ORLANDO, Fla. -- New York coach Mike Woodson would like to see his team lean more on its defence to help it win games. Hell live with a few more of Carmelo Anthonys offensive exhibitions in the meantime. Anthony scored 16 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, helping the New York Knicks hold off the Orlando Magic 114-106 on Saturday night. "Just a matter of us trying to get it going," Anthony said. "To get it going and doing whatever it takes to win a basketball game. Thats what we did. ... It seemed like when it was time to really buckle down and try to win the basketball game, we did those things." J.R. Smith added 18 points off the bench and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Knicks have won two straight overall and four in a row over the Magic, dating back to last season. They also improved to 2-1 since Amare Stoudemire returned to action following knee surgery. "We were down coming into the fourth, and we held them to 17 points. Thats the sign of a team that didnt want to lose," Woodson said. "(They) picked it up defensively and did what they had to do, and offensively they made plays." Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson each had 29 points to lead the Magic, and Nik Vucevic contributed 11 points and 18 rebounds. Afflalo got treatment at halftime after taking a hard fall, and scored 20 in the second half. "Clearly we have to learn how to win, if that makes sense," Afflalo said. "Coach is doing a great job in terms of the schemes of the game plan. Were definitely competing hard as players, but we need to learn how to win." Orlando outrebounded New York 45-40, but had 14 turnovers as it extended its longest losing streak of the season to eight games. All of the losses have come since the injury of starting forward Glen Davis, who continues to rehab his sprained left shoulder. Orlando has played well against some of the Easts top teams, with narrow losses over its past three outings to Miami, Chicago and now New York. Its hardly a consolation prize, though, for a team that may not get Davis back in action for at least another week, if not longer. "I told our guys that this is about different challenges throughout the course of the season and everyone wants to win -- its what makes us competitors," Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. "We did a lot of good things tonight." The Magic flipped a four-point halftime deficit into an 89-81 lead entering the fourth. The Knicks rallied using their size, going up 99-97 on a dunk by Chandler with 5:14 left. Orlandos Josh McRoberts got tangled up underneath with Chandler a few trips later and was whistled for a technical. Steve Novak then knocked down the ensuing free throw to push the Knicks lead to 102-98. It was 106-102 when Jason Kidd swished a 3-pointer from the corner with less than two minutes to play. Afflalo got a layup to drop a few possessions later, but Anthony quickly answered with a hanging 16-footer. The Magic were forced to foul and the Knicks then closed it out at the foul line. Stoudemire played only 16 minutes, but finished with 11 points and four rebounds. His presence in the middle also forced the Magic to take more jumpers than they wanted to down the stretch. Woodson said he is easing Stoudemire back into action. "Hes fine," Woodson said. "Im playing him in spurts. I cant play him long minutes I thought he gave us some adequate minutes when he was in there and its going to be a process...Hell back to his old self soon." Nelson kept the Magic in the game for most of the second half, but was held scoreless in the final period. Woodson started veteran Marcus Camby for the second straight game, citing the defensive presence he brought to the game early in their recent win over San Antonio. Orlando had other plans to open the game Saturday. Nelson scored eight of the Magics first 11 points as Orlando built a 14-2 first quarter lead, forcing a quick New York timeout. Orlando held its cushion for most of the half until a 9-0 spurt by the Knicks late in the second quarter gave them their largest lead at 55-48. The Magic were just 7 of 19 from the field in the second quarter, with seven turnovers. New York took a 59-55 edge into halftime. New York now heads home, where it will play three of its next four games. "Its hard to win on the road, I dont care who you play," Woodson said. "The fact that we gutted it up when we had to in the fourth quarter tells me a lot. Weve been down before and we always seem to come back. Tonight wasnt any different." NOTES: Stoudemire honoured his late brother, Hazell Stoudemire, by providing tickets for 30 children from their Lake Wales, Fla. hometown to watch Saturdays game. Hazell, known as "Big STAT", died in February of last year in a car accident. His birthday would have been Friday. 