Julius Randle scored 34 points (20 in the paint), and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 136-130.
RJ Barrett’s cutting layup put the Knicks ahead for good with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Raptors 15-1. Isaiah Hartenstein scored 4 of the Knicks’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Josh Hart had 4 of his 8 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Barrett that put the Knicks ahead.
Barrett scored 27 points. Jalen Brunson added 21 points and 9 assists, and Hart had 16 points and 8 assists on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Raptors, OG Anunoby scored 29 points (15 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Dennis Schröder added 20 points, 10 assists and 4 steals. Scottie Barnes scored 20 points. Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 4 steals. The Raptors had 4 20-point scorers.
The Knicks shot 60.5% from the field and 58.6% from 3 to the Raptors’ 49.0% and 35.9%. The Raptors gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed.