The Knicks showed they can win ugly. After the shorthanded Magic mucked up the game and the refs obliged with a stream of whistles, the Knicks flexed their talent advantage by pummeling the Magic on Friday night,

Those tactics aren’t going to work anymore, Orlando. The Knicks have your number. The short-handed Magic, missing three of their top scorers — Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner — leaned on their trademark physicality,

A scintillating second half surge paced the Knicks' latest victory, as they once again mastered the Orlando Magic at Kia Center, posting a 108-85 victory on Friday night. New York (21-10) has now won six in a row, the longest active tally in the Eastern Conference pending Cleveland's late result in Denver.