ORLANDO, Fla. — Scott Skiles, the Magic’s 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.”
By the end of the night, the Knicks were searching for pretty much everything — for scoring, for chemistry and for improved play from their own bench.