Julius Randle had 25 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 21 points and the Knicks kept No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero and the Magic winless with a 115-102 victory Monday night. NewYorkForever
The Knicks led by three midway through the third quarter before Randle's three-point play started a 15-4 burst that ended with perhaps the highlight play of their young season. Brunson picked up a loose ball and threw a long pass ahead to Obi Toppin, the high-flying crowd favorite who won the slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend. Instead of trying to dunk it himself, Toppin dropped a bounce pass behind him to a trailing Barrett, who slammed it down to make it 94-80.
Orlando cut it to six with about 4 1/2 minutes remaining, but Brunson was fouled while knocking down a jumper for a three-point play, and Robinson's follow shot restored a double-digit lead at 109-98.: The other No. 1 picks with a longer streak of 20-plus point games than Banchero were Elvin Hayes and Oscar Robertson . ... Jamahl Mosley earned his first coaching victory exactly one year earlier in the same arena when the Magic beat the Knicks 110-104.