Knicks take care of Raptors, 112-95, clinch No. 3 seed in Eastern Conference

The Knicks  continued their season-long dominance of the Raptors, defeating Toronto 112-95 on Friday night at MSG. New York's victory extends its winning streak to five games and has swept the Raptors this season. Their win, combined with the Celtics' win over the Pelicans, has locked the Knicks into the No.

seed in the Eastern Conference. Here are the takeaways... - Karl-Anthony Towns was very involved in the offense early.

He either scored or assisted in the team's first seven points and the offense in general was buzzing, getting out to an early 14-3 start. However, the shots stopped dropping and the offense became stagnant as the Raptors chipped away at the Knicks lead, tying the game at 20-20 with 1:30 to go in the first. The Raptors actually took a one-point lead but a layup by Jordan Clarkson and Landry Shamet taking a charge allowed New York to go into the second quarter with a 22-21 lead.

Towns had a team-high seven points after one, while Mikal Bridges (5) and Jalen Brunson (6) were the high scorers for the Knicks. But the team was just 9 of 21 from the field, including 1 of 8 from three in the first quarter. -The Knicks got out to a 10-0 run to start the second with the group of OG Anunoby, Jose Alvarado, Ariel Hukporti, Shamet and Clarkson on the floor.