Knicks get back on track

The Knicks topped Philadelphia earlier in the season and has won two straight and five of the last six meetings. New York has also won three of its last five in the City of Brotherly Love.

On Friday, Eddy Curry had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Jamal Crawford had 21 points as New York held on for a 97-94 victory against the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden.

Channing Frye added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Knicks, who ended a six-game losing streak after nearly blowing a 25-point second-half lead and a 20-point fourth-quarter advantage.

Orlando got within two points, 93-91, on a Steve Francis dunk with 17 seconds left, but the Knicks hit five of their six free throws in the waning seconds to secure the game.

Curry’s double-double was his second in a row and one tonight would give him three straight for the first time in his career.

New York, which will end the short trip in Atlanta on Monday, is a dismal 4-15 away from home this season.