Game ID: 22301053
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 33 26 21 21 101NYK 45 35 31 34 145
NYK @ TOR ScoutingNYK @ TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 3/20 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 6 since 3/07, returns tonight: 13 min (123% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Trent Jr. back 3/15 after 2, 31 min since (111% of 28)
BACK Brown back 3/11 after 4, 31 min since (118% of 26)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/17 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 18)
BACK Ramsey back 3/13 after 3, 19 min since (108% of 17)
BACK McDaniels back 3/09 after 3, 17 min since (157% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 31 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 4 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 5 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 16 since 2/12, returns tonight: 18 min (168% of 11)
BACK Trent Jr. back 3/15 after 2, 32 min since (112% of 28)
BACK Brown back 3/11 after 4, 30 min since (115% of 26)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/17 after 2, 12 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Ramsey back 3/13 after 3, 20 min since (113% of 17)
BACK Gueye back 3/20 after 6, 13 min since (123% of 11)
NEW Agbaji 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Porter 14 to 19 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 3/23 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 5 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 2 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 6 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Trent Jr. back 3/15 after 2, 32 min since (112% of 28)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/17 after 2, 18 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Ramsey back 3/13 after 3, 20 min since (113% of 17)
BACK Gueye back 3/20 after 6, 8 min since (76% of 11)
BACK Temple back 3/22 after 16, 18 min since (168% of 11)
NEW Agbaji 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 21 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 6 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 3 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 7 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Trent Jr. back 3/15 after 2, 32 min since (115% of 28)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/17 after 2, 19 min since (104% of 18)
BACK Gueye back 3/20 after 6, 8 min since (73% of 11)
BACK Temple back 3/22 after 16, 14 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Agbaji 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 21 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 7 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 4 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 8 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 3/23, returns tonight: 16 min (152% of 11)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/17 after 2, 21 min since (115% of 18)
BACK Gueye back 3/20 after 6, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Temple back 3/22 after 16, 15 min since (140% of 11)
NEW Agbaji 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 3/31 · 3 days' restOUT Barrett missed 8 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 5 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 9 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 3/20 after 6, 10 min since (87% of 11)
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 16 min since (152% of 11)
BACK Temple back 3/22 after 16, 18 min since (168% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Freeman-Liberty 18 to 26 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 9 since 3/13, returns tonight: 26 min (79% of 34)
OUT Quickley missed 6 since 3/20, returns tonight: 27 min (82% of 33)
OUT Boucher missed 10 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 17 min since (159% of 11)
BACK Temple back 3/22 after 16, 16 min since (152% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Freeman-Liberty 18 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Agbaji missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 11 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 26 min since (79% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 27 min since (82% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 14 min since (127% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Freeman-Liberty 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Temple 11 to 18 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Trent Jr. missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 37 min (132% of 28)
OUT Agbaji missed 3 since 3/31, returns tonight: 35 min (148% of 24)
OUT Boucher missed 12 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 26 min since (79% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 20 min since (181% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Freeman-Liberty 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Temple 11 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 46 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 47 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 48 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (86% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 50 since 12/11, returns tonight: 12 min (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 12 min since (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 12 min (83% of 15)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 7 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 12 min since (83% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (52% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 20 and Dick at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Barrett (7 straight), Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and DiVincenzo at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (4 straight), Robinson (50 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-13 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 112, Toronto 106.
