New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON | Game ID: 22400359
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 27 34 25 22 108NYK 34 26 23 30 113
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Towns has 24 points and 15 rebounds as Knicks beat Raptors 113-108 for fifth win in six games
TORONTO -- — Karl-Anthony Towns returned from a one-game absence with 24 points and 15 rebounds, Jalen Brunson had 20 points and 11 assists and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 113-108 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.
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.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORDM D. Mitchell
GD G. Dick
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JW J. Walter
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TOR/NYK 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
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