Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson didn’t fare well in the initial returns of NBA All-Star fan voting earlier this week, but they continued making their respective cases for inclusion Friday night.
TORONTO — Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson didn’t fare well in the initial returns of NBA All-Star fan voting earlier this week, but they continued making their respective cases for inclusion Friday night north of the border.
The Knicks boosted a three-point lead entering the fourth quarter to 16 with 4:01 remaining before Toronto slashed it to two with under a minute to play. But unlike their giveaway loss in Dallas on Dec. 27, the Knicks closed this one out.A 3-pointer by Gary Trent Jr. drew the Raptors within two with 42 seconds to go, but Brunson converted a three-point play at the other end and then sank one of two free throws for a four-point game with 13.0 on the clock.
Randle continued his month-long push with five of his six 3-pointers and 19 of his points in the first quarter. He is averaging 29.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game over his past 16 appearances since Dec. 7. After shredding the Knicks for a career-high 52 points in a Raptors win at the Garden on Dec. 21, Pascal Siakam finished with 18 points and 4-for-14 shooting from the field. Fred VanVleet scored 28 and Trent had 27 for the Raptors, who have lost 14 of their past 19 to fall to 16-23 overall.
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