
The New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic, 121-106, on Tuesday night. The Knicks used a balanced attack to hand the Magic their first loss since November 20th, but both teams got enough of a result to advance to the NBA Cup as Orlando just needed to lose by fewer than 37 points to clinch a wild card spot in the in-season tournament.
Even though everyone was very happy to advance out of the Emirates NBA Cup group stage, things still got a little heated late in the second quarter when Karl-Anthony Towns and Franz Wagner clapped in each other's general directions and earned technical fouls.