The New York Knicks managed to extend their streak to three consecutive victories by beating the Toronto Raptors in the back to back by a final score of 119 to 106.
This time the scoring was much more distributed for the Knickerbockers with three players with at least 20 points; and six in total in double digits. Additionally, they had a season-high 30 assists.
Jalen Brunson was once again the standout with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists; supported by Julius Randle, who once again fell short of a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
For his part, Donte DiVincenzo stood out with 20 points and a remarkable 7 of 9 in triples; and his teammate Josh Hart was also immense with 15 of his 17 points alone in the third period that allowed them to close a 33-20 run.
“Once we got our defense going, I loved tonight’s attack,” Tom Thibodeau admitted to ESPN. “We’ve really shared the ball, made plays for each other and played well overall as a team. “It has been great,” he highlighted.
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Just as the Knicks managed to connect 16 of 36 attempts on three-pointers; The Canadians had a night to forget with only 6 hits (18%).
«You can’t win without scoring three-pointers. We have to keep working on it and I think we will achieve it,” said Darko Rajakovic.
10-0 vs losing record
It should be noted that the Knicks were playing their second game in just 24 hours, as they had just won a tight victory against the young Pistons that brought them a franchise record of 16 consecutive losses.
And in his previous back to back They were also able to extract oil when they won Charlotte and Washington respectively on November 17 and 18.
“We are the kings of the back-to-back,” Thibodeau joked.
10-0 is the record the Knicks have against teams with a losing record. A significant (and positive) fact. Since the games they are supposed to win, they are doing so, and that allows them to have a 12-7 record in the East.
For their part, Rajakovic’s Raptors are trying at the beginning of the season, but things are not working out for them despite their constant changes in case they find the right key. All of this instability is translating into a 9-11 record.
Other highlights
Raptors: Young Scottie Barnes is being the true standard bearer of the Raptors, and last night he was the most outstanding of his teammates with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
Pascal Siakam contributed 21 points and 8 rebounds; Center Jakob Poeltl finished with a double-double to his name: 12 points and 12 rebounds.
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“Tonight the Knicks extended their game to the outside and kept moving and moving the ball until they found a good shot,” Rajakovic said.
Knicks: RJ Barrett had the support of his Canadian audience tonight. The shooting guard contributed 15 points and 6 rebounds despite his migraine problems.
Immanuel Quickley added 10 points in just 19 minutes, and in general the entire bench Knickerbocker He added 52 points to the Raptors’ 25.
«Our bench has been fantastic. We have had solid and good performances from everyone,” concluded Thibodeau.
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2023-12-02 10:00:00
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