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Im happy to get it done," Boeheim said after his seventh-ranked Orange had defeated Rutgers 78-53 on Wednesday night for his 903rd victory, one more than Knight among mens Division I coaches. "To me, this game is not about numbers, it really isnt. Its not about how many points you score or the assists you get. Its about all the people, all the people you meet on the way. Its been an unbelievable experience." Boeheim, in his 37th season at his alma mater, trails only Dukes Mike Krzyzewski, who has 940 victories, and he was more touched by the phone calls and letters than anything else. "I got a call from (former St. Johns star) Chris Mullin, I think after 900," Boeheim said. "That call meant as much to me as anything because hes the best player, you could argue, whos played in this league. And I got a note from (Butler) coach Brad Stevens, which is interesting because Im probably his biggest fan. He just thanked me for my contributions to the game. "If a young coach thinks that way about me, then Im really happy. Thats what Im really proud about." Boeheim was also proud of the way Syracuse (13-1, 1-0 Big East) performed en route to its 33rd straight home victory, the longest active streak in the nation. The Orange have beaten Rutgers (9-3, 0-1) 13 straight times. Brandon Triche had a season-high 25 points, hitting 5 of 7 3-point attempts, and added six assists and four steals to lead Syracuse. Michael Carter-Williams finished with 12 points and 10 assists, his eighth double-double, and C.J. Fair had 15 points and three blocks. Eli Carter led Rutgers with 19 points while Myles Mack, who entered the game averaging 14.5 points, did not score and was 0 of 3 from behind the arc. He entered the game leading the Big East at 51.2 per cent from 3-point range. The Scarlet Knights had won five straight but were no match for Syracuse in coach Mike Rices first game back after a three-game, 16-day suspension for inappropriate behaviour and language. Rutgers went 3-0 under associate head coach David Cox, capped by a 68-56 win over Rider on Friday. Rice was suspended without pay and fined $50,000 on Dec. 13 for a violation of athletic department policy. Rice, 43, who returned to the team on Saturday, is in his third season at Rutgers. A former guard at Fordham, Rice came to Rutgers from Robert Morris, where he took the Colonials to the NCAA tournament twice. Rutgers has defeated three top 10 teams at home under Rice, but the program hass never accomplished the feat on the road.dddddddddddd Syracuse won the game with a 21-0 run over the final 6:42 of the first half to break open what had been a tight affair. Rutgers committed 10 turnovers in each half and was outscored 20-7 on the fast break. "Were really good when were scoring and things are going our way," Rice said. "The team response -- we lacked the energy, we lacked the toughness. In this league, bad things are going to happen, whether its missed shots or turnovers, which we really couldnt have against Syracuse, but we had them. "How are you going to respond defensively? Thats what limits their runs, and our defence was a no-show after we stopped scoring." Carters runner in the lane at 8:07 gave Rutgers its only lead at 20-18. It was the final basket of the period for the Scarlet Knights. They missed seven shots, committed three fouls and had two shots blocked as the Orange ran away. Fair followed his own miss to start the Orange surge and consecutive baskets by Carter-Williams, the second a pretty underhanded scoop with reverse spin, gave Syracuse an eight-point lead. Triches fast-break layup after a block by Fair and a bank shot off the glass by Rakeem Christmas kept the Orange rolling, and James Southerlands transition 3 made it 35-20 with 2:22 to play. "It did snowball," said Austin Johnson, who had six points and four rebounds for the Scarlet Knights. "Its a tough place to play. We just have to remain confident and do what we know were capable of out there. If we do that, we can compete with anybody. Tonight was definitely a clunker." Triches lob to Southerland completed the run as Syracuse finished the half 14 of 29 (48.3 per cent) from the field while holding Rutgers to 8 of 29 (27.6 per cent). About the only mistake the Orange made was Christmass turnover out of bounds in the final seconds as Syracuse tried to hold for the final shot. At the outset, the game had the makings of a barnburner. Triche hit three 3-pointers in the first 6 minutes of play, all off assists by Carter-Williams as the Orange gained an early lead. But Carter kept pace with three 3s and another 3 from the wing by Jerome Seagears tied it at 16. The score was tied four times before Syracuse took control. "We were playing really well and we were down two," Boeheim said. "I was getting ready for it to be a battle right down to the end, so Im shocked at what happened during that period of time. We were playing well. Then we started playing even better." Both teams are leaving the conference, Syracuse after the season for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Rutgers for the Big Ten at a date thats still to be determined. ' ' '