The Knicks started two rookies and at times they had three players who began the season in the G League on the court together. They ended the game with four rookies and a player on a 10-day contract on the floor.
They were hardly a match for the East-leading Raptors. Toronto buried the Knicks, 132-106, Sunday afternoon, sending the Knicks to their seventh straight defeat and 15th in the last 16 games.
The Knicks, who have won once in the last 40 days, continue to be one of the NBA’s worst defensive teams. This was the most points they’ve given up all season, and Raptors All-Star and leading scorer DeMar DeRozan was just 4-for-16 with nine points.