In a back-and-forth contest between the East’s No. 3 and 4 seeds, the Magic limited New York to its lowest point total of the season on Monday night.

Injuries have plagued the Orlando Magic this season. With Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero out due to injuries, it has allowed guys like Cole Anthony to step up to the plate. He dropped 24 points, seven rebounds, and four assists while shooting 50% from the field and three.

Missing Karl-Anthony Towns, the New York Knicks dropped their third game in a row on Monday night against the Orlando Magic.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, 29, who has been battling a right knee injury, sat out his team's 103-94 loss to the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, the club's third straight defeat following a nine-game winning streak.

Towns has been dealing with a knee injury suffered during the team's weekend stretch of losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls. It caused him to miss Monday's 104-93 loss to the Orlando Magic. Even if he tried his best to return to action at home.

In spite of the Magic entering the matchup without a player who is averaging double-digit points on the season, they continued to play the Knicks tough. The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with the Magic ahead, 53-51 after a last second Jett Howard three to take the lead.

The New York Knicks appeared to have dodged a medical bullet, as one insider hints that KAT's injury is but a scratch. SNY Knicks insider Ian Begley had some go

One game without Karl-Anthony Towns was enough to magnify any concerns the New York Knicks might have about their depth.

Orlando Magic Top Performers Cole Anthony – 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 3PM Wendell Carter Jr. – 19 points (season-high), 4 assists, 3 3PM New York Knicks Top Performers Mikal Bridges – 24 points,

The New York Knicks' Monday night tilt with the Orlando Magic (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG) will be missing some significant star power. Karl-Anthony Towns has been ruled