NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 21 points and the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 121-106 on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup.

New York won East Group A 4-0 and will host Atlanta on December 11th. Orlando (3-1) advanced as an East wild card and travels to Milwaukee.

Mikal Bridges had 19 points and Josh Hart added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won their last three games and eight of their last 10 games.

Franz Wagner finished the game with 30 points, while Moritz Wagner added 20 off the bench for the Magic, whose six-game winning streak was ended.

The Magic only needed to lose by a margin of no more than 37 points to advance in the tiebreaker.

New York led 36-26 at the end of the first quarter and by 22 points in the second quarter before going into halftime with a 71-51 lead.

Takeaways

Magic: Orlando ended its five-day stay in the Big Apple with a 2-1 win against the city’s two clubs. The Magic won in Brooklyn last Friday night and Sunday afternoon. The Magic return to New York to face the Knicks on January 6th.

Knicks: All five starters scored in double figures. OG Anunoby had 16 points. Deuce McBride scored 18 points off the bench.

Key moment

The Knicks led by 31 points after three quarters and put the Magic in danger of falling short before Orlando outscored New York 31-15 in the fourth quarter.

Key statistics

Orlando has made at least one 3-pointer in 1,398 games since March 17, 2007. It is the fifth-longest streak in NBA history.

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