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New York Knicks: Keys to defeating the Orlando Magic on Dec. 3

By Maxwell Ogden

ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 8: Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks goes for a lay up against the Orlando Magic on November 8, 2017 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 8: Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks goes for a lay up against the Orlando Magic on November 8, 2017 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – NOVEMBER 8: Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks goes for a lay up against the Orlando Magic on November 8, 2017 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – NOVEMBER 8: Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks goes for a lay up against the Orlando Magic on November 8, 2017 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The New York Knicks will begin the new month against the Orlando Magic on Sunday, Dec. 3. What must the Knicks do in order to defeat the Magic?

The New York Knicks and the Orlando Magic are franchises that eerily mirror one another. Both organizations have coaches in search of redemption, rosters flush with unproven talent, and front offices with something to prove following their predecessors’ polarizing eras.

On Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET, one of the two franchises will have a chance to take a step towards a return to prominence with a win at Madison Square Garden.

Much as New York parted ways with team president Phil Jackson this past June, Orlando fired general manager Rob Hennigan in April. Just as Jeff Hornacek is looking to silence his critics after being made the scapegoat for his former franchise’s shortcomings, Frank Vogel is doing the same.

One could even compare Evan Fournier and Tim Hardaway Jr. as dynamic scorers who are looking to shed their journeymen labels by buying in on defense.

The unfortunate reality about this clash is that, while Orlando will have Aaron Gordon, New York could be without Kristaps Porzingis. In addition to spraining his ankle against the Miami Heat, Porzingis has been battling an illness that kept him out of practice on Saturday.

The question is: With or without Kristaps Porzingis, what must the New York Knicks do to avoid a second consecutive loss to the Orlando Magic?

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