The New York Knicks scored an important and big win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
Their 98-74 victory was definitive and showed that they can take down a team that might be their first-round opponent in the upcoming playoffs.
Speaking to SNY, Josh Hart spoke about his motivation for beating the Magic.
Hart said that his desire was to overtake the Magic so that Orlando’s TikTok account wouldn’t post a victory video featuring dancing cows and their infectious song.
Josh Hart says it was important for the Knicks to win tonight so he wouldn't see the Magic post a TikTok with the dancing cows 😂
Stay tuned for Josh's rendition of the Orlando Magic song 🎤 pic.twitter.com/EFHfWSPo9M
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) March 9, 2024
However, Hart did admit that the Magic theme song is a “banger.”
All season long, the Magic have been ruling social media with their bizarre and funny TikToks and a catchy theme song that has become stuck in the heads of millions.
The team has done incredibly well on the court too, climbing up to the fifth seed in the East.
The Knicks, currently the fourth seed, had experienced some disappointing losses before Friday’s game.
They were taken down by the New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors, and Atlanta Hawks over the last few days.
So Friday’s win was very important, especially because they might battle the Magic in the first round of the postseason.
Hart helped his team score the win, chipping in with 19 points and 7 rebounds but Jalen Brunson led the way once again with 26 points.
Paolo Banchero scored 23 points but the rest of the Magic weren’t able to keep up and only two other players were in double-digits.
Throughout the game, the Magic were outworked and outplayed by the Knicks.
That means that Hart got to walk away happy with a victory and a TikTok account that was free of dancing cows and that infectious song.
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