New York Knicks (28-18, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (29-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTS BOOK LINE: Raptors -1.5; plus/minus is 224.5
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BOTTOM LINE: Toronto enters a matchup with New York as winners of four straight games.
The Raptors are 4-8 in division matchups. Toronto is fourth in the NBA with 29.6 assists per game led by Immanuel Quickley with an average of 6.2.
The Knicks are 7-3 against Atlantic Division teams. New York is 11-14 against teams over .500.
The Raptors are shooting 47.2 percent from the field this season, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 46.4 percent the Knicks are allowing to their opponents. The Knicks score 5.6 more points per game (117.5) than the Raptors allow their opponents to score (111.9).
The teams are playing for the third time this season. The Knicks won the last game 117-101 on December 10, with Jalen Brunson scoring 35 points in the victory.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is averaging 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.5 blocks for the Raptors. Quickley is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.
Mikal Bridges scores 15.7 points per game and averages 4.4 rebounds for the Knicks. Brunson is averaging 18.4 points and 2.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 6-4, averaging 114.0 points, 42.6 rebounds, 31.5 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents average 112.2 points per game.
Knicks: 5-5, averaging 109.8 points, 48.2 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents average 105.7 points.
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INJURIES: Raptors: Jakob Poeltl: out (back), Collin Murray-Boyles: day-to-day (thumb).
Knicks: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
