Five thoughts from yesterday afternoon: Raptors 128, Knicks 112

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY SportsThe first game back after a long trip is always an adventure, and you never know what to expect from 3:00 p.m. starts. But we’re coming to expect casual dominance from the Toronto Raptors, and that’s exactly what we saw in their afternoon game against the New York Knicks yesterday.

Sloppy Starts, Nothing to Worry About... Right?

Five turnovers and 1-for-8 from the field in 6.5 minutes. That’s how the Raptors started yesterday’s game, another in a disconcerting series of slow starts.

The difference between this one and the slow start in Sacramento, is that the Knicks had very little to do with it. I give the Kings credit for flying all over the place on…