Howard missed the first start of his career for Orlando after showing up late for shootaround, but the second-year standout scored 10 points in a 4-minute span of the first half -- many of them on putback dunks for three-point plays.

In his first game at Orlando since being traded last month, Francis had just two points in 11 minutes, all in the first quarter. Eddy Curry led New York with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Stephon Marbury added 12 points and five assists. Jamal Crawford and Nate Robinson each added 12 points off the bench.

Seven Orlando players scored in double figures, including Hedo Turkoglu (16 points), Darko Milicic (13), Jameer Nelson (13) and Keyon Dooling (11). Forward Trevor Ariza, acquired by the Magic in the Francis trade along with the expiring contract of Penny Hardaway, finished with 10 against his former team.

Leading 59-47 at halftime, Orlando opened the third quarter with a 12-2 run, taking a 22-point lead at the 8:40 mark after Howard completed another three-point play off an offensive rebound.

New York's deficit hovered around 20 the rest of the game, ballooning to 107-81 with 3:53 left in the fourth quarter after Dooling hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired.

The Knicks were without rookie standout Channing Frye, who will miss the rest of the season after spraining a left knee ligament in New York's loss Tuesday to Toronto. He was third among first-year players with 12.3 points per game, and also ranks in the top five in field goal percentage (47.7 percent) and rebounds (5.8).

New York had 22 turnovers -- 17 in the first half, compared with 10 for Orlando.

The Magic's win was their fifth straight at home, but came a night after they set a franchise record in Charlotte with their 16th straight road loss. New York fell to 6-27 on the road.

Orlando snapped a two-game losing streak and handed the Knicks their third straight loss.

Game Notes
With Frye and F Malik Rose (sprained right ankle) out, Maurice Taylor logged 20 minutes in his second game since March 1. He had three rebounds, two assists and no points. ... F David Lee, a rookie from Florida, started in Frye's place, scoring 10 points.