Raptors 118, Knicks 108
Raptors 118, Knicks 108: Kyle Lowry collected 22 points, nine assists and three steals as host Toronto downed New York to earn its sixth straight win.
Lou Williams added 22 points off the bench and Greivis Vasquez tied a season high with 21 for the Raptors, who improved to 14-3 at home. Terrence Ross tallied 18 points and Amir Johnson had nine points and a team-high nine rebounds for Toronto, which knocked down 14 3-pointers.
Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points while Jason Smith had 16 for the Knicks, who have dropped 15 of their last 16 games. Jose Calderon chipped in 15 points and 10 assists for New York, which was missing forward Amar'e Stoudemire due to a recovery day.
Ross keyed a 9-0 burst to put the Raptors on top 75-58 but the lead was cut to 10 before Williams scored seven points in the last two minutes of the third quarter to give Toronto some separation at 91-75. Ross drilled his fourth 3-pointer of the game to put the Raptors in front 104-88 and they cruised to their fifth straight win at Air Canada Centre.
Williams sank two free throws and connected from beyond the arc to put Toronto ahead 33-23 late in the first quarter. Lowry and Williams knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to stretch the Raptors' lead to 16 before the Knicks closed out the second quarter on a 12-4 run to trim the deficit to 58-51.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Raptors went 20-of-27 from the free-throw line while the Knicks finished 23-of-26. … Toronto PF James Johnson and C Jonas Valanciunas added 10 points apiece . … New York C Samuel Dalembert was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Valanciunas in the third quarter.