NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 13 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 112-98 on Wednesday night.

Josh Hart added 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jalen Brunson had 13 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak that followed nine consecutive victories.

Towns shot 9 for 14 from the field, including 3 for 3 on 3-pointers, in 34 minutes after missing Monday’s loss against Orlando due to patellar tendinopathy in his right knee.

Immanuel Quickley scored 22 points against his former team and Scottie Barnes had 18 for the Raptors, who have lost two straight and 14 of 15.

The Knicks shot 55% from the field and got 40 combined points from Towns, Anunoby and Hart to head into halftime with a 55-51 lead.

Takeaways

Raptors: RJ Barrett, another former Knick, had 16 points.

Knicks: Mikal Bridges had 10 points as all five Knicks starters scored in double digits.

Key Moment

New York led 91-81 with 9:22 left in the fourth quarter after a basket from Barnes and followed with a 15-0 run during a five- minute stretch in which the Raptors missed eight shots and had two turnovers.

Key stat

The Knicks have won their last seven meetings against Toronto dating back to last season. New York’s last loss to the Raptors was Jan. 22, 2023, at Madison Square Garden.

Up Next

Raptors visit Cleveland on Thursday, and Knicks host Oklahoma City on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jakob Poeltl vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Immanuel Quickley gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Gradey Dick misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (RJ Barrett steals)	0	0
11:25	Immanuel Quickley makes 22-foot three point shot (RJ Barrett assists)	0	3
10:58	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	2	3
10:43	Jakob Poeltl traveling	2	3
10:30	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:27	Scottie Barnes defensive rebound	2	3
10:22	RJ Barrett makes two point shot	2	5
10:08	Josh Hart makes driving layup	4	5
9:49	RJ Barrett makes driving layup (Jakob Poeltl assists)	4	7
9:25	Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:23	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	4	7
9:05	Gradey Dick lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	4	7
8:49	Gradey Dick personal foul	4	7
8:37	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)	6	7
8:31	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	6	7
8:26	RJ Barrett misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:22	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	6	7
8:16	Mikal Bridges misses running pullup jump shot	6	7
8:14	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	6	7
7:54	Gradey Dick misses two point shot	6	7
7:52	Josh Hart defensive rebound	6	7
7:49	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
7:44	Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound	6	7
7:40	Gradey Dick misses 25-foot three point shot	6	7
7:37	Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound	6	7
7:37	Jakob Poeltl makes two point shot	6	9
7:24	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk	8	9
7:16	RJ Barrett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gradey Dick assists)	8	12
6:59	Josh Hart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	11	12
6:56	Raptors Full timeout	11	12
6:56	Ochai Agbaji enters the game for Scottie Barnes	11	12
6:56	Jamal Shead enters the game for Immanuel Quickley	11	12
6:40	Gradey Dick misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	11	12
6:37	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	11	12
6:31	Jakob Poeltl shooting foul	11	12
6:31	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	12	12
6:31	Bruce Brown enters the game for Gradey Dick	12	12
6:31	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	12	12
6:29	RJ Barrett defensive rebound	12	12
6:17	RJ Barrett misses two point shot	12	12
6:15	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	12	12
6:08	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	14	12
5:53	Jamal Shead out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	12
5:30	Josh Hart makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	16	12
5:10	Bruce Brown makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists)	16	14
4:54	Mikal Bridges misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	16	14
4:52	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	16	14
4:45	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	16	14
4:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	16	14
4:30	Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	14
4:27	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	16	14
4:27	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	16	14
4:27	Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart	16	14
4:27	Scottie Barnes enters the game for RJ Barrett	16	14
4:27	5 second violation	16	14
4:06	Scottie Barnes misses 10-foot two point shot	16	14
4:04	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	16	14
3:54	Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	18	14
3:34	Jakob Poeltl offensive foul	18	14
3:34	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Jakob Poeltl	18	14
3:34	Jakob Poeltl turnover	18	14
3:16	Precious Achiuwa makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	20	14
3:04	Ochai Agbaji makes driving layup (Scottie Barnes assists)	20	16
2:52	Landry Shamet bad pass (Ochai Agbaji steals)	20	16
2:44	Scottie Barnes bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	20	16
2:39	Mikal Bridges makes dunk	22	16
2:32	Ochai Agbaji makes alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Shead assists)	22	18
2:20	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	25	18
2:09	OG Anunoby shooting foul	25	18
2:09	Knicks Full timeout	25	18
2:09	Jamal Shead misses free throw 1 of 2	25	18
2:09	Raptors offensive team rebound	25	18
2:09	Jamal Shead makes free throw 2 of 2	25	19
1:45	Landry Shamet makes 9-foot two point shot	27	19
1:19	Scottie Barnes misses 19-foot jumper	27	19
1:16	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	27	19
1:05	Bruce Brown shooting foul	27	19
1:05	OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2	27	19
1:05	Knicks offensive team rebound	27	19
1:05	Cameron Payne enters the game for Mikal Bridges	27	19
1:05	Josh Hart enters the game for Jalen Brunson	27	19
1:05	Immanuel Quickley enters the game for Jamal Shead	27	19
1:05	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	28	19
51.2	Bruce Brown makes 9-foot two point shot (Immanuel Quickley assists)	28	21
40.1	OG Anunoby lost ball turnover (Kelly Olynyk steals)	28	21
29.0	Kelly Olynyk makes 10-foot jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)	28	23
29.0	OG Anunoby shooting foul	28	23
29.0	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for OG Anunoby	28	23
29.0	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 1 of 1	28	24
6.0	Precious Achiuwa misses two point shot	28	24
3.1	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	28	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	24

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 9, 2025

Coverage

MSG, NBA League Pass, TSN

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Derrick Collins, Ed Malloy, Nate Green

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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