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The New York Knicks are looking to pull off a regular season sweep of the Orlando Magic after taking the first three matchups in December. Orlando has been shor

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

One happens, two is a slight concern, and three is a trend—but three, in conjunction with falling to the most wounded team in the land, is when a team officially hits the skids.

With Karl-Anthony Towns sitting out for the third time this season with a right knee issue, the Knicks couldn’t overcome a wretched night from the outside to extend their three-game skid in a 103-94 loss to Orlando at the Garden.

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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.

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Things got worse in the third quarter as the Knicks fell behind by as many as 10 points, lost Brunson for three minutes in the middle of the period after he was poked in the eye by Goga Bitadze (on a play in which Brunson was called for a foul), and eventually ended with Orlando up, 75-68 entering the fourth quarter.