(TOR @ NYK) Dino Den: Raptors Destroyed in New York

The Raptors got beat bad.

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The Raptors came off a tough loss against the Hornets last night, seeing their 9 game winning streak snapped. They were looking to rebound against a good New York Knicks team, who were more rested than Toronto.

They lost by 22 points.

I'm not going to recap the whole game, mostly because I didn't watch it, and they were beaten so badly.

The first quarter couldn't have gone much worse. They couldn't defend if they're life depended on it, and they lost it by 19 points. They allowed 41 points, way too many to start a game.

They actually crawled back in the second quarter, believe it or not. They won it by twelve and made it a seven-point game at halftime. They were still in it...

They continued their stronger play to start the third. Quickly drained three 3-pointers in a row, and they cut it to a one-possession game.

Then.....they got creamed the rest of the way. They most likely got tired, and the Knicks took advantage of that. They proceeded to lose the third and fourth quarters, and eventually lost the game 116-94.

Player of the Game: Immanuel Quickly

Him or Barnes...not a lot to choose from tonight. Ingram was terrible. Most of the team was bad.

Next Up: vs Trail Blazers.

They should win. They're at home, they've lost two in a row, and they are a better team than Portland.

Article by Jacksen MacLean.