead to nothing, the Rockets quiet trade deadline, and more. Rate, review, and subscribe! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roc… – 2:49 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The Knicks have downgraded Bojan Bogdanovic to questionable for tonight’s game in Orlando due to left calf soreness.
DDV and iHart are also questionable.
Knicks, quite literally, limping into the All-Star Break – 2:42 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
Heard from a league source that a team can protest for a call that is human error — but winning it is a different thing. And two league sources indicated that the purpose by the Knicks was to emphasize the point that they were robbed. Costs $25K to make the claim. – 2:36 PM

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Week In NBA Words (so far) …
Next steps for the Hawks after keeping Dejounte Murray at the trade deadline: marcstein.substack.com/p/the-trae-tra…
The retirement of Shaquille O’Neal’s No. 32 in Orlando … 32 years after the Magic won the lottery to draft him: marcstein.substack.com/p/a-shaq-sized… – 2:16 PM

Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
How does a short guy, who isn’t that fast, score 25 points a game in the NBA?
To me, this is @coachthorpe at the peak of his powers.
Why David Thorpe has his clients watch Jalen Brunson. @jalenbrunson1
truehoop.com/p/watch-jalen-… – 2:08 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
The full injury report for the Knicks at Orlando tonight. pic.twitter.com/BphBMZaQgt – 1:57 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Bojan Bogdanovic is now listed as QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game with left calf soreness. – 1:54 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Referees for tonight’s Knicks game in Orlando:
Gediminas Petraitis, Nick Buchert, Suyash Mehta.
Jacyn Goble is in Cleveland for Bulls-Cavs. – 1:13 PM