The NY Knicks and Orlando Magic are playing live on the NBA schedule on Wednesday and the game from Madison Square Garden in New York is on the MSG network on TV and starts up at 7:30 pm ET on the NBA.com League Pass as Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks try and bounce back after losing five games in a row and Phil Jackson is hoping this is the game that changes things for Derek Fisher and the offense.
The Knicks have been struggling lately and they have now lost five games in a row and now they are 2-6 on the season after being 2-1 to start the year. The team won over the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Hornets, but other than that the team has not played well enough to win. The Knicks now have the Magic and they are also 2-6 and now the Knicks have already lost the season series to the Hawks.
New York played a home and home against the Hawks and lost both games and they lost at home against Atlanta on Monday and after playing the Magic they have the Jazz. The Magic and the Jazz are not good teams and both of these games are at home, meaning they are basically must win games. Carmelo Anthony has been playing well this season, but the offense has not looked good overall and Anthony has been the main star for the team on that side of the court. Anthony had 25 points against the Hawks and also added seven rebounds, while Amar'e Stoudemire led the team with 10 rebounds in the game.
The Knicks and Phil Jackson know that it will take time for things to get settled and the team had hoped they could get off to a good start this season. The team opened the year 3-13 last season and they are still alive for that record and that is one thing the Knicks don't want. The team dug too big of a hole last season and ended up not making the playoffs and that is not what they want for this year.
The Knicks are currently ranked 29th in the league in points per game and they are eighth in assists per game, while the defense is ranked 14th in points allowed. Anthony is averaging 20 points per game and that is off his usual average and he is looking to get more comfortable in the triangle offense. The Knicks have dropped the last five games and they fell to the Hawks twice, the Pistons, Nets and Wizards and coming up they have some decent games they can win.
The Knicks play the Jazz next at home and then they host the Denver Nuggets before the team visits the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves. After that the team has the Sixers before three road games against the Rockets, Mavericks and Thunder before hosting the Miami Heat at the end of the month. The Magic come into the game after a loss against the Raptors and now they have the Knicks before a matchup with the Bucks.
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