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Towns has 27 points and 20 rebounds as Knicks win eighth straight over Raptors, 121-115
TORONTO (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in 10 games.
Mikal Bridges and Precious Achiuwa each scored 17 points as the Knicks won their eighth straight meeting with the Raptors. Josh Hart added 15 points as all five Knicks starters reached double digits.
Towns had nearly half of New York’s 43 total rebounds. The veteran big man has had two 22-rebound games this season. He had a career-high 27 rebounds against New Orleans on Jan. 12, 2019.
Scottie Barnes scored 23 points and Jamal Shead had a career-high 16 for the short-handed Raptors. Toronto played without leading scorer RJ Barrett (concussion protocol) and lost center Jakob Poeltl (right hip) at halftime.
Poeltl had five points and two rebounds in 15 minutes but did not return for the second half.
Knicks: OG Anunoby didn’t play against his former team. Anunoby sat for the second straight game because of a sprained right foot.
Raptors: Barrett stayed in the game after a heavy fall in the second half of Sunday’s home win over the Clippers. He practiced Monday before starting to experience symptoms on Monday evening.
Toronto trailed by 23 points before cutting the deficit to one, 112-111, with 3:17 left in the fourth, but Brunson’s pull-up 3 with 26 seconds remaining sealed it for the Knicks.
Towns had 20 points and 15 rebounds in the first half. The entire Raptors team combined for 12 rebounds in the first two quarters.
Toronto hosts Memphis on Wednesday night, while the Knicks return home to host Boston on Saturday night. ---
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jakob Poeltl (Knicks gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:31 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point cutting layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:07 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:37 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:24 | | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 3-7 |
| 10:07 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:28 | | Gradey Dick turnover (bad pass) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (lost ball) (Gradey Dick steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 9:13 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 8:51 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving layup | 7-9 |
| 8:26 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 9-9 |
| 8:17 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Gradey Dick draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Gradey Dick makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 8:17 | | +1 | Gradey Dick makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-11 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point floating jump shot | 11-11 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point stepback jump shot | 11-13 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-13 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point reverse layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 13-15 |
| 7:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 15-15 |
| 6:56 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-17 |
| 6:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | ||
| 6:08 | | Jamal Shead misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Jamal Shead offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 15-19 |
| 5:35 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-20 |
| 5:19 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-20 |
| 5:10 | | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-23 |
| 4:55 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-23 |
| 4:25 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 19-25 |
| 4:06 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 22-25 |
| 3:46 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Gradey Dick offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Gradey Dick turnover (bad pass) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Miles McBride's two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:09 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point running dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 22-27 |
| 3:01 | | Jamal Shead personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Ariel Hukporti offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Precious Achiuwa kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:28 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Ariel Hukporti makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 24-27 |
| 2:10 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Ariel Hukporti draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Ariel Hukporti misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:08 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Cameron Payne shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 2:01 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-29 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point stepback jump shot | 26-29 |
| 1:39 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Cameron Payne turnover (lost ball) (Immanuel Quickley steals) | ||
| 1:29 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point running jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 26-32 |
| 1:13 | | +2 | Ariel Hukporti makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 28-32 |
| 1:03 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 30-32 |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 30-34 |
| 0:11 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Cameron Payne's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:10 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:01 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point floating jump shot (Ariel Hukporti assists) | 32-34 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 32-36 |
| 10:54 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point pullup jump shot | 35-36 |
| 10:41 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:23 | | Jamal Shead shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-36 |
| 10:23 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-36 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 37-38 |
| 9:42 | | Jonathan Mogbo shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-38 |
| 9:42 | | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-38 |
| 9:18 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jonathan Mogbo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 39-40 |
| 8:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Ochai Agbaji personal foul (Loose ball) (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | Jamal Shead shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 40-40 |
| 8:30 | | Cameron Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 8:30 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 41-40 |
| 8:22 | | Jamal Shead turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:22 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 43-40 |
| 7:52 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point tip layup | 45-40 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point driving layup | 45-42 |
| 7:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point putback layup | 47-42 |
| 6:44 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup | 49-42 |
| 6:13 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 6:03 | | Jamal Shead turnover (bad pass) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 5:57 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point driving layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 49-44 |
| 5:41 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | +1 |