Lou Williams scores 21, Raptors beat Knicks 81-76

Final

Regular Season Series (Game 1 of 2)

Raptors 81

(3-1, 1-1 away)

Knicks 76

(1-2, 0-1 home)

7:30 PM ET, October 13,2014
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

	1	2	3	4	T
TOR	12	19	29	21	81
NY	12	24	18	22	76

Top Performers

Toronto: L. Williams 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
New York: J. Calderon 8 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast

 

 

 

Associated Press

Carmelo, Knicks Fall To Raptors

Carmelo Anthony scored nine points in the Knicks' 81-76 loss to the Raptors.

Tags: NBA, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony

NEW YORK -- Lou Williams scored 21 points and the Toronto Raptors beat New York 81-76 on Monday night in the Knicks' preseason home opener.
With starting point guard Kyle Lowry sitting this one out, Williams came off the bench and shot 6 of 9 from the field in 24 minutes. Toronto acquired him in June from Atlanta.
Carmelo Anthony scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting in 15 minutes for the Knicks, who had just one player in double figures. J.R. Smith had 10 on 4-of-12 shooting.
Toronto center Jonas Valanciunas also got the night off, and former Raptors No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani of the Knicks sat out with a strained right hamstring. Coach Derek Fisher said it was possible Bargnani could play Tuesday in Syracuse against Philadelphia, though the medical staff might prefer he gets a little more rest.
The Knicks opened an 8-0 lead but were horrendous offensively from there as they work to implement the triangle offense that Fisher played in Los Angeles under Phil Jackson. They managed just four more points in the first quarter and shot 3 of 23 (13 percent) from 3-point range.

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Team Stat Comparison

	TOR	NY
Points	81	76
FGM-FGA	27-67 (.403)	31-82 (.378)
3PM-3PA	6-24 (.250)	3-23 (.130)
FTM-FTA	21-27 (.778)	11-18 (.611)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total)	7-42	11-44
Assists	13	20
Turnovers	21	16
Steals	11	12
Blocks	1	2
Fast Break Points	12	6
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	19 (0/1)	24 (0/0)

Top Performers

Toronto		New York
	Williams Points: 21 Reb: 3 Ast: 3 Stl: 1 Blk: 0		Calderon Points: 8 Reb: 4 Ast: 4 Stl: 0 Blk: 0

Game Leaders

	TOR	NY
Points	L. Williams 21	J. Smith 10
Rebounds	T. Hansbrough 6	A. Stoudemire 8
Assists	L. Williams 3	I. Shumpert 6
Steals	T. Ross 4	P. Prigioni 2
Blocks	A. Johnson 1	S. Larkin 1