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.

The shorthanded Orlando Magic went into Madison Square Garden and defeated the New York Knicks on the second night of a back-to-back.

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 4:30 Eastern Time). The Knicks have ruled out Pacome Dadiet,

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.

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.

After a lifeless performance Monday dragged by shooting woes while he rested his sort right knee, Towns was back in the lineup Wednesday and delivering 27 points and 14 rebounds and OG Anunoby added 27 points against his former team, to lead the Knicks past the Toronto Raptors, 112-98.