First win of the season for the Raptors, who change gears in the last quarter (29-19) shaking off the Knicks. Leading Nick Nurse’s team are Fred VanVleet’s 25 points, followed by Kyle Lowry’s 20 and Norman Powell’s 17, making up for the shortcomings of a front court in which only Alex Len went in double figures (11 points in 13 minutes from the bench) but in which above all Pascal Siakam was missing.
The New York Knicks drop below 50% of wins thanks to an attack that struggles to mesh, especially with RJ Barrett. If Julius Randle (16 + 10) and Elfrid Payton (14 points) seem the most continuous of the team, the same cannot be said of the Canadian number 9 – who ends up in double figures with 12 points, but rolls 4/19 of which 0 / 8 from long distance. Coach Thibodeau will have a lot to do with his young spearhead this season.