Game Thread: Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images It’s too early to panic, but the mood around the Toronto Raptors can best be defined as concerned heading into 2021.

After an 0-3 start has seen the team blow double-digit leads in each game, the Raptors are looking for answers in multiple places. Thankfully, a friendly matchup lobs them a softball to finish what’s been a tumultuous 2020 — the Knicks await Toronto in Amalie Arena tonight.

The Raptors have dominated this matchup in recent years, to the tune of winning 16 of the last 17 dating back to January 2016 and eight straight overall. That said, there hasn’t been a Raptors-Knicks game like this since 2016 — and far before it — where New York comes in…