TORONTO (AP) - Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in 10 games.
Towns has 27 points and 20 rebounds as Knicks win eighth straight over Raptors, 121-115
TORONTO (AP) - Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in 10 games.
Mikal Bridges and Precious Achiuwa each scored 17 points as the Knicks won their eighth straight meeting with the Raptors. Josh Hart added 15 points as all five Knicks starters reached double digits.
Towns had nearly half of New York's 43 total rebounds. The veteran big man has had two 22-rebound games this season. He had a career-high 27 rebounds against New Orleans on Jan. 12, 2019.
Scottie Barnes scored 23 points and Jamal Shead had a career-high 16 for the short-handed Raptors. Toronto played without leading scorer RJ Barrett (concussion protocol) and lost center Jakob Poeltl (right hip) at halftime.