On January 17, the NBA regular season competition continued. The Knicks played at home against the Raptors. The two teams fell into a fight at the beginning of the campaign. With a wave of performance at the end of the quarter, the Raptors took a 4-point lead in the first quarter against the guest. The Knicks recovered and completed a go-ahead. In the third quarter, the Raptors made a go-ahead in the last minute. As a result, Barnes missed a key free throw, and Barrett completed a one-stop dunk to drag the game into the overtake. At the critical moment, Brunson missed a lore three-pointer, and the Raptors ended the Knicks’ three-game winning streak 123-121.
Raptors: Van Fleet 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Gary Trent Jr. 18 points and 5 rebounds, Siakam 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Barnes 26 points and 7 rebounds, Achuwa 8 points and 8 rebounds, Anunoby had 10 points and 5 rebounds
Knicks: Barrett 32 points and 7 rebounds, Brunson 26 points and 7 rebounds, Randall 21 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, Robinson 11 points and 8 rebounds, Quikley 14 points, Grimes 10 points and 7 rebounds
Van Vleet became the star of the game. He not only scored a team-high 33 points, but also hit consecutive three-pointers at critical moments, and finally helped the Raptors beat the Knicks.
At the beginning of the game, Brunson and Robinson succeeded consecutively. The Knicks started 4-0. The Dragon 8-0 attack wave took the lead, Brunson stopped the bleeding with 3 points, Barnes and Trent Jr. scored another 5 points, Robinson and Randall responded with 6 points, Achiuwa made two free throws, Harden, Lan Dell scored 6 points, the Knicks tied the score at 25, Achuwa and Van Vleet scored 4 points in a row, and after the first quarter, the Raptors led the Knicks by 4 points 29-25.
In the second quarter, Boucher, Sika, and Barnes succeeded one after another, and the point difference was stretched to 9 points. Toppin and Quikley responded to the 8-0 attack wave, and Sika, Barnes, and Boucher scored another 6 points. , Barrett stopped the bleeding with 2 points, Van Vleet hit a 3-pointer, the Raptors extended their lead to 10 points, Quikley, Brunson, Robinson, Randall, and Barrett contributed a 22-6 attack wave. With 1 minute and 54 seconds left in the second quarter, the Knicks filled the 10-point gap and reversed to take a 6-point lead. Van Vleet scored 7 points in a row to stop the bleeding. Brunson scored 4 points. After halftime, the Knicks Sri Lanka led the Raptors by 3 points 59-56.
After changing sides and fighting again, the two teams were biting the score at the beginning of the quarter. The Knicks maintained a weak lead in the first half of the quarter until Gary Trent Jr., Siakam, and Achiuwa scored consecutively in the middle of the quarter. At 3 minutes and 28 seconds, the Raptors tied the score at 68. Barrett, Grimes, and Randall succeeded one after another. The Knicks re-established a 6-point lead. Boucher scored 4 points in a row to stop the bleeding. Randall , Quikley responded with 5 points, Achuwa hit 2 points, and after three quarters, the Knicks extended their lead to 6 points 87-81.
Entering the final competition, after Anunoby hit 2 points, Barrett and Quikley scored 4 points in a row, and the point difference was stretched to 8 points. After that, the two teams pulled back and forth, and the point difference remained at around 8 points. The Raptors made a sudden effort, and Barnes and Sika played a 7-0 attack wave to directly reduce the point difference to 2 points. At the critical moment, Grimes hit 3 points to stop the bleeding. As a result, Van Vleet scored 5 points in a row to tie the score , As a result, Barnes missed the key free throw, Barrett dunked the game into overtime, and in the end Brunson missed the lore three-pointer, and the Knicks lost to the Raptors.
Raptors: Van Vleet, Gary Trent Jr., Barnes, Anunoby, Siakam
Knicks: Brunson, Grimes, Barrett, Randle, Mitchell Robinson