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 dealing with a right knee injury, sat out his team's 103-94 loss to the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Monday, the club's third straight defeat after a nine-game winning streak.

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

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.

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.

The New York Knicks lost their most recent game at the hands of the Orlando Magic, and they could have really benefited from having Karl-Anthony Towns in the li

In Monday's loss, New York clearly missed their All- NBA center. Not only did they struggle on the boards, but their offense never seemed in sync as well. ... leaving Knicks fans all saying the same thing about KAT's importance.

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Karl-Anthony Towns is on the injury report. The All-Star forward missed the team's last game, so this would be his second straight out of action (if he doesn't play).