The visiting New York Knicks can advance to the East semifinals of the NBA Cup Tuesday night by maintaining their mastery of the Toronto Raptors.
The Knicks have defeated the Raptors nine consecutive times entering their NBA Cup quarterfinal in Canada. That includes the only meeting between the teams this season, a 116-94 home victory on Nov. 30.
The NBA Cup, however, has been good to the Raptors. They finished first in the East Group A with a 4-0 record to earn home-court advantage. The Knicks were 3-1 to finish first in East Group C.
The teams have been on different trajectories recently. The Knicks have won seven of eight, including Sunday's 106-100 home win over the Orlando Magic.
Toronto has dropped three straight and five of six with Sunday's 121-113 loss to the Boston Celtics. The Raptors rallied from a 23-point deficit to lead briefly in the fourth quarter, but they still fell to 1-3 during their five-game homestand.
The Raptors have not defeated the Knicks since Jan. 22, 2023.
--Field Level Media
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The visiting New York Knicks can advance to the East semifinals of the NBA Cup Tuesday night by maintaining their mastery of the Toronto Raptors.
The Knicks have defeated the Raptors nine consecutive times entering their NBA Cup quarterfinal in Canada. That includes the only meeting between the teams this season, a 116-94 home victory on Nov. 30.
The NBA Cup, however, has been good to the Raptors. They finished first in the East Group A with a 4-0 record to earn home-court advantage. The Knicks were 3-1 to finish first in East Group C.
The teams have been on different trajectories recently. The Knicks have won seven of eight, including Sunday's 106-100 home win over the Orlando Magic.
Toronto has dropped three straight and five of six with Sunday's 121-113 loss to the Boston Celtics. The Raptors rallied from a 23-point deficit to lead briefly in the fourth quarter, but they still fell to 1-3 during their five-game homestand.
The Raptors have not defeated the Knicks since Jan. 22, 2023.
The Magic have won their previous two meetings against Miami this season by a combined five points, including a 106-105 home victory last Friday.
Miami is searching for answers after losing three straight games for the first time this season. The Heat trailed by as many as 28 in a 127-111 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
After playing three games in four days, Miami received two welcome off days ahead of Tuesday's matchup.
--Field Level Media
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The Magic have won their previous two meetings against Miami this season by a combined five points, including a 106-105 home victory last Friday.
Miami is searching for answers after losing three straight games for the first time this season. The Heat trailed by as many as 28 in a 127-111 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
After playing three games in four days, Miami received two welcome off days ahead of Tuesday's matchup.
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