Tonight:
New York Knicks, 7

WHERE: Madison Square Garden.

RECORDS: Magic 14-17, Knicks 13-16.

BROADCAST: TV -- WRBW-Channel 65. Radio -- 580 AM (WDBO) in Orlando; Spanish-language coverage on 1440 AM (WPRD).

PROBABLE STARTERS: Magic -- F Mike Miller (6-8), F Horace Grant (6-10), C Andrew DeClercq (6-10), G Tracy McGrady (6-8), G Darrell Armstrong (6-1). Knicks -- F Latrell Sprewell (6-5), F Kurt Thomas (6-9), C Marcus Camby (6-11), G Allan Houston (6-6), G Mark Jackson (6-3).

MAGIC UPDATE: Now that the Magic are playing better defense, they are having offensive problems. They have dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 in the NBA in scoring over the past two weeks and haven't scored 100 points since Dec. 15, a span of six consecutive games. It's their poorest offensive stretch of the season. The Magic beat Detroit 87-78 on Friday night to stop a three-game losing streak.

KNICKS UPDATE: The Knicks have already lost their coach. Jeff Van Gundy quit earlier in the month after a successful run. The Knicks have lost seven of their past nine games. In four of those games, they didn't convert down the stretch and had wins stolen from them. Sprewell, who is averaging 20 points, is having an all-star year, and Houston has averaged 31 points over the past two games and is beginning to play as if he's worthy of the $100 million contract the Knicks gave him this past off-season. Injuries have been the Knicks' biggest problem. Camby has missed 15 games, and forward Clarence Weatherspoon has played in only 12.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Miller is due for a big game. Though he has produced, he hasn't shot the ball well since going eight-of-16 on Dec. 16 in a loss against Seattle. If Camby is healthy, the Magic will struggle against him. In three games against the Magic last season, Camby averaged 15.7 points and 11 rebounds.

ETC.: The Magic have lost three straight games at the Garden. Their last win there was 98-77 on Feb. 1, 2000.