Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had a season-high 19 off the bench and the Orlando Magic shut down a New York Knicks team missing Karl-Anthony Towns for a 103-94 victory.

Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau wasn't pleased about his team's performance against an injured Magic team on Monday.

Monday’s loss marked the Knicks’ third straight defeat, exposing the fragility of their already short rotation.

On Monday night, the New York Knicks will host the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden. For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Monday's NBA schedule as the New York Knicks will host the Orlando Magic. New York is 24-12 overall and 11-4 at home, while Orlando is 21-16 overall and 8-11 on the road.

Meanwhile, the Magic's injury woes cost them a lead over the Knicks in the Eastern Conference standings. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner are out due to oblique injuries, and Moritz Wagner is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

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The New York Knicks head to Kia Center to face the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference matchup. Both teams are fighting to take the top of their conference. The Knicks are 20-10, which puts them at third place in the Eastern Conference. The Magic are 19-12, which puts them in fourth place, just behind the Knicks.

While the Thunder officially had a 15-game winning streak, the loss was their second in a little more than three weeks. Oklahoma City’s 97-81 defeat by the Bucks in the NBA Cup championship game on Dec 17 is not counted as a regular-season game.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17) and Orlando Magic (22-16) meet Thursday. Tip-off from Kia Center is set for 7 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed Monday's loss to the Orlando Magic due to a knee injury suffered in the past week. With concern growing about the team's viability as a top contender in the East, the center did what he needed to do to play.