Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the second quarter), and the Toronto Raptors beat the New York Knicks 113-106 to end a 6-game losing streak.
Siakam’s 2 free throws put the Raptors ahead for good with 2:01 left in the fourth quarter.
Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer with 1:36 left made it 106-102, and Siakam’s driving layup with 15.9 seconds left put it away at 112-106.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Knicks 14-6. VanVleet scored 8 of the Raptors’ 14 on 2 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Thaddeus Young had 2 of his 3 steals, both during a 9-0 Raptors run, and the Raptors scored 5 points off them.
VanVleet had 28 points and 3 steals.
For the Knicks, Julius Randle had 30 points (24 in the paint) and 13 rebounds on 13 for 17 shooting, and RJ Barrett added 30 points. Immanuel Quickley scored 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting. The Knicks had 2 30-point scorers.
The Knicks forced 5 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions.