Tonight's Game: Knicks @ Magic

Magic (37-23) vs Knicks (18-39)

Amway Arena: Latin Night
7 PM
FSN FL

Probable Lineups:
Howard C Curry
Lewis PF Randolph
Turkoglu SF Richardson
Evans SG Crawford
Nelson PG Robinson

Be sure to check out Ben Q Rock's game preview over at 3QC, where he had a Q&A session with Seth from the Knicks blog: Poasting and Toasting. They delve into the up and down team that is the Knicks.

The Knicks creamed the Bobcats 113-89 on Wednesday night, even though their season is down the drain. Normally they are on the other end of the stick. Losing this game would probably be the worst letdown imaginable. Dwight normally comes back off of a tough loss, with a 20-20 game, like Schmitz predicted following a previous loss. Look for Dwight to have another 20-20 tonight after the bad loss the other night.

We have beaten the Knicks by an average of 12ppg over the last two meetings. Turk and Lewis led us last game with 25 points each, as Dwight didn't have to carry the load that game. Crawford destroyed Nelson with 29 points and 8 assists, while Jameer only had 6 points on 3-6 shooting. Also, Robinson drilled us for 16 off the bench. We beat them by 8 in the rebounding department, and the Knicks did not have even one blocked shot.

As recent as Friday, Stephon Marbury was instructed by Isaiah Thomas not to come to Madison Square Garden for any reason. Also, it has been reported that the Knicks brass has told Marbury not to speak to the media. All the craziness of the season, like this Marbury incident and the Randolph play last week, are indicative of the Knicks franchise. I'm not surprised. I still don't know why Isaiah Thomas is still there.

In other news, the Magic are nearing a Franchise Record for most road wins in a season. Right now, the Magic have a road record of 21-12, which is tied with the Lakers for the most in the league. The '95-'96 Magic team had a road record of 23-18, which is the current Magic record. "Even the team that reached the 1995 Finals didn't have a winning record away from home."

Losing this game would be a huge blow to the Magic's confidence moving towards the playoffs. Look for the Magic to want to bounce back from the dreadful loss Wednesday against the Sixers. Normally when we get beaten pretty bad, we come back with a strong showing the next game. We have to consistently beat the sub-.500 teams if we want to be a strong playoff team. I consider tonights game a must win for these guys; especially following the tough loss in Philadelphia.