3/20 vs SAC 89-123 — TOR notes
TOR lost 89-123. TOR shot 41% (33 of 80) to SAC's 52%, 10 of 31 from three. TOR turned it over 21 times to SAC's 15, and SAC turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 31-53 against them. Trent Jr. led with 18 (6 of 17, 4 of 9 from three); Agbaji added 13, Nwora 13. Q4 was theirs, 24-24, but the other 3 periods went 99-65 against them. Brown's -22 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 vs OKC 103-123 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-123. TOR shot 53% (40 of 76) to OKC's 51%, 11 of 30 from three. TOR turned it over 27 times to OKC's 15, and OKC turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 36-46 against them. Dick led with 21 (8 of 15, 4 of 7 from three); Olynyk added 16, Agbaji 12. Q1 was theirs, 35-28, but the other 3 periods went 95-68 against them. They led by as many as 11. Olynyk's -21 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ WAS 109-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 109-112. TOR shot 43% (40 of 94) to WAS's 48%, 8 of 33 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. TOR turned it over 12 times to WAS's 17. The glass went 42-55 against them. Trent Jr. led with 31 (10 of 26, 1 of 7 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Dick added 17, Olynyk 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-26, turning a 3-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 86-76 against them. They led by as many as 11. Dick's -7 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs BKN 88-96 — TOR notes
TOR lost 88-96. TOR shot 44% (37 of 85) to BKN's 46%, 5 of 27 from three, and got to the line 12 times to BKN's 18. TOR turned it over 10 times to BKN's 18. The glass went 30-50 against them. Trent Jr. led with 18 (7 of 17, 2 of 7 from three); Freeman-Liberty added 15, Agbaji 11. Q3 was theirs, 24-19, turning a 4-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 77-64 against them. Agbaji's -10 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs NYK 101-145 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-145. TOR shot 46% (39 of 84) to NYK's 59%, 11 of 31 from three. TOR turned it over 18 times to NYK's 11. The glass went 28-42 against them. Dick led with 23 (10 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Trent Jr. added 18, Temple 15. Q2 was theirs, 26-35, but the other 3 periods went 110-75 against them. Trent Jr.'s -32 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 21 and Dick at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Barrett (8 straight), Quickley (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and Harris at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Embiid (28 straight), Melton (16 straight), Covington (42 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-16 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to Philadelphia's 10. Call it Philadelphia 113, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
4/02 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 22 and Dick at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Barrett (9 straight), Quickley (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 26 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (25 straight), Wood (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-13 and the line, where the Lakers take 30 free throws a game to Toronto's 18. Call it the Lakers 119, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
4/03 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 20 and Reid at 17 a game. Without Towns (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 22 and Dick at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Agbaji (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Toronto's 123 and the glass, where Minnesota has been minus-2 a night and Toronto minus-13. Call it Minnesota 117, Toronto 106, Minnesota by 11.
4/05 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Middleton at 16 a game. Without Lillard (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 16 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 20 and Dick at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight), Agbaji (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-1 a night and Toronto minus-10 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 115 a night to Toronto's 127. Call it Milwaukee 121, Toronto 110, Milwaukee by 11.
3/18 @ GSW 119-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-112. NYK shot 48% (44 of 91) to GSW's 48%, 14 of 37 from three. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); McBride added 29, DiVincenzo 18. The hinge was Q1, 30-22: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/21 @ DEN 100-113 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-113. NYK shot 48% (38 of 79) to DEN's 54%, 11 of 31 from three. The glass went 31-42 against them. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 23, 2 of 7 from three); Hartenstein added 20, Burks 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-25, but the other 3 periods went 88-76 against them. Hart's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 vs BKN 105-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-93. NYK shot 43% (42 of 97) to BKN's 45%, 15 of 40 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to BKN's 15. DiVincenzo led with 31 (12 of 24, 4 of 13 from three); McBride added 26, Brunson 17. The hinge was Q4, 25-16: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 18. NYK trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 49-36. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/25 vs DET 124-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 124-99. NYK shot 51% (45 of 89) to DET's 39%, 19 of 46 from three. The glass went 52-37 for them. DiVincenzo led with 40 (14 of 23, 11 of 20 from three); Brunson added 28, McBride 13. The hinge was Q1, 36-17: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 31. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
3/27 @ TOR 145-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 145-101. NYK shot 59% (55 of 94) to TOR's 46%, 22 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 11 times to TOR's 18. The glass went 42-28 for them. McBride led with 29 (10 of 17, 9 of 14 from three); Brunson added 26, Achiuwa 19. The hinge was Q4, 34-21: a lead of 31 became 44. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
3/29 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 21 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and DiVincenzo at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 31 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 10. Call it New York 114, San Antonio 109.
