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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points as the New York Knicks stayed hot with a 113-106 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday. Jason Smith supplied 19 points and five rebounds, Lance Thomas netted 16 points and Langston Galloway had 15 points and eight boards for the Knicks, who won three game in a row for the first time this season. Were competing and playing for each other, Thomas said. Its working for us and we have to keep it going. Despite Nikola Vucevic tying a season-high with 34 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, the Magic lost their fourth straight game. Victor Oladipo and Channing Frye scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, in defeat. We cant really worry about the past ... We got to get a win, Oladipo said. The Magic surged ahead with a 16-4 run as Vucevics one-handed slam and Tobias Harris 3-point play made it a 96-94 game with four minutes remaining. New York, however, went back in front after it scored on three straight possessions and took a 103-98 lead on Thomas putback dunk with under two minutes to play. Thomas hook shot and Galloways triple with 54.4 seconds remaining sealed the win. Vucevic scored 10 points and Orlando used an 11-0 run to hold a 26-20 lead after the first quarter. Tim Hardaway Jr. drained a shot from beyond the arc to ignite a 7-0 swing that tied the game at 31-31 just over four minutes into the second frame. With under two minutes to play, Galloways reverse layup and Anthonys dunk capped a tight first half as the Knicks led 51-50 at the break. Trailing 78-77 with under a minute to play in the third, Hardaway made all three foul shots after he was fouled behind the arc and Shane Larkins driving layup beat the buzzer to give the Knicks an 82-78 lead heading into the final stanza. Anthony started the fourth with a trey and sparked an 8-2 burst which was capped by Larkins layup for a 10-point advantage with 9:21 to play. Game Notes The Knicks last won three consecutive games when it closed out last season with four straight wins ... Vucevic also scored 34 points against Portland on Jan. 10 ... New York is 9-2 over its last 11 matchups with Orlando ... The two teams meet again in Orlando on Feb. 11. Paul Goldschmidt Jersey . A groundswell for raising the number of playoff qualifiers to seven in each conference figures to get plenty of support from the 32 owners. Most notably, Arizonas Bill Bidwill, who saw his Cardinals go 10-6 and not get in, while Green Bay (8-7-1) qualified by winning the NFC North. Brad Boxberger Jersey . Austin does not believe the game-time temperature is going to be an advantage for either side heading into the Grey Cup. "We dont think about (the cold)," said Austin. "Im not even sure how you would determine an advantage. http://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-jarrod-dyson-jersey . Adam LaRoche will take that. "I like our position in the standings and I like how our team is playing," LaRoche said after Washington swept a day-night doubleheader from the Cubs on Saturday. Luis Gonzalez Jersey . He left in the 4th inning of Saturdays game against the Tigers after experiencing tightness. Reyes and the team still hope that he will be ready for Opening Day in Tampa Bay in one week. Curt Schilling Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla.Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a series of roster moves including the signing of free agent forward Kevin Ross and free agent defenceman Jimmy Purves to the active roster. A day after acquiring goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for Kyle Belton and a pair of draft picks, Sanderson was at it again shoring things up prior to Thursdays 12:00pm ET roster freeze. To make room for the roster moves, defender Mike Lum-Walker and goaltender Steve Fryer were released from the active roster and signed to the practice roster. Being released from the practice roster were defender Dustin Dunn and transition player AJ Masson. Purves became available after Rochester released him from their practice roster on Tuessday.ddddddddddddRoss was released from the active roster by Philadelphia earlier on Wednesday. In his 7th NLL season, Ross has seen career stops in Chicago, Minnesota and Philadelphia. He scored 6 goals and added 6 assists for 12 points in 6 games this season with the Wings. In 2012 with the Swarm, the 28-year old put up career-high totals for goals 28 and points 59. Last season in Minnesota, he tallied a career-high 33 assists en route to a 53-point campaign. Purves, 23 years old and in his 4th NLL season, had yet to play a game in 2014. He won a championship with Rochester last season and dressed for all three of the Knighthawks playoff games. He started his NLL career in Buffalo in 2011 and moved on to Rochester during the 2013 season. ' ' '