The Knicks (15-13) welcome the Orlando Magic (13-17) to Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

According to STATS:

• Orlando holds a 52-50 edge in its all-time series with the Knicks. But New York is 28-23 versus the Magic when playing at home, including 6-2 the last eight times the Knicks have hosted.
• The Magic outlasted Miami in double overtime on Tuesday, 136-130, when Orlando posted its first victory ever when surrendering at least 130 points. The Magic are now 1-27 all-time in such cases.
• The Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 118-111 victory over Indiana on Tuesday. In the process, New York established a season high by hitting 56.5 percent of its three-point attempts, and matched a season high with 13 made three-pointers.
• Elfrid Payton is shooting 102 points better from the field on the road (.503) than at home (.401). His differential is even more pronounced from beyond the arc, with a three-point mark of .324 on the road and .133 at home.
• Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 35 points on Tuesday, matching his season high (two other times). Over his last two games, Anthony has averaged 32.0 points while going 9-for-13 (.692) on his three-point attempts.
• Joakim Noah is coming off his second double-double of 2016, when he combined 11 points and 11 rebounds on Tuesday. Noah is shooting .537 from the field in Knicks victories this season, as opposed to just .392 in their losses.

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Carmelo Anthony had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and the New York Knicks quickly jumped on an Orlando team that appeared to still be staggered by Stephen Curry, beating the Magic 108-95 on Friday night.

A night after yielding 51 points and 10 3-pointers to Curry in a 130-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Magic were barely in a game after the first 10 minutes that their coach said they needed to win.

Kristaps Porzingis added 18 points for the Knicks, who won for only the third time in 16 games. Jose Calderon, Robin Lopez and Arron Afflalo all finished with 14.

Nikola Vucevic scored 18 for the Magic, and Aaron Gordon had 17 points and eight rebounds. >> Read more...

The New York Knicks host the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

According to STATS...

• This will be the third and final game of the season between the Magic and Knicks. Orlando (2-0) will be looking to sweep the season series for the first time since 2009-10 (3-0).
• The Magic have won their last two road games, tying their longest such win streak of the season. Orlando, which has averaged 120.5 points per game during this mini streak, has not won 3+ consecutive road contests since taking four in a row, January 8-16, 2012.
• After using 36 different starting lineups in 2014-15 (2nd, NBA), the Knicks have had much more stability this season, going with just six different lineups, which is tied for the fewest by any team.
• Aaron Gordon has pulled down 10+ rebounds in a game nine times so far this season; seven of those nine performances have come this month.
• The Knicks have lost their last six home games, but little blame can be placed on Carmelo Anthony's shoulders, as he has four 15+ point/10+ rebound performances in his five contests during this skid (he sat out the February 5 home loss to Mem).
• In the last meeting between these teams (December 21), Lance Thomas went 9-for-9 from the field (including 3-for-3 from behind the arc) and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line. He is still the only player to be perfect from both the floor and the FT line in a game (minimum 9 FGA & 2 FTA) this season.

The Nets host the Magic at Barclays Center on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

According to STATS...

• Orlando is 2-0 against Brooklyn so far this season. The Magic have not won three straight games in this series since they took 10 in a row, October 30, 2009-March 16, 2012.
• The Magic have lost all four of their games since the calendar turned to 2016, averaging just 86.3 points per game and shooting 24.0 (23/96) percent from behind the arc during this streak.
• Brooklyn went 7=for-12 from the free-throw line against Toronto on Wednesday. It was the sixth time this season that the Nets have hit fewer than 10 free throws in a game. That is tied with Milwaukee for the second most games in the NBA, behind Orlando (9 games).
• Victor Oladipo is averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 58.3 (14/24) percent in his two games since returning to the starting lineup. He put up 12.8/6.2/3.6 on 37.0 percent shooting in his previous 12 starts this season.
• Brook Lopez recorded his 10th 20/10 game of the season when he had 24 points and 13 boards in Wednesday's loss to Toronto. That surpasses his total of 20/10 performances from last season (9).
• Lopez (408) and Thaddeus Young (408) are tied for fourth in the NBA in individual points in the paint. They are one of two sets of teammates in the Top 10 (Greg Monroe & Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil).

The Brooklyn Nets have scored at least 100 points in each of their last three games entering Monday's home game against the Orlando Magic at Barclays Center.

According to STATS:

• Orlando suffered its worst loss of the year, 111-76, at home against Cleveland on Friday. It was the fewest points scored by the Magic in a home game since February 13, 2013 (76 vs. Atlanta).
• Brooklyn lost at home Saturday, 105-100, against the Clippers. The Nets have scored at least 100 points in three straight games for the first time this season.
• The Nets have won six consecutive home games against the Magic dating back to the 2012-13 season. It is tied for Brooklyn's longest active winning streak against a single opponent at home (also, Kings).
• Scott Skiles and Lionel Hollins are facing off as the head coaches of these teams for the first time. Skiles and Hollins are 6-6 against each other all-time, but Hollins' teams have won the last five matchups.
• Bojan Bogdanovic has scored at least 20 points in both of his career games against the Magic, including a career-high 28 points the last time these teams met in Brooklyn.
• Evan Fournier leads the Magic in points scored this season but is only averaging 9.3 points per game over his last nine games. He was averaging 18.8 points through his first 14 games of the season.

The Orlando Magic attributed some woes to a long road trip and now head to a place where they have never won.

The Magic have dropped all six previous trips to Brooklyn as they get set for Monday night's matchup with a Nets team that has struggled to make 3-pointers all season.

Orlando (12-11) matched the second-worst loss in team history with a 111-76 home defeat to Cleveland on Friday. The Magic shot 38.9 percent in their lowest-scoring effort of the season.

"It happens but it (stinks)," guard Victor Oladipo said. "We just gotta regroup, move on, can't do nothing about it now." >> Read more...