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Wagner Scores 23 as Magic Beat Knicks 111-102, Suggs Leaves With Knee Injury

Franz Wagner had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists as Orlando beat the defending champion New York Knicks 111-102 at Madison Square Garden for its first win, but Jalen Suggs was helped off with a right knee injury late in the fourth quarter.

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Wagner Scores 23 as Magic Beat Knicks 111-102, Suggs Leaves With Knee Injury
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Key points

  • The Orlando Magic beat the defending champion New York Knicks 111-102 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night for their first win of the season.
  • Orlando entered the game at 0-2 after home losses to Atlanta and Minnesota.
  • Orlando trailed 12-0 in the first five minutes.

The Orlando Magic beat the defending champion New York Knicks 111-102 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night for their first win of the season. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists in 37 minutes, playing without Paolo Banchero.

Orlando entered the game at 0-2 after home losses to Atlanta and Minnesota. New York also entered at 0-2 after losses to Philadelphia and at Boston, and the Knicks fall to 0-3 with this result. Orlando is now 1-2.

A slow start and a late comeback

Orlando trailed 12-0 in the first five minutes. The Magic still trailed going into the fourth quarter before completing the comeback win on the road.

Orlando did it short handed. Banchero missed the game, and Jalen Suggs did not finish it after his injury late in the fourth quarter.

Wagner and the Orlando scoring

Wagner finished one assist short of a triple double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Desmond Bane scored 22 points for Orlando. Tristan da Silva scored 19 points and Anthony Black scored 18 points.

Wendell Carter Jr. added 9 points and 10 rebounds. Four Orlando players scored at least 18 points, and Wagner led the team in points, rebounds and assists on the night.

New York scoring in the loss

Jalen Brunson led New York with 28 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and OG Anunoby scored 22 points. Josh Hart added 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Those numbers were not enough to hold the early lead. New York led 12-0, led after three quarters, and still lost at home by nine points.

Suggs leaves with a right knee injury

Magic guard Jalen Suggs was helped to the locker room after a non-contact right knee injury in the fourth quarter. The injury occurred with 2:09 left as he was getting ready to attempt a wide open fastbreak layup. He gingerly walked to the locker room with assistance, barely able to put any weight on his knee, Sports Illustrated reported.

NBC Sports reported that Suggs right knee hyperextended as he drove for an uncontested layup, that he remained down for a few minutes before being helped back to the locker room, and that he could put some weight on his right leg. No diagnosis has been announced.

Suggs finished with 4 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes before the injury.

Banchero already out for several weeks

Paolo Banchero missed the game and is out for the next several weeks with a low grade high ankle sprain suffered in the first half of Friday loss to Minnesota. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis.

ESPN reporter Shams Charania reported on Oct 24 that Banchero would be sidelined indefinitely, with a typical recovery of four to six weeks. Banchero said on Sunday that he expects to miss at least four weeks.

Orlando now waits for word on Suggs while Banchero is already out. The win gives the Magic a first result to build on at 1-2, and the Knicks leave the night at 0-3 still looking for a first win.

Timeline

  1. Oct 24, 2026ESPN reporter Shams Charania reports Paolo Banchero will be sidelined indefinitely with a low grade high ankle sprain, with a typical recovery of four to six weeks.
  2. Oct 25, 2026Orlando trails 12-0 in the first five minutes at Madison Square Garden and still trails entering the fourth quarter against New York.
  3. Oct 25, 2026Jalen Suggs is helped to the locker room with a right knee injury with 2:09 left, and Orlando completes a 111-102 win over the Knicks.

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