{"id":10154,"date":"2025-12-10T04:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10154"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:18:02","slug":"new-york-knicks-overpower-short-handed-toronto-raptors-to-reach-2025-nba-cup-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/new-york-knicks-overpower-short-handed-toronto-raptors-to-reach-2025-nba-cup-semifinal","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Overpower Short-Handed Raptors to Reach NBA Cup Semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/brandon-ingram-and-jalen-brunson-vie-for-the-ball-during-the-2025-nba-cup-quarterfinal.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Ingram and Jalen Brunson vie for the ball during the 2025 NBA Cup Quarterfinal\" class=\"wp-image-10155\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"New York Knicks Overpower Short-Handed Toronto Raptors to Reach 2025 NBA Cup Semifinal\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jalen Brunson dropped 35 points, including 20 in the first quarter, as New York Knicks pulled away after a strong defensive second quarter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Toronto Raptors, playing without Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, leaned on Brandon Ingram\u2019s 31-point night but couldn\u2019t keep pace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OG Anunoby\u2019s second-quarter block helped fuel a 12-2 Knicks run that shifted the game for good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jalen Brunson<\/strong> came out blazing on Tuesday night, and the Toronto Raptors never really recovered. He poured in 35 points, with 20 of them coming in the opening quarter, and the New York Knicks rolled past a short-handed Raptors team 117-101 in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/basketball\/nba\">Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JALEN BRUNSON WAS COOKIN&#39; IN TORONTO!<br><br>35 PTS<br>6-9 3PM<br>13-19 FGM<br><br>The Knicks will play the Magic in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emirates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@emirates<\/a> NBA Cup Semifinals on Saturday \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wjmEXwzZiw\">pic.twitter.com\/wjmEXwzZiw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1998613156466450440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The win sends New York to Las Vegas, where it will meet the Orlando Magic on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"missing-players-changed-the-raptors-lineup\">Missing Players Changed the Raptors\u2019 Lineup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karl-Anthony Towns<\/strong>, who wasn\u2019t even sure he\u2019d play until warmup, ended up giving the Knicks exactly what they needed, <em>finishing with 14 points and 16 rebounds<\/em> as New York (17-7) picked up its fourth straight win.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toronto (15-11) had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/1ngram4\/\">Brandon Ingram<\/a> doing everything<\/strong> he could to keep them in it, <em>putting up 31 points along with seven assists and six rebounds<\/em>. <strong>Scottie Barnes<\/strong> added <em>13 points, five boards and four assists<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIG PLAY FROM B.I \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pfilOKAsmj\">pic.twitter.com\/pfilOKAsmj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raptors\/status\/1998577662630228397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This run marked the first time the Raptors have ever made it to the knockout stage of the in-season tournament, but they had to do it without two key pieces. <strong>Immanuel Quickley was out with an illness<\/strong>, while <strong>RJ Barrett remained sidelined<\/strong> after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his sprained right knee on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those absences reshaped the lineup. <strong>Jamal Shead<\/strong>, listed as questionable earlier in the day with a quad contusion, stepped in for Quickley and turned in one of his best performances of the season. He scored 18 points and handed out seven assists. <strong>Ochai Agbaji<\/strong> started in Barrett\u2019s spot but wasn\u2019t able to get much going offensively, finishing with only three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"turning-point-for-knicks\">Turning Point for Knicks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Knicks, the turning point came when their defence locked in after the first quarter. Toronto came out hot, taking a 39-37 lead after Ingram dropped 17 in the opening frame.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, once New York tightened up, the <strong>Raptors\u2019 lack of depth became obvious<\/strong>. Only Ja&#8217;Kobe Walter (13 points) and Collin Murray-Boyles (four points) provided anything off the bench through the first three quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key moment arrived early in the second. Former Raptor OG Anunoby chased down AJ Lawson and blocked what looked like an easy bucket, keeping New York\u2019s surge alive during a 12-2 run that flipped the momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">yea NAH\u203c\ufe0f get that  outta here \ud83d\udd90 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9VXBzut4wg\">pic.twitter.com\/9VXBzut4wg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyknicks\/status\/1998582845070008708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toronto\u2019s struggles were most glaring in the second quarter<\/strong>, where it went 5-for-21 from the field and all six reserves who saw the floor failed to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up next, the Knicks will head to Vegas to face the Magic in the semifinal on Saturday, while the Raptors will move on to Miami to play the Heat on Monday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/basketball\/odds\">2025-26 NBA Season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Jalen Brunson came out blazing on Tuesday night, and the Toronto Raptors never really recovered. 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