NEW YORK – Already forced to play without forward Jonathan Isaac, the Orlando Magic also had to deal with not having standout forward Aaron Gordon on Sunday against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Gordon, who has authored his finest stretch of the season over the last four games, missed Sunday’s game because of a left ankle injury suffered in the third quarter of Orlando’s defeat of Washington on Friday. Gordon played 42 minutes on Friday – a bulk of that after hurting his ankle in the third quarter – and the lingering swelling and soreness made playing on Sunday impossible.