ORLANDO, Fla. — Scott Skiles, the Magic coach, sought to improve his team’s balance by shuffling his starting lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Knicks. With the Magic coming off two straight losses, Skiles moved Victor Oladipo to the bench and replaced him with Channing Frye. It was not an easy decision for Skiles.
“I’d like to not change the lineup all the time,” Skiles said. “Typically, that’s what you’re doing as a bad team — you’re searching all the time. We don’t want to be that type of team.”
The result was that the Knicks found a larger starting lineup awaiting them at Amway Center.