Not better than Banqueiro? The Magic have 3 players with 25 points and won 3 consecutive victories. They have 9 wins in the past 12 games. Xiao Wa blasted 37+6+7.

After consecutive victories over the Warriors and Clippers, the Magic defeated the Knicks 133-121 at home today, winning three consecutive games. Although the Magic started with only 1 win and 4 losses, they have achieved 9 wins and 3 losses in the past 12 games. Their current record is 10 wins and 7 losses, and their ranking has risen to seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks have only 2 wins and 3 losses in the past 5 games, and their record has become 9 wins and 6 losses. Tied with the 76ers, temporarily ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The Magic were very strong on the offensive end today. Although Banqueiro continues to be absent, three people on the team scored 25+ points. Wagner Jr. had his best performance of the season so far. He started for 34 minutes and made 13 of 19 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored a season-high 37 points, plus 6 rebounds and 7 assists, with a plus-minus value of +10. It is worth mentioning that Wagner Jr. was only one point away from tying his career high scoring record (38 points) today, but unfortunately he still failed to do so and failed to set a career high. Wagner Jr. has scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 12 times in his career, tying O'Neal for fourth in Magic history.

Bain continued to play steadily. He played 32 minutes, making 8 of 16 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored a season-high 27 points, plus 3 rebounds and 5 assists, with a plus-minus of +9. Bain has found his form recently, averaging 22 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in the past seven games, helping the Magic achieve a record of 6 wins and 1 loss.

Suggs also performed well. He played 32 minutes and made 8 of 14 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 8 of 9 free throws. He scored 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. However, he also made 5 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of +9. Blake played 29 minutes as a substitute, making 4 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, with a team-high plus-minus of +21.

For the Knicks, Brunson was also very impressive. He played 37 minutes and made 12 of 21 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 33 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, with a plus-minus of -13. Brunson has scored 30 points and 10 assists for the second time this season. The number of 30+10 assists in a single game is second only to Jokic (4 times) and Cunningham (4 times).

Towns performed well. He played 37 minutes, made 6 of 14 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, and scored 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Towns was in poor form in the first half, but recovered in the second half and scored 18 points, but that didn't help. Bridges felt good, playing 38 minutes, making 7 of 11 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Clarkson played 34 minutes, making 6 of 10 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block. He had 3 turnovers and a plus-minus of -11. Hart played 29 minutes, making 5 of 9 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers, and the last 6 fouls and left the game, with a plus-minus of -19.