The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 22.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 00:30 UK;
Venue – Madison Square Garden (19.812);
City – New York City, New York, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Raptors – 1.525.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 223 – 1.50.
The Toronto Raptors are just the right team to stop the Knicks. The Canadians operate at a slow pace. They pay a lot of attention to defence. Thus, Nurse’s men are trying to stifle their opponents’ attacking potential. They’re pretty good at that.
We believe that the Canadians can expect to win this time. It’s about time for New York’s winning streak to come to an end.
The Toronto Raptors cannot be called a spectacular team. Nurse’s players focus too much on defence. It is possible that the meeting with New York will not be too spectacular.
They are unstoppable. The New York Knicks’ winning streak continues. The team has won eight straight in the regular season. This time, it was the reigning champion Golden State who fell to the Knicks (132-94). Immanuel Quickley was effective in that game. The guard scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
The winning streak also includes games against the Indiana Pacers (132:94), Chicago Bulls (114:91 and 128:120), Sacramento Kings (112:99), Charlotte Hornets (121:102), Atlanta Hawks (113:89) and Cleveland Cavaliers (92:81).
December 3 is the date of the last defeat for New York. It was in a home game against the Dallas Mavs (100:121).
The New York Knicks are sixth in their conference with 18 wins and 13 defeats.
The Knicks are averaging 114.1 points per game this season.
The Toronto Raptors suffer their sixth consecutive defeat of the season. The Canadiens last won on December 8. At home, they beat the Los Angeles Lakers (126-111).
Since then, they lost twice to the Orlando Magic (109-111 and 99-111) and once each to Sacramento Kings (123-124), Brooklyn Nets (116-119) and Golden State Warriors (110-1126).
More recently, the visitors lost to the Philadelphia 76ers (101-104). The game had to be played in overtime, as the regular time ended in a tie (99-99).
One of the team’s leaders, OG Anunoby, returned to action after suffering a hip injury. He missed four games.
The Toronto Raptors are in 10th place in the East. The team has played 31 games: 13 wins and 18 losses.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
New York Knicks: Jalen Brunson – Quentin Grimes – RJ Barrett – Julius Randle – Mitchell Robinson.
Toronto Raptors: Fred VanVleet – Scottie Barnes – OG Anunoby – Juancho Hernangomez – Pascal Siakam.
Only Obi Toppin (Out) is listed as injured for the New York Knicks.
Otto Porter Jr. (Out), Precious Achiuwa (Out), Ron Harper Jr. (Out) and Gary Trent Jr. (Out) are listed as injured for the Toronto Raptors.
The fixture will be played at Madison Square Garden (19.812) in New York City, New York, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 22nd of December, 2022, at 00:30 UK Time.
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