The Magic and Knicks are headed to Las Vegas.
Both teams punched their tickets to the NBA Cup semifinals on Tuesday, setting up an East showdown on Saturday at 5:30 ET, per NBA Communications.
Orlando rode a massive night from Desmond Bane, the offseason pickup who dropped 37 points in a come-from-behind win over the Heat. The Magic trailed by 13 after one, trimmed it to a single point by halftime, and closed strong behind Bane, Jalen Suggs (20 points) and Paolo Banchero (18).
Miami countered with four starters scoring at least 19, led by Norman Powell’s 21, but couldn’t keep pace late.
The Knicks advanced with a 117-101 win over the Raptors, pulling away after a dominant 34-13 second quarter. Jalen Brunson took over with 35 points, Josh Hart added 21 and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Brandon Ingram led Toronto with 31.
The eliminated teams will face off on Monday, when the Heat host the Raptors at 7:30 ET.
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