Kanter’s double-double streak hits 5 in defeat
Magic drain 17 3-pointers to keep Knicks on skids
NEW YORK — Terrence Ross scored 22 points, Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic cruised past the New York Knicks 115-89 on Sunday night.
Harlem native Mo Bamba played his first NBA game at Madison Square Garden and had 15 points and eight rebounds for Orlando. Evan Fournier added 12 points for the Magic, who have won two straight and four of five.
The Magic made a season-high 17 3-pointers off 42 attempts.
Orlando reeled off 10 straight points to start the game, capped by Vucevic’s jumper that forced the Knicks to call a timeout with 7:27 left in the first quarter.
Enes Kanter notched his fifth straight double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks. He put NewYork on the board with a tip-in layup, ending a string of eight straight misses to make it 10-2.
The Magic closed the first quarter out on a 20-8 run, highlighted by Jerian Grant’s 3-pointer with 0.7 of a second left to lead, 30-10.
Orlando never looked back, leading by 34 points during the fourth quarter.
Rookie Kevin Knox had 17 points for the Knicks, who have lost two straight and four of five.
New York was held to 33 percent from the field and made just 4 of 27 3-pointers.
Trail Blazers 100, Celtics 94: Damian Lillard had 19 points and 12 assists and the Trail Blazers won their fourth straight game, beating the Celtics in Portland, Ore.
Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 17 rebounds for Portland. The Trail Blazers have won seven of their last eight games.
Jayson Tatum matched his regularseason career high with 27 points and Kyrie Irving added 21 for the Celtics. They finished 1-4 on their trip.
The Blazers led by as many as 21 points in the game, but the Celtics went on a 13-2 run to start the fourth quarter and pulled to 85-83.