The Orlando Magic will head to the Big Apple to battle Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks Wednesday night on November 12, 2014. The game will tip off at 7:30 P.M Eastern Time Madison Square Garden, New York, and can be viewed live online for free via streaming here.
The Knicks (2-6) have dropped their last five games and looked like a team that is still struggling to adopt Phil Jackson's triangle, averaging just 91.6 points during the losing streak. Carmelo Anthony, however, has showed signs of versatility in their 91-85 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Monday night, putting up 25 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. Iman Shumpert and Tim Hardaway Jr added also shared the scoring duties with 18 and 15 points respectively.
Jackson, however, is not panicking on the Knick's inability to pick up the triangle with less than a month in the season.
"I see growth in this team and I'm optimistic that, it's not always the final score, it's sometimes how you play per ESPN's Game Preview," the team's president said before the Knicks fell 91-85 to Atlanta on Monday at MSG. "I think we're playing the game much better and getting some activity that we like to see."
Hosting the young, rebuilding Orlando (2-6) could be the break that New York is looking for. The Knicks have won nine of the past 11 meetings and four straight at home against the Magic. Orlando has also lost four of their five road games due to poor offense 92.2 points. The team is clearly much better playing at their own turf where they are averaging 101.7 points in the last three home games.
Orlando has also been one of the worst teams in the league in the fourth quarter of games. The team squandered an 11-point lead in the final period against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday losing the game 104-100.
"It's very frustrating because we deserved to win that one," guard Evan Fournier said. "We played great for three quarters."
New York is the favorite in this matchup, laying -6.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 190.5 per Pro Cappers.
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