The New York Knicks defeated the Orlando Magic, 91-84, at Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon.

The Knicks (7-8) and the Magic (7-8) have been trending in the wrong direction over the last few weeks, but New York has now won two games in a row following their wins on a back-to-back set -- they topped the Boston Celtics on Sunday and now defeated Orlando on Monday. The Knicks established their lead early in the first quarter and led by six points (19-13), but they managed to increase that advantage in both the second (28-25) and third (19-16) quarters as well. The Magic attempted a late comeback in the final 12 minutes and edged the Knicks by five points in the fourth, but their efforts were not enough. The Knicks cruised their way towards victory and are beginning to leave their five-game losing streak on the rearview, while the Magic have been playing woeful of late and pushed their losing streak to six games. With the win, the Knicks are now 3-4 at home while the Magic are 3-5 on the road.

R.J. Barrett delivered a strong performance for the Knicks and finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, leading the team in scoring. Julius Randle also chipped in with a double-double after posting 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Reggie Bullock contributed 13 points. Mitchell Robinson added six points while making just two of five shots, but he chipped in with 10 rebounds. Immanuel Quickley had 11 points off the bench.

As it has been the trend all season long, Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 24 points and 14 rebounds, while Aaron Gordon contributed 18 points, 17 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. Terrence Ross, who had been ice cold lately, was the only other Orlando player who scored in double digits since he chipped in with 19 points off the bench despite going 5-for-16 from the field.