NBA Recap: Knicks cut the Raptors a big loss in a 116-99 victory Sunday night
The Knicks were easy going (not for the Raptors but themselves) and held their breath as they breezed past the Raptors and by doing so over blew them in a rather hurting loss Sunday night.
Arena stats
The game took place at the famous Air Canada Center, Toronto, ON. The Knicks succeeded in overthrowing the Toronto Raptors on their home ground and the Raptors really did take a really hard one this time.
There were 16891 basketball fans who savored the game for a duration of 2:08.
Scoring
The lead changed three times and the game was tied twice.
Inactive players
The inactive players among the Knicks were Kelenna Azubuike, Eddy Curry and Ronny Turiaf whereas Solomon Alabi, and Reggie Evans were inactive among the Raptors.
Technical fouls
Amare Stoudemire committed a technical foul for the Knicks whereas Raptors committed none.
Hot soup
The New York Knicks extended their road winning streak to seven games, adding the final color to their rainbow as they deprived the Raptors of a victory on Sunday night at their own home ground.
Box score
Players’ Stats
Toronto Raptors (8-12)
The top scorer among the Raptors was Jerryd Bayless who scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Amir Johnson followed with 22 points and grabbed an awesome number of 16 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
The team grabbed eight rebounds.
New York Knicks (12-9)
Stoudemire stood his ground and pulled out 31 points to lead the show, he grabbed a wow amount of 16 points, Wilson Chandler had 21 points and Raymond Felton scored 18 points for the Knicks.
The team grabbed nine rebounds.
Game stats
The Knicks grabbed 42 rebounds and the Raptors had 47. The Knicks took 13 offensive rebounds and the Raptors had 17. The Knicks played very well and gave only 11 turnovers and the Raptors gave away 15.
The Knicks took 16 fast break points and the Raptors had 26. The Knicks took the biggest lead with 18 points and the Raptors with two. The Raptors outscored the Knicks as they took 54 points in the paint against their meager 44.
Hottest player
The arena warmed up as Stoudemire outshined the rest of the Knicks with his impressive play. He dominated the game with 31 points and was brilliant with his constructive shots throughout the game.
Hot-Duo
Felton and Stoudemire teamed up against the Raptors like brick and cement and built a thick wall that followed their win.
Quotable
"We definitely got our chemistry going right now. It makes my job so much easier when you've got a chemistry with a guy that can finish like that. I think he's one of the best, if not the best finisher in the league at that position." The two sure understand
each other for sure and the opponents have to watch out for these two the next time they matchup.
Stat
The Knicks were shooting at 49 percent for the rest of the game and they shot at a 65 percent during the fourth quarter that helped them clinch this victory.
Cat and mouse fight
The Knicks kept the pack closed and would not let the Raptors savor the cheese. It was just like a
cat-mouse fight because whenever the Raptors would try to decrease the lead down to single digits the Knicks would be waiting with cat eyes and would leap on them with an instant three pointer. Shawne Williams was ‘tom’ with three pointers by the way.
U-turn
After they chased off the Raptors with a 15-2 run in the first quarter that gave them a 15 point lead, the Knicks were leading by just seven as they entered the fourth quarter. The cats sensed danger and instantly they opened the fourth quarter with an 11-2
run that gave them back the reins of the game and with nine minutes remaining they had doubled their advantage to 14 points.
Coming up next
For the Knicks, Monday vs. Minnesota, Wednesday vs. Toronto and Friday @ Washington. For the Raptors, Monday @ Indiana, Wednesday @ New York and Friday vs. Denver.
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