Magic 89, Knicks 83: Nikola Vucevic recorded 28 points and 18 rebounds for his 32nd double-double of the season as Orlando handed visiting New York its fifth straight loss.

Victor Oladipo contributed 19 points and Willie Green chipped in 13 off the bench for the Magic, who improved to 2-2 since coach Jacque Vaughn was fired. Elfrid Payton had 12 points and four assists while Dewayne Dedmon blocked six shots before fouling out for Orlando.

Jason Smith scored a season-high 25 points to go along with seven rebounds for the Knicks, who were without All-Star Carmelo Anthony (knee). Andrea Bargnani had a season-best 11 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 10 for New York, which shot 34.2 percent from the field while making 28-of-36 from the free-throw line.

Smith made a jumper followed by 1-of-2 free throws to tie the game at 75 before Oladipo and Payton each drained two from the line and Vucevic scored in the lane for an 81-75 lead with 3:16 to go. Vucevic capped the run with a basket and nailed another jumper with 1:14 left for an 85-77 edge to give the Magic the cushion they needed.

The Knicks trailed by as many as six in the first half, but Smith made 9-of-12 from the field to score 21 points as they edged in front 47-44 at intermission. New York led by four early in the third quarter and had a one-point bulge before Orlando ran off seven of the last nine – five by Green – to take a 64-60 lead into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Magic F Tobias Harris, averaging 17.4 points, sat out with a sore right knee while Orlando F Channing Frye scored three before leaving early in the third quarter with a dislocated finger. … New York F Lance Thomas, who scored 16 in the last meeting against Orlando, also missed the contest with a groin injury. … Green has scored in double figures four of the last eight games after not accomplishing the feat in his first 26 contests of the season.