{"id":458,"date":"2026-10-26T09:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/?p=458"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:43:16","slug":"franz-wagner-tears-apart-knicks-final-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/franz-wagner-tears-apart-knicks-final-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Franz Wagner tears apart the Knicks in the final quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some of us suspected last night would bring Orlando Magic’s first win. And we weren’t far wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite missing the injured Paolo Banchero<\/a><\/strong>, the Magic prevailed at Madison Square Garden, securing a 111-102 victory<\/strong> over the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franz Wagner capped off a sensational performance by scoring 21 of his 23 points in the final quarter<\/strong> alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German also contributed 13 rebounds (an NBA career high) and 9 assists, shooting 9-for-23 from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s been a great moment for all of us,” Franz Wagner acknowledged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Obviously they are the defending champions and they came in with the same mindset as us, which was to get the first win. So it feels really good to have achieved it,” he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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