{"id":332054,"date":"2025-12-08T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/332054\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:00:07","slug":"raptors-and-knicks-meet-tuesday-in-nba-cup-group-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/332054\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors and Knicks meet Tuesday in NBA Cup group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Raptors host the New York Knicks in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>New York Knicks (16-7, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (15-10, fourth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n<p>Toronto; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/betmgm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Knicks -3.5; over\/under is 231.5<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks travel to play the New York Knicks in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors are 13-6 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 53.8 points per game in the paint led by Scottie Barnes averaging 10.5.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks are 4-1 against opponents from the Atlantic Division. New York leads the Eastern Conference with 13.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Mitchell Robinson averaging 4.6.<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors average 11.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 fewer makes per game than the Knicks give up (14.7). The Knicks average 15.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Raptors allow.<\/p>\n<p>The teams square off for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Nov. 30 the Knicks won 116-94 led by 22 points from Karl-Anthony Towns, while Immanuel Quickley scored 19 points for the Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Ingram is averaging 21.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Raptors. Barnes is averaging 18.0 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Brunson is averaging 28 points and 6.4 assists for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is averaging 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 111.1 points, 43.8 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Knicks: 8-2, averaging 119.8 points, 44.9 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.7 points.<\/p>\n<p>INJURIES: Raptors: RJ Barrett: out (knee), Jamison Battle: out (ankle).<\/p>\n<p>Knicks: Landry Shamet: out (shoulder), Karl-Anthony Towns: out (calf).<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Associated Press. 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