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 reach the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup

Before the game started, Orlando needed to only lose a game by under 37 points to earn a spot in the wild card spot of the knockout round. New York led by as many at 31 points throughout. While the Magic still can perform further in the NBA Cup, the Knicks looked like the better team throughout.

The Knicks keep alternating between taking steps forward and backward. They narrowly defeated the lowly Hornets last Friday after Jalen Brunson was forced to carry a heavy load for the offense. They followed that up with a dominant win over the depleted Pelicans,