Towns has 24 points and 15 rebounds as Knicks beat Raptors 113-108 for fifth win in six games
TORONTO (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns returned from a one-game absence with 24 points and 15 rebounds, Jalen Brunson had 20 points and 11 assists and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 113-108 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.
Towns broke a tie by scoring a layup with 36 seconds left in the game, then sealed the win by making a 3-pointer on New York’s next possession.
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points as the Knicks won their fifth straight meeting with the Raptors. OG Anunoby added 14 points against his former team and Josh Hart had 10.
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes left midway through the third quarter because of a sprained right ankle. Barnes was helped off the court by teammates before hopping to the locker room, unable to put weight on his right foot.
Barnes missed 11 games earlier this season because of a right orbital fracture and has worn protective glasses since returning Nov. 21. Toronto went 2-9 without the 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year.
RJ Barrett scored 30 points for Toronto, and Jakob Poeltl had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Knicks: Towns returned after sitting out Saturday’s loss to Detroit because of a sore right knee. Guard Cam Payne (left elbow) also returned for the Knicks.
Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter matched his career high by scoring 14 points in the first half. Walter finished with 19 points.
Barnes was injured when he landed on Towns while battling for a defensive rebound with 6:47 left in the third. Barnes scored 15 points in 23 minutes before exiting.
Towns made only one of his first four attempts from long range before making the decisive 3-pointer with six seconds remaining.
New York hosts Atlanta in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Toronto’s next game is Thursday at Miami.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jakob Poeltl (Scottie Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:37 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point running pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:43 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point pullup jump shot | 0-5 |
| 10:19 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive foul (Off the ball) (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Ochai Agbaji turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 3-5 |
| 9:51 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 3-8 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 5-8 |
| 9:19 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point reverse layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 7-8 |
| 8:40 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 7-11 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 9-11 |
| 8:07 | | Gradey Dick misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:04 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup | 11-11 |
| 7:37 | | Gradey Dick misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:12 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 7:04 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 6:57 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Gradey Dick offensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Gradey Dick misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Josh Hart misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | RJ Barrett offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point putback layup | 11-13 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point reverse layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 13-13 |
| 5:05 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 13-16 |
| 4:39 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:26 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 13-19 |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point floating jump shot | 15-19 |
| 3:56 | | Jonathan Mogbo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:55 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point putback layup | 15-21 |
| 3:39 | | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:26 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 18-21 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point cutting layup (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 18-23 |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point turnaround jump shot | 21-25 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 23-25 |
| 2:21 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-25 |
| 2:03 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 2:00 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 27-25 |
| 1:38 | | Jonathan Mogbo misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Jonathan Mogbo offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Jonathan Mogbo misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:35 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Jonathan Mogbo shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 1:15 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 1:00 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 0:46 | | Cameron Payne shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-26 |
| 0:46 | | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 0:33 | | Scottie Barnes personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-27 |
| 0:23 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point floating jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 34-27 |
| 0:00 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point stepback jump shot | 37-27 |
| 11:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:00 |