(Toronto) Jalen Brunson scored 22 points, Josh Hart scored 15 of his 17 points in the third quarter, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 119-106 on Friday night.
Julius Randle had 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Knicks improved to 10-0 against teams with a losing record. The Raptors are 9-11.
Toronto’s RJ Barrett scored 15 points for the Knicks, while Donte DiVincenzo made seven of his nine three-pointers, finishing the game with 21 points.
Scottie Barnes had 29 points and Pascal Siakam scored 21 for the Raptors. The Raptors failed to extend their best streak this season with three straight home wins.
In addition to his 21 points, Siakam recorded eight rebounds. However, he missed all four of his three-point field goal attempts.
“We made a lot of good shots, but we’re going to leave it at that,” Barnes said. We throw every day and will stay confident in our throws.
“We showed up wanting to play a solid game. They got good production from their replacement players and it was beneficial for them. »
Jakob Poeltl had 12 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Dennis Schröder finished the game with 10 points and nine assists.
The Raptors made just six of their 32 three-pointers. Barnes was the best on his team, being the only player with three successful baskets in this category. He concluded the evening with three successful baskets on seven attempts from the three-point line.
The score was tied 57-57 at halftime, but Hart scored 15 straight points for the Knicks, helping them to a 33-20 lead in the third quarter.
“They were able to distribute the ball to the wings and create shot opportunities by moving the ball,” Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said. On the other hand, I thought we did well on three-point plays as well. We just didn’t make our shots. »
