Jalen Brunson had 26 points and 10 assists, Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 111-95 for their fifth win in six games.
Former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter, who was banned for life from the NBA in 2024 after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, is planning to play professional basketball again.
Call it the race to avoid the Play-In Tournament. If the Toronto Raptors should have a standings-based goal, that should be it. Heading into Monday's games, the Raptors, in fifth in the Eastern Conference, were 3 games ahead of seventh-place Orlando. ...