Mikal Bridges scored 19 of his 30 points in the third quarter on Wednesday night, helping the visiting New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 119-92.
OG Anunoby added 26 points, six steals and two blocks for the Knicks, who have won four in a row and have taken all three games against the Raptors this season. Josh Hart contributed 22 points for the Knicks, who were playing the second of back-to-back games.
The Knicks have 11 straight wins overall against the Raptors.
Jalen Brunson, a game-time decision because of illness, scored 13 points for New York while Karl-Anthony Towns had eight points and a season-best 22 rebounds.
Brandon Ingram scored 27 points for the Raptors, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 10 rebounds. RJ Barrett scored 14 points and Gradey Dick chipped in with 11.
The Knicks closed the third quarter on a 27-4 run to take a 12-point lead into the fourth. Landry Shamet’s 3-pointer bumped the margin to 16 with 9:25 left.
The lead reached 19 on Anunoby’s three-point play with 6:37 remaining. Hart’s 3-pointer put New York ahead by 22 points with 5:20 left.
Toronto, returning from a 4-1 road trip, led 28-18 after one quarter.
The lead increased to 12 before New York crept to within seven points on Shamet’s 3-pointer with 7:36 left in the second quarter. Bridges made a cutting layup with 2:33 left to trim the gap to six but Ingram answered with a 3-pointer. Anunoby’s corner 3-pointer completed the first-half scoring and cut the lead to 51-47.
Anunoby’s layup reduced the margin to three early in the third quarter. The Raptors used the fast break and Knicks turnovers to increase the lead to 11 with 8:00 left in the quarter.
The Knicks responded with seven straight points, capped by Hart’s mid-court steal followed by a layup. New York’s defense stepped up and Anunoby’s running dunk gave the Knicks their first lead at 69-68 with 3:54 left. Bridges scored 11 straight points to close out the quarter and give the Knicks an 82-70 lead.
New York’s Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson were both out because of left ankle injury management.
