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The home side enters this Eastern Conference showdown at 12-6, holding third place and riding a three-game winning streak after a 118-109 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday that showcased their depth amid a grueling schedule. Tom Thibodeau\u2019s squad ranks fifth in league scoring at 120.7 points per game but has been middling defensively, allowing 114.3 points per contest (10th) with a +6.7 net rating; they\u2019ve won seven of their last 10 overall, blending elite three-point volume (36.2% on 44.4 attempts, first in NBA) and rebounding prowess (45.7 per game, ninth) in a switchable 5-out motion offense. Jalen Brunson leads with 29.1 points and 6.2 assists per outing, supported by Karl-Anthony Towns\u2019s double-double threat (21.7 points, 12.2 rebounds) and Miles McBride\u2019s recent surge (19.0 points over the last 10 games) in a deep rotation; the Knicks are 8-3 at home but have dropped three of their last four at the Garden, with games exceeding 235.9 total points on average lately. Injuries continue to test the roster, including OG Anunoby (out, undisclosed) and Landry Shamet (out, shoulder), potentially forcing more minutes for bench contributors like Caris LeVert (12.4 points) in a perimeter-heavy lineup.The Toronto Raptors, surging at 14-6 and second in the East, arrive off a heartbreaking 118-111 overtime loss at Charlotte on Saturday that snapped a nine-game winning streak and marked their first defeat in 10 outings; they\u2019ve gone 7-4 on the road, trailing Detroit by 1.5 games for the top spot. Darko Rajakovi\u0107\u2019s team ranks 12th in scoring at 118.8 points per game but boasts a stingy defense allowing 112.8 points (fourth-fewest), holding opponents to 31.8% from deep (league-best) and forcing 16.5 turnovers while drawing 20.2 fouls in a high-energy 3-out-2-in scheme emphasizing paint dominance (54.0 points per game, fifth). Scottie Barnes anchors with 19.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, five assists, and 1.6 blocks, complemented by Brandon Ingram\u2019s scoring punch (averaging 24.2 points lately) and Jakob Poeltl\u2019s interior presence (10.3 points in the paint); Toronto is 9-1 over their last 10, averaging 118.2 points, 44.4 rebounds, and 30.1 assists at 49.9% shooting, though they\u2019ve lost 13 of their last 14 road games on the second leg of a back-to-back. Absences include Poeltl (out, injury management), thinning the frontcourt and relying on depth from Jonathan Mogbo amid a +6.0 net rating.Head-to-head history favors the Knicks, who lead 97-80 all-time and hold a five-game winning streak over Toronto, including a 129-101 rout earlier this season; New York has covered in 10 of their last 11 home games, though the Raptors\u2019 last win came on January 22, 2023, with recent matchups averaging 228.6 total points and the over hitting in eight of Toronto\u2019s last nine road games after overtime.Streaming options (3:00 PM PDT):<\/p>\n
United States: MSG (Knicks regional), TSN (Raptors regional), Fubo, NBA League Pass, ESPN+
\nCanada: Sportsnet, TSN
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This marquee Eastern tilt\u2014also a preview of their NBA Cup quarterfinal on December 9\u2014contrasts the Knicks\u2019 home surge and Brunson\u2019s orchestration against Toronto\u2019s elite perimeter clampdown and Barnes\u2019s versatility, with three-point battles and turnover margin likely decisive amid a projected over 232.5 total points and New York favored by 7.5. A Knicks win would extend their streak to four and tighten the conference race, while Toronto eyes a statement road upset to reclaim momentum in a star-studded East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Knicks will host the Toronto Raptors in NBA regular-season action on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-317392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}