Though the Magic had been eradicated from the NBA Cup Knockout Rounds by the Bucks on Tuesday evening, Orlando will get one other crack on the staff that denied them home-court benefit within the league’s in-season event quarterfinals.
Jamahl Mosley‘s squad (17-10) will host the Knicks (15-10) on Sunday at 6 p.m. inside Kia Middle, the league introduced Wednesday evening.
That’s as a result of the Knicks misplaced their quarterfinal matchup at house, 108-100, Wednesday to the Hawks — who will now journey to Las Vegas for a Cup semifinal assembly with Milwaukee.
Tickets for Sunday’s recreation between the Magic and Knicks go on sale Thursday at midday, the staff mentioned. They are often bought by visiting OrlandoMagic.com or by calling 407-89-MAGIC.
The sport shall be televised on FanDuel Sports activities Community Florida and might be heard on the Orlando Magic Audio Community (Orlando space: 96.9 The Sport), the staff mentioned.
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Had New York gained, Orlando would have needed to journey to Atlanta on Sunday as an alternative.
Now the Magic get a house recreation out of it and a rematch with the Knicks, who defeated Orlando 121-106 at Madison Sq. Backyard final Tuesday in a recreation that decided the winner of East Group A.
It additionally means the Magic will play at house by means of the remainder of December.
As a result of New York gained the primary assembly, it received to host the Hawks within the Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Orlando misplaced to the Bucks on the street of their quarterfinal Tuesday.
After all, the Magic look drastically totally different than only a week in the past.
Franz Wagner, who totaled 30 factors within the loss at New York, will watch from the bench as he continues to get well from a torn proper stomach muscle he suffered at Philadelphia on the finish of Orlando’s current 5-game journey within the Northeast.
It’s price remembering that Cup video games (besides the championship match), depend towards the common season. That’s why the Magic, in addition to the Knicks, wanted a regular-season recreation added to their schedule as a result of they didn’t advance to the semifinals.
Along with Sunday’s recreation, the Magic host the Knicks once more in an already-scheduled contest Dec. 27. Orlando travels again to Madison Sq. Backyard on Jan. 6 for the fourth and ultimate regular-season assembly with New York.
Houstan on task
The Magic on Wednesday assigned ahead Caleb Houstan to the G League, a transfer that may enable him to play whereas Orlando gained’t till Sunday.
Houstan is ready to affix Orlando’s G League affiliate, Osceola, once they tackle the Rio Grande Valley Vipers at Silver Spurs Enviornment on Thursday evening (7, ESPN+/FanDuel Sports activities Community Florida).
It’s the second time Houstan has been despatched to the G League this season. He practically had a triple-double (10 factors, 7 rebounds, 7 assists) towards the Mexico Metropolis Capitanes on Nov. 14, and has a very good relationship with Osceola coach Dylan Murphy.
“I had plenty of enjoyable,” Houstan just lately mentioned of his time with Osceola final month. “They’ve received a extremely good group down there. It was nice simply to get some stay reps. It undoubtedly did assist me.”
Jason Beede might be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com
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