NEW YORK (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Scotty Barnes scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors came back in overtime after RJ Barrett scored with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to beat the New York Knicks 123-121 on Monday.
Pascal Siakam had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Raptors, but was on the bench when Toronto had to wait for Jalen Brunson’s missed 3-pointer in the final seconds before emerging with the win.
OG Anunoby hit two 3-pointers in overtime and Toronto held a six-point lead, but New York nearly erased the lead in the final minute.
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Barrett, who is from Toronto, scored 32 points and Brunson scored 26 for the Knicks, whose three-game winning streak was snapped. Julius Randle finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists.
The Knicks led 101–92 with 5 1/2 minutes to play in regulation before Toronto came back with a 12–3 run, followed by five straight points from VanVleet to tie it at 104 with 1:30 remaining. to do.
Barnes hit two free throws for a 109–108 lead with 12 seconds remaining, but when he hit only one with 6.6 seconds to go, Barrett went full up the middle of the floor and no Raptors could hit him. Did not take steps to stop before being stung. Made it 110-all.
Anunobi hit 3s early in the extra period before Siakam, who scored a career-high 52 points in Toronto’s win here last month, converted a three-point play that made it 121-115 with 1:23 remaining.
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Raptors: VanVleet scored just three points on 1-for-9 shooting in Saturday’s loss to Atlanta and was listed as questionable for this game with lower back pain, an injury that kept him out until December. Had to miss two games in the end. … The game began a stretch where the Raptors play 10 of their 12 games on the road. One of the home games is a rematch with the Knicks on Sunday.
Knicks: Brunson was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 34.8 points as the Knicks went 3–1. … Emmanuel Quickle scored 14 points.
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Raptors: Tuesday at Milwaukee.
Knicks: Host Washington on Wednesday.
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