Despite a positive outlook, Wagner will miss the most games of his career. He’d missed just 15 in his first three seasons.

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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.

Injuries have plagued the Orlando Magic this season. With Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero out due to injuries, it has allowed guys like Cole Anthony to step up to the plate. He dropped 24 points, seven rebounds, and four assists while shooting 50% from the field and three.

In spite of the Magic entering the matchup without a player who is averaging double-digit points on the season, they continued to play the Knicks tough. The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with the Magic ahead, 53-51 after a last second Jett Howard three to take the lead.

Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined Monday night with a sore right knee, leaving the New York Knicks without the NBA's leading rebounder for their game against the Orlando Magic. Towns appeared to be hurting near the end of the Knicks' loss in Chicago on Saturday and was listed as questionable to play Monday.

Monday’s loss marked the Knicks’ third straight defeat, exposing the fragility of their already short rotation.

Meanwhile, the Magic's injury woes cost them a lead over the Knicks in the Eastern Conference standings. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner are out due to oblique injuries, and Moritz Wagner is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

The New York Knicks lost to the Orlando Magic Monday night, 103-94. This is the Knicks’ third loss in a row, dropping them to 24-13 after going 12-2 in December

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined Monday night with a sore right knee, leaving the New York Knicks without the NBA's leading rebounder for their game against the Orlando Magic.

After a fast start to the season, injuries have finally caught up with the Orlando Magic. They’ve lost six of their last 10 games to fall to 23-20 on the season

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