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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic have made no secret that the future of their franchise will depend on how well they can develop their young players. Rookie Victor Oladipo is a key cog in that group and provided a glimpse of what team officials hope that future will look like. Arron Afflalo scored 32 points and Oladipo had 30 points, a career-high 14 assists and nine rebounds as the Magic rallied to beat the New York Knicks 129-121 in double overtime on Friday night. The Magic trailed by as many as 14 points, but got 25 points and 10 assists from Oladipo after halftime to stave off the Knicks. Tobias Harris added 22 points. "Every game I control one thing -- my energy that I bring to both ends of the floor," Oladipo said. "Im just trying to do that every game, whether its a good game or a bad game." Orlando snapped a three-game losing streak in its first game following the departure of Glen Davis, who had the remainder of his contract bought out earlier in the day. Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said he thought Oladipo played a complete game. The rookie logged a team-high 49 minutes. "He got what he wanted to on both ends of the floor," Vaughn said. "On the offensive end, in a lot of different places we kind of let him go and it was his decision to make." Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 44 points, but only 14 came after the third quarter. The Knicks loss ended their eight-game win streak over the Magic. It was also the latest head-scratching loss for a New York team that has last four of its last five and is yet to post back-to-back wins this month. "Every game right now is important," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "They made the run at the start of the fourth and we couldnt get it back. Its a tough loss." Afflalo found Oladipo for a layup to put the Magic in front 117-113 in the second overtime. But Afflalo injured his right ankle in the process by stepping on Raymond Feltons foot and didnt return. He will be evaluated before the teams upcoming four-game road trip. Orlando was dealt another blow on the Knicks next possession when centre Nik Vucevic was whistled for his sixth foul. Anthony then hit a pair of free-throws to get New York back within a basket. Oladipo answered, getting fouled when he fought past Tim Hardaway Jr. for a layup. He completed the three-point play to push the lead back to 120-115. The Knicks got it back to a point before another three-point play by Oladipo made it 125-121 with 30.7 seconds left. Felton had a 3-pointer rattle out on the other end, forcing the Knicks to foul and Orlando sealed the win at the free throw line. "It is just another game that I feel that we gave away," Anthony said. "We were up and had a comfortable lead. They fought back and never quit." Felton hit back-to-back jumpers to put New York up 113-111 with less than three minutes to play in the first overtime. Oladipo quickly countered on the other end with a driving layup before Felton sprinted ahead and found Tyson Chandler for a reverse slam. But the ball bounced off Chandlers head and popped up and out of the basket. Chandler was called for offensive interference and the basket was waved off. The Magic got the ball, but Afflalos pass was knocked away by Chandler and prompting a Knicks timeout with 41.6 remaining. Anthony briefly got open in the lane, but could only get off a leaning 16-footer that hit the rim and was rebounded by the Magic, who called their own timeout with 8 seconds left. Orlando got up several shots at the rim, but Vucevics final tip attempt fell short. The Knicks led by as many as 14 in the third quarter before the Magic trimmed it to 86-83 in the opening minutes of the fourth. Afflalo sent it to overtime when he hit a step-back jumper with 42.9 seconds left to tie it 106-all. As solid as his performance was, Oladipo said hes not satisfied. 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The striker headed Spurs into a 35th-minute lead and tapped in their third in the 71st after Chico Flores own goal. Wilfried Bony hit the bar and had a good penalty appeal for a push by Tottenham captain Michael Dawson turned down in the first half, before getting Swanseas consolation late on.TORONTO a€“ It was 10:49 on Wednesday morning at the Air Canada Centre and Randy Carlyle, the Maple Leafs head coach, had his team gathered around the boards in front of the official scorers table. The directive, lasting less than a minute, ended with one succinct message. Its up to you now, Carlyle said to the 23 players assembled around him. But so many of the questions surrounding this version of the Leafs a€“ searching for just their second playoff berth in the past 10 seasons a€“ come down to Carlyle and his ability to adapt and affect change this season a€“ alongside a revamped coaching staff, no less. Will they possess the puck more? Can they defend better? Can they play the speedier style hes talked about implementing this fall? Can they find contributions from four lines? Can he get the group, ultimately, to buy into the product hes selling? The earliest indicators to those ongoing questions took their first form in the Leafs 4-3 season-opening loss to Montreal on Wednesday night. Save an unfortunate first goal from Max Pacioretty a€“ one that fooled Jonathan Bernier a€“ Toronto broke out with the start they were looking for. They were fast, on the attack and in control territorially after 20 minutes, ending up with a one-goal lead on markers from Nazem Kadri and Tyler Bozak. We started the way that we wanted to start the game a€“ the style of play that we want to play, said Dion Phaneuf afterward, his nearly 24 minutes leading the team. But then things went south in the middle period. Feet stopped moving, pucks were given away, speed dried up and the Canadiens held court in the Toronto zone for long stretches. It was akin to the teams many letdowns of last season. One spell saw the top line (which was probably its worst on this night) trapped in its own zone for more than a minute and a half, three shots from Montreals top line of