Toronto faces New York, aims to stop 3-game skid

Toronto Raptors (9-13, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (12-9, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto aims to break its three-game slide with a win against New York.

The Knicks are 1-3 against division opponents. New York has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Raptors are 5-12 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto has a 6-9 record against teams over .500.

The Knicks are shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 47.3% the Raptors allow to opponents. The Raptors average 11.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 13.2 per game the Knicks allow.

The teams play for the second time this season. The Knicks won the last meeting 119-106 on Dec. 2, with Jalen Brunson scoring 22 points in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brunson is averaging 24.8 points and 5.5 assists for the Knicks. Julius Randle is averaging 24.0 points over the last 10 games for New York.

Pascal Siakam is scoring 20.7 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the Raptors. OG Anunoby is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Toronto.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 6-4, averaging 115.2 points, 44.7 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.6 points per game.

Raptors: 4-6, averaging 114.4 points, 45.2 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.3 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: None listed.

Raptors: Christian Koloko: out (respiratory).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.