The red-hot New York Knicks put their eight-game winning streak on the line when the last place Toronto Raptors paid a visit for a Saturday matinee.
Despite their rough spot in the standings, the Raptors arrived on a streak of their own. Toronto entered Saturday having won four straight, including an upset of the No. 1 Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.
Surely, the Knicks were hungrier, healthier, more driven than the lowly Raptors, right? After catapulting to the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference, what was next in New York’s bag of tricks?
Let’s begin.