Pacioretty, P.A. Parenteau and David Desharnais fired on Bernier. The Habs struck early in the period to even the score; Plekanec snuck in behind the pair of Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner and deposited the Habs second goal. I thought the second period we got back on our heels and we stood around and watched, said Carlyle. We didnt support the puck, we turned it over a€“ we were continually turning it over and Montreal took the game to us. The teams traded chances in the third, an even 20 minutes that saw the visitors laugh last on the second goal of the night from Plekanec, one that ricocheted off the skate of rookie Stuart Percy and into the goal behind Bernier. It was the capper of the Leafs first regulation loss on opening night since 2006. They had clipped the Canadiens in four straight season openers. For Carlyle, though, it was a generally positive start. Most notable was the balanced lineup. The Leafs were able to roll four lines deep into the third period of a close game, only one forward finishing with less than 10 minutes. His team, stylistically, also looked the part of a speedier, more aggressive unit. In terms of territorial control, too, the Leafs were just about equal with the Canadiens, felled in many ways by the off-night of their top line a€“ on the ice for two of the four Montreal goals a€“ so consistent a force last season. Toronto gave up a fair share of opportunities a€“ burned a couple times because of it a€“ but save for some wobbly, enduring points in the middle frame, they were also far from the mess of a year ago. Some good, some bad in the opener. Five Points 1. Rookies Both Brandon Kozun and Stuart Percy made themselves noticed early in their NHL debuts. The surprise hit of training camp, Kozuns first period attempt on Carey Price was redirected by Nazem Kadri for the Leafs first goal of the season. Late in that same period, it was Percy retrieving his own shoot-in on the power-play and then dishing to Tyler Bozak for the second goal. Of the two, it was the defenceman who made the bigger impression. A first round pick in 2011, Percy played more than 20 minutes alongside Roman Polak. He garnered first power-play duty alongside Phaneuf, killed penalties in tandem again wwith Polak and rarely looked rattled by the weight of his first NHL game.dddddddddddd I thought Stu had a heck of a hockey game, Carlyle said. He moved the puck effectively. Hes very, very calm with the puck. His night ended on the most unfortunate of terms. In attempting to connect with Alex Galchenyuk in front of the Toronto goal, Plekanec fired the puck off Percys skate and into the net with 43 seconds left on the clock. It was an unlucky moment hell surely never forget. Bernier made sure he knew it was luck and nothing more. Obviously its not his fault, said Bernier. He doesnt need to get down on himself after that. 2. Balance In Torontos season opener one year earlier, two forwards a€“ Carter Ashton and Colton Orr a€“ played fewer than four minutes, including just five shifts that amounted to two minutes and forty-seven seconds for Orr (who passed through waivers Monday and is now with the Marlies). Better balance was the idea when the Leafs stocked up the depths of their forward ranks in the summer and that balance was noticeable in the opener. All but one of the 12 forwards dressed garnered double-digit ice-time a€“ Matt Frattin just missing out with 9:24. 3. Philosophy Brendan Shanahans predecessor made no secret of what he wanted his teams to look like when he landed with the Leafs full of thunder in Nov. 2008. We require as a team proper levels of pugnacity, testosterone, and belligerence, Brian Burke said famously at the time. Thats how our teams play. Shanahan has kept bold statements of that kind to a minimum since he was named team president back in April, but allowed a peek into his philosophy on Wednesday afternoon. The puck is something we have to own a little bit more, said Shanahan. Thats the key to the hockey game. Both teams, whether theyre a big, tough, dump-and-chase team or a skilled, quick, puck-handling team, everybodys looking to control the puck, control the game. 4. Robidas Debut One hundred and sixty-three picks after the Ottawa Senators picked Bryan Berard first overall in 1995 did the Montreal Canadiens select Stephane Robidas out of nearby Sherbrooke, Quebec. Robidas was one of six players making their Leafs debut on Wednesday night. The 37-year-old donned an alternate letter in facing his former team, the groundwork for that decision laid during a summer meeting between player and team brass. In his role, we felt that he would be a guy that could provide leadership, not only to our younger players, but some of our older players, said Carlyle, prior to the game. He could share minutes and he could make a contribution, not [only] on the ice. And thats what hes done all his career. So we dont look at it that were asking him to do something hes not comfortable doing. Robidas logged 20 minutes in his debut. 5. Roster Evolution Just how different was the Leafs lineup from exactly one year earlier? Leafs Opening Night 2013-14 van Riemsdyk Bozak Kessel Lupul Kadri *Kulemin *Raymond *Bolland *Bodie *Ashton *McClement *Orr *Gunnarsson Phaneuf *Reimer Gardiner *Franson *Fraser *Ranger Leafs Opening Night 2014-15 van Riemsdyk Bozak Kessel Lupul Kadri *Kozun *Winnik *Holland *Frattin *Komarov *Santorelli *Clarkson Phaneuf *Robidas *Bernier Gardiner *Rielly *Percy *Polak *changes Stats Pack 57-58 a€“ Corsi, slightly favouring Montreal in Wednesdays opener. 20:21 a€“ Ice-time for Stuart Percy in his NHL debut. 11 a€“ Leafs forwards with at least 10 minutes on Wednesday. 7 a€“ Leafs opening night unbeaten streak (5-0-2) snapped with the 4-3 decision. Special Teams Capsule PP: 1-3 Season: 33% PK: 2-2 Season: 100% Quote of the Night Obviously its not his fault. I just gave him a tap on the back. He doesnt need to get down on himself after that. -Jonathan Bernier, on his message to Stuart Percy following Tomas Plekanecs game-winner. Up Next The Leafs host the Penguins at home on Saturday before visiting the Rangers in midtown Manhattan on Sunday. ' ' '