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Monday, December 9, 2024Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 3 after three quarters and won 113–108.

Final · Box score
Knicks113
Raptors108
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +5
On this day · 2023–24Dec 9, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Raptors

Toronto's skid reaches three

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-1-3+5NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34262330113
Raptors27342522108
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 16, 30, 25, 19, 14, 23, 27, 24NYK24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 14, 20, 8, 31, 19, 19, 20, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 22, 25, 37, 29, 17, 18, 30TOR30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ja'Kobe WalterPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 2, 14, 6, 12, 2, 6, 8, 19TOR19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 113Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34262330113
Raptors27342522108
The story
Jalen Brunson had 20 points and 11 assists as New York beat Toronto 113-108

Jakob Poeltl led Toronto with 12 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 30-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7−1−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
22.62023–24 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.6 in 2023–24 (78 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+6.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

RJ Barrett leads the day with 30

RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 22, 25, 37, 29, 17, 18, 30Raptors-Knicks · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 16, 30, 25, 19, 14, 23, 27, 24Knicks-Raptors · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 14, 20, 8, 31, 19, 19, 20, 23Knicks-Raptors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 23, 37, 31, 16, 21, 24, 31, 20Knicks-Raptors · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Ja'Kobe WalterPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 2, 14, 6, 12, 2, 6, 8, 19Raptors-Knicks · L
7.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 31, 17, 24, 23, 35, 12, 19, 15Raptors-Knicks · L
20.6 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.5 13.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Brandon MillerCHA+5.3 27.4 last 10 · 22.1 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.8 13.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Yves MissiNOP+3.4 12.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−4.2 23.3 last 10 · 27.5 season
Jerami GrantPOR−3.6 11.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.6 22.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Naz ReidMIN−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DET−3.3 6.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Lead changes
Knicks-Raptors19