3/31 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to OKC's 114. Call it New York 116, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
4/02 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (18 straight), Richardson (21 straight), Love (16 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Anunoby (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Miami minus-2 and the defense, Miami allowing 99 a night to New York's 107. Call it Miami 111, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
4/04 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (8 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Murray at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 115, Sacramento 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
DJ D. Jeffries
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MD M. Diakite
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
PA P. Achiuwa
SM S. Milton
TORBB B. Brown
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
GT G. Trent Jr.
JF J. Freeman-Liberty
JM J. McDaniels
JN J. Nwora
KO K. Olynyk
KS K. Simmons
MG M. Gueye
OA O. Agbaji
NYK/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
McBride scores 29, Robinson returns from injury and Knicks rout reeling Raptors 145-101
TORONTO -- — Miles McBride matched a career-high with 29 points, Jalen Brunson had 26 and New York never trailed in a 145-101 win over the slumping Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, the Knicks' biggest margin of victory this season.
Precious Achiuwa had 19 points and 12 rebounds against his former team as the Knicks won for the seventh time in eight games, set a season-high for points and swept the four-game season series with Toronto.
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson played for the first time since suffering a left ankle injury that sidelined him for 50 games. The 7-footer had not played since he was injured in a Dec. 8 loss at Boston, later undergoing surgery .
Robinson came off the bench and scored eight points.
"You never know what to expect but it’s a good baseline for us,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I liked the way he moved. He’ll get better and better each day.”
Robinson had two rebounds and blocked two shots, swatting away his first less than a minute after checking in.
“At least my defense is kind of there,” Robinson said. “I’ve still got a little bit to work on with that.”
New York guard Donte DiVincenzo said he liked what he saw from Robinson.
“It was great just to have him out there, just to have him happy,” DiVincenzo said. “Just his spirit, it really is contagious for us, not to mention what he brings on the defensive end.”
Gradey Dick scored a career-high 23 points for Toronto and Gary Trent Jr. had 18 but the short-handed Raptors lost their 12th in a row and fell to 1-13 against Atlantic Division opponents.
“Our focus was not where it needs to be and that is an area where we can get better,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
The 44-point margin was Toronto’s biggest home defeat in franchise history, eclipsing a 41-point loss to New Orleans on March 5.
McBride, who scored 18 in the first quarter, matched a Knicks record by making six 3-pointers in the period. New York finished with a season-high 22 3-pointers.
Brunson scored 11 points in the second as the Knicks took an 80-59 halftime lead. The 80 points was the most the team has scored in a half this season.
Former Raptor OG Anunoby was not available in his return to Toronto because of the right elbow injury that has kept him out of 22 of the past 25 games.
Knicks guard Alec Burks sat for the second straight game because of a sprained right shoulder.
Toronto guard Ochai Agbaji landed heavily on his right hip as he and McBride went up for a lob pass toward New York’s basket midway through the first. Agbaji was helped to the locker room, unable to put weight on his right leg. He did not return and the Raptors said he suffered a right hip contusion.
Rajakovic said X-rays did not reveal a fracture and that Agbaji would be evaluated again before Sunday’s home game against Philadelphia.
“For a second it was really scary because he couldn’t move at all,” Rajakovic said.
Toronto was already without starters and former Knicks RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley , who are still in return-to-competition reconditioning, as well as injured starters Scottie Barnes (left hand) and Jakob Poeltl (left pinkie).
Raptors center Jontay Porter , who is being investigated by the NBA for alleged gambling , missed his third straight game.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.
Raptors: Host the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.