NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, February 22, 2016
Where: Madison Square Garden in New York
Lines: Toronto -4
Total: 199
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The Toronto Raptors come in as one of the hotter teams in the league over the past few weeks as they have won 15 of their last 18 games, but still the Celtics have been keeping pace some and Toronto has just a 4.5 game lead over them in the Atlantic. Toronto is 36-18 overall, which includes a 17-12 mark on the road. The Raptors have done it mostly with a defense that comes in ranked 5th in the league in points allowed, giving up just 97.5 ppg on the year while allowing teams to hit just 44.2% of their shots, which is 10th. Leading the team is Demar Derozan, who is averaging 23.4 ppg on the year, which puts him at 9th in the league. The offense as a whole has been average as they come in ranked 15th in scoring, putting up 101.8 ppg on 44.6% shooting (18th). They are strong from long range, hitting 36.5% from beyond the arc, which is 4th.
The New York Knicks had been in the playoff hunt, but now they have fallen back thanks to a stretch that has seen them win just one of their last 8 games. New York is now 13.5 games behind the Raptors in the Atlantic and six games behind Chicago for the 8th and final playoff spot in the East. The Knicks come in off a 103-95 road win over Minnesota, which broke their seven game losing streak. Carmelo Anthony leads the team in scoring at 21.6 ppg, while just two other players average in double figures for them. This is not a good offensive team as they average just 99.2 ppg, which is 23rd in the league, while they have hit just 43.9% of their shots, which is 22nd. On defense they have been a bit above average as they allow just 101.3 ppg, which is 13th and on just 44.4% shooting, which is 12th.
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[506] Toronto/ New York Under 199
Going under the total in this game as we have a couple of bad offenses, going up against a couple of defenses that are more than capable of shutting their opponents down. Toronto is not a full uptempo team and they don’t shoot the ball well, while the Knicks are a slow down team, that also doesn’t shoot the ball well. The Knicks have allowed 101 ppg at home, but the Raptors have allowed just 98.3 ppg on the road. This will not be a good shooting game for these team and that means we should get a game in the 180s.
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