Julius Randle had 31 points (13 in the first quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 120-103 for their ninth straight win.
Reggie Bullock Jr.’s reverse layup put the Knicks ahead for good with 3:50 left in the third quarter.
RJ Barrett had 25 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter) and a season-high 12 rebounds, and Derrick Rose added 19 points and 7 assists on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
For the Raptors, Fred VanVleet had 27 points and 11 assists, and Kyle Lowry went 0 for 8 from 3. OG Anunoby scored 27 points with 6 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam scored 26 points with 5 3-pointers. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Knicks shot 56.0% from the field and 51.6% from 3 to the Raptors’ 43.4% and 38.6%. The Raptors got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Knicks outscored the Raptors 43-11 off the bench. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Knicks 67-50 in 26 minutes together.