Towns, Knicks square off against the Raptors

New York Knicks (14-9, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-17, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto takes on New York in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

The Raptors are 4-8 in conference matchups. Toronto has a 3-8 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Knicks are 3-1 in division play. New York ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 49.1 points per game in the paint led by Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 12.4.

The Raptors are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than the 46.7% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than the Raptors give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jakob Poeltl is averaging 16.2 points and 11.6 rebounds for the Raptors.

Towns is averaging 25.2 points and 13.2 rebounds for the Knicks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 112.9 points, 47.1 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.3 points per game.

Knicks: 7-3, averaging 121.1 points, 41.5 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.6 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Bruce Brown: day to day (reconditioning), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow).

Knicks: Cameron Payne: day to day (elbow), Karl-Anthony Towns: day to day (knee), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.