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.

Although he was out Monday night, the All-NBA Defense guard helped spark his team to dominate the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Despite averaging career-low points, assists and rebounds, Cole Anthony has helped the Magic in a major way win at least four games.

Anthony remained in the starting lineup Thursday as Jalen Suggs recovers from a back injury, providing a lift to Orlando offensively while leading all Magic players in assists and concluding as one of five players with a double-digit point total.

Anthony produced 24 points (9-18 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 3-4 FT), seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in 37 minutes during Monday's 103-94 victory over the Knicks.

For New York Knicks fans, it felt like 1994 again in the worst way possible on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. New York fell victim to a 103-94 defeat at

The Magic expect a transition period when Paolo Banchero is back. Yet as Cole Anthony said, 'That's a franchise guy. We want him on the court.'

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.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Magic did it again. Down by 21 early in the third quarter, down by 15 entering the fourth and still down by 15 with six minutes remaining, the short-handed Orlando Magic closed the game on a 22-4 run to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Sunday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Orlando 109-106 on Friday night in spite of 34 points by the Magic’s Paolo Banchero in his long-awaited return from an injury. Damian Lillard added 29 points for the Bucks, including a couple of free throws with 9.3 seconds left for the game’s final points.

The Magic are excited to have Paolo Banchero back in the lineup against the Bucks on Friday night, though he could be on a minute restriction. Anthony has stepped up, starting the last three games and scoring 24 or more fantasy points in four straight,