Rested Knicks Ready to Hit the Road ORLANDO - The Knicks (4-0) are the last undefeated team in the N.B.A. and they have built that record while playing most of their games at home. That will change this week, and for the rest of November, starting Tuesday night when the Knicks play the Magic on the road. The Knicks will have three road games in four nights with back-to-back games against the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies; the team has eight of its next 11 games on the road. The Knicks' only game away from Madison Square Garden was against the Philadelphia 76ers, a game the Knicks won with ease, 110-88. Already, the Knicks have impressed Coach Mike Woodson by playing well at the Garden. But the next few days will give Woodson and Knicks fans a chance to see how the oldest team in the league will handle its first road trip. "We've had four good games and now we have to see what we are made of on the road," Woodson said. We have to be committed as a unit. You have to do everything right and at a high level. We have to defend like we have been. The Knicks also received a break in the schedule by having three days between games, which is rare in the first month of the season. The team didn't practice Sunday and Woodson believes the time off allowed players such as Marcus Camby, 38, and Rahseed Wallace, 38, get healthy and work on their conditioning. Woodson and his team know they will have to take advantage of that break given that the Knicks will play five games in seven days starting Thursday. That stretch of games will not only test the veteran team from a physical standpoint, but also its depth on the bench. "We know it was nice to get a little bit of rest even though we would have preferred to have it a month after the season," Steve Novak said. We appreciate it and we got a lot in and that will help us going into these games. STOUDEMIRE AND SHUMPERT WITH TEAM Both Amar'e Stoudemire (left knee) and Iman Shumpert (left knee) traveled with the team to Orlando. The two players made the decision to join the team during the road trip as they both rehab from knee surgery. Stoudemire, who is from Lake Wales, Fla., declined to talk to the media before the team's shootaround. He had debridement surgery two weeks ago after a cyst ruptured in the back of his knee. Stoudemire has not spoken with the media about his injury. His only time on the court this season was Oct. 19 in a preseason game against the Toronto Raptors in Montreal. Shumpert, who injured his knee in the playoffs last season, said he has continued working on drills to strengthen his knee along with conditioning work. Although he said his knee feels good, Shumpert has tried not to accelerate his return. "I just try not to think about it because I know I'll get anxious," he said. Everything that I do I think about it as the target date is January. They keep saying I'm on target, so I'm happy. As long as there is no setback I'll be fine. Because Shumpert cannot practice with his teammates, he has spent much of this season working on his jump shot with new shooting coach Dave Hopla. "He loves to teach shooting," Shumpert said. He's a good voice to have around, and he lets you know when you're doing something wrong. He doesn't want to you to practice any bad habits. When both Stoudemire and Shumpert return to the Knicks, they will add depth to a team already full of players who have contributed in the early part of the season. Shumpert said he's not sure what his role will be, but that he's not concerned because he has faith that Woodson will find the right balance of playing time for the plethora of players. "He's pretty good at that, and he's done great so far," Shumpert said of Woodson's management of the rotation. When me and Amar'e get back, he'll find a way to work us in. As long as we win, we're happy. AFFLALO ON ANTHONY A former teammate of Carmelo Anthony will be assigned to guard him in Tuesday's game. Orlando's Arron Afflalo will defend Anthony as the Magic have had to alter their starting lineup because of injuries. Anthony and Afflalo were teammates with the Denver Nuggets from 2008-2011. With Stoudemire out, Anthony has played most of this season at the power forward position and has excelled. Through four games, he is averaging 27.3 points and 7.3 rebounds. "He's been unbelievable," said Magic Coach Jacque Vaughn. He's leading his team and he's playing on both ends of the floor and playing at the power forward position, which creates havoc. Afflalo said he was looking forward to matching up against Anthony and that he loves to compete against elite players. Vaughn realizes he's asking a lot out of Afflalo to limit Anthony's offensive production. "Do your best," Vaughn said in explaining what he will tell Afflalo during the game. He'll have four other guys around him who will try to give him some help, but Arron will always be up for the challenge.