Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, OG Anunoby also scored 31 points and shot 13 for 15 from the field, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 139-125 on Monday night.
Toronto acquired guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett of Mississauga and a 2024 second-round draft pick in a deal with the Knicks on Dec. 30, 2023, sending forwards OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and reserve guard Malachi Flynn to New York in return.
The Knicks field a moribund bench. They are the lowest-scoring second unit in the league, averaging 20.4 points per game. They trail the next lowest-scoring team, the Los Angeles Lakers, by 4.9 PPG.
The Toronto Raptors will be back at it Monday night when they head to New York to take on Jalen Brunson and the Knicks at 7:30 p.m. ET. Sportsnet will broadcast for Toronto. Rookie first-round pick Ja'Kobe Walter erupted 27 points on Sunday night against the Houston Rockets in his most impressive game of the season.
Barrett will slide back into the starting lineup, giving the Raptors one of their go-to scorers back. He'll bump rookie first-round pick Ja'Kobe Walter back to the bench after the Texas native dropped 27 points against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. He'll start alongside Barnes, Ochai Agbaji, Jonathan Mogbo, and Gradey Dick.
OG Anunoby scored 31 points on 13-of-15 shooting from the floor against his former team as the New York Knicks cruised to their fourth consecutive win with 139-125 defeat of the visiting Toronto Raptors on Monday.
It's been one year since the New York Knicks acquired OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn from the Toronto Raptors for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley
Prior to Barrett’s illness, he was having himself a December to remember, putting up 25.1 points while those rebounds jumped up to 7.9 per game over seven outings. That includes hauling down eight boards in a meeting against this same Knicks team in Toronto back on Dec. 9.
The New York Knicks, on a three-game winning streak, hosted former teammate RJ Barrett and the Toronto Raptors. OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns delivered
All aboard the Knicks Express. The train just keeps rolling at Penn Station. The Knicks picked up their 14th win in the last 18 games with a dominant wire-to-wire 139-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night,
The Knicks had no problems on Monday night against the Toronto Raptors as their offense had one of their best shooting displays of the season, winning 139-125.