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New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors

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15-9, 7-6 Away
Final
113 - 108

7-18, 6-7 Home

Towns has 24 points and 15 rebounds as Knicks beat Raptors 113-108 for fifth win in six games

Towns drains a late 3 to ice the Raptors

Towns broke a tie by scoring a layup with 36 seconds left in the game, then sealed the win by making a 3-pointer on New York’s next possession.

Mikal Bridges scored 23 points as the Knicks won their fifth straight meeting with the Raptors. OG Anunoby added 14 points against his former team and Josh Hart had 10.

Raptors forward Scottie Barnes left midway through the third quarter because of a sprained right ankle. Barnes was helped off the court by teammates before hopping to the locker room, unable to put weight on his right foot.

Barnes missed 11 games earlier this season because of a right orbital fracture and has worn protective glasses since returning Nov. 21. Toronto went 2-9 without the 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year.

RJ Barrett scored 30 points for Toronto, and Jakob Poeltl had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Takeaways Knicks: Towns returned after sitting out Saturday’s loss to Detroit because of a sore right knee. Guard Cam Payne (left elbow) also returned for the Knicks.

Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter matched his career high by scoring 14 points in the first half. Walter finished with 19 points.

Key moment Barnes was injured when he landed on Towns while battling for a defensive rebound with 6:47 left in the third. Barnes scored 15 points in 23 minutes before exiting.

Key stat Towns made only one of his first four attempts from long range before making the decisive 3-pointer with six seconds remaining.

Up next New York hosts Atlanta in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Toronto’s next game is Thursday at Miami.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Raptors: 43.4%
Knicks: 56.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 108
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 108
4th 4.2 Jalen Brunson enters the game for Miles McBride 113 - 108
4th 4.2 Ja'Kobe Walter steps out of bounds turnover 113 - 108
4th 6.1 Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for Davion Mitchell 113 - 108

Statistics

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42-82 FG 43-96
51.2 Field Goal % 44.8
17-40 3PT 13-35
42.5 Three Point % 37.1
12-19 FT 9-11
63.2 Free Throw % 81.8
40 Rebounds 51
6 Offensive Rebounds 17
34 Defensive Rebounds 34
32 Assists 23
7 Steals 4
7 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
16 Fast Break Points 20
50 Points in Paint 56
13 Fouls 16
11 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,284 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 19 .721 - W2
New York 42 24 .636 6 L1
Toronto 24 43 .358 24.5 W3
Philadelphia 22 44 .333 26 L3
Brooklyn 22 45 .328 26.5 L3
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