Toronto Raptors (7-22, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (18-10, third in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -13.5; over/under is 227.5
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto aims to break its seven-game skid with a victory over New York.
The Knicks are 13-7 in conference games. New York is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Raptors are 1-3 against the rest of their division. Toronto ranks sixth in the league with 28.6 assists per game led by RJ Barrett averaging 6.1.
The Knicks make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than the Raptors have allowed to their opponents (46.1%). The Raptors are shooting 46.1% from the field, 0.1% higher than the 46.0% the Knicks' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is shooting 53.0% and averaging 24.5 points for the Knicks.
Scottie Barnes is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 8.2 rebounds for the Raptors.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 8-2, averaging 112.4 points, 45.0 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 101.7 points per game.
Raptors: 2-8, averaging 109.9 points, 43.8 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.6 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).
Raptors: Bruce Brown: out (reconditioning), Jakob Poeltl: out (groin), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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