Knicks Limp Into All-Star Break After 4th Straight Loss

The one silver lining to the dark cloud hovering over the Knicks that has rained down injuries the past few weeks has been Achiuwa stepping in and stepping up...

Final Score: Knicks 100 - Magic 118
Record: 33-22

Let me start here: For those Knicks fans who have waited 25 years to root for a legit title contender, hopefully, you'll only have to wait one more week to get a glimpse of the squad capable of making a run. 

The Knicks team blown out of the building Wednesday in Orlando was missing four starters and six of their top eight rotation players, as Donte DiVincenzo (sore hamstring) and Bojan Bogdanovic (sore calf) joined Julius Randle, OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein on the injured list. 

Fortunately, coach Tom Thibodeau said he expects DiVincenzo, Bogdanovic and Hartenstein to return to action in the team's first game after the All-Star break, which is next Thursday in Philadelphia against a Sixers team that is missing Joel Embiid. The hope is that OG and Randle will join their mates shortly thereafter. And it's possible that Mitch Rob re-enters the fray before the end of the regular season.