Spurs, Knicks advance to 2025 NBA Cup finals
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The New York Knicks face the San Antonio Spurs in the championship game of the NBA Cup on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
By how the NBA defines pace, which is a bit of a flawed stat, the Knicks aren’t playing that much faster. They’re still bottom-five in that category. Their secondary assists and passes per game aren’t much improved, if at all.
The Magic leaned on an 11-man rotation in hopes of running the Knicks into the ground, a tactic that has worked against New York in the past. In theory, it should have worked again — especially with the Knicks missing two perimeter pieces in Miles McBride (ankle) and Landry Shamet (shoulder). Instead, the Knicks flipped the script.
The Orlando Magic face the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup semifinals as Moritz Wagner reaches a recovery milestone.