Knicks vs. Raptors: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The New York Knicks (17-19) play against the Toronto Raptors (17-17) at Scotiabank Arena

Game Time: 3:30 PM EST on Sunday January 2, 2022

New York Knicks 0, Toronto Raptors 0 (3:30 pm ET)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Scottie Barnes is a go. – 3:27 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, and Pascal Siakam have played 100 possessions or 50 minutes together. They’re +2 in that time. Offensive rating of 101.0 & Defensive rating of 100.0 – 3:25 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Getting right. It’s go time 🔒 pic.twitter.com/opg951Qpwg – 3:25 PM Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Scotia Bank Arena is allowing family and friends into arena for Knicks game in Toronto but likely will be less than 1,000. Government has capped capacity at 1,000 for indoor sports events. – 3:21 PM Payal Doshi @PayalDoshiTV
FVV takes to the court and first thing he does acknowledge @HelloooJack. Great to see the duo of @Matt__Devlin & Jack reunited. – 3:21 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
The five. pic.twitter.com/zCcZw7f2uz – 3:20 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Some of your Knick stat leaders through 36 games 📈
(@infosys) pic.twitter.com/EByCOZC9Tu – 3:15 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Why a Goran Dragic-Heat reunion is unlikely this season miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Also, Erik Spoelstra moving up an impressive list and a Heat availability update for today’s 6 p.m. game in Sacramento – 3:07 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Tonight’s @invisalign Starting Lineup pic.twitter.com/PMmM6cEYx3 – 3:02 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Locked In 🔒 pic.twitter.com/uMVd14hGnv – 3:00 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Tom Thibodeau said Obi Toppin will see time at center today. Says they’ve gone through Obi-at-the-5 stuff in practice. Knicks are missing Nerlens Noel, Mitchell Robinson and Jericho Sims today. Only available bigs are Toppin, Taj Gibson and Kevin Knox. – 2:31 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
9️⃣ back in the 6. pic.twitter.com/qt5hxPhk5I – 2:30 PM Steve Popper @StevePopper
Thibodeau said Fournier is a go – will start with McBride, Toppin, Barrett and Taj. Toppin will take minutes at center – he said he’s done it in practice. – 2:07 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Evan Fournier, who was questionable with an ankle injury, is good to go in Toronto today, Tom Thibodeau says. – 2:05 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Toppin, McBride, Barrett, Gibson and somebody @Fred Katz will tell me about will start for the Knicks today. Fournier if he’s available, I assume. – 2:04 PM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The New York Knicks are planning to sign guard Ryan Arcidiacono to a 10-day contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. There’s strong possibility for Arcidiacono to stick for the season. – 2:04 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Miles McBride and Obi Toppin will start again. Taj Gibson enters the starting lineup at center, Tom Thibodeau says. – 2:03 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors are almost whole, and will start VanVleet, Trent, Barnes, Anunoby, Siakam this afternoon. – 2:01 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Nick Nurse says “we’ll start smaller.” Presumably meaning Gary Trent Jr. and Scottie Barnes will start over Khem Birch. But Nurse can never be fully trusted on this stuff – 1:47 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Scottie Barnes will be back vs. Knicks. He will start with VanVleet, Trent, Siakam and Anunoby. – 1:47 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Nurse confirms Scottie Barnes is back this afternoon – 1:46 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Barnes will play. The band is back together.
For the first time in 33 games this season, the Raptors have their full rotation available. Crazy when you consider the current state of the league, and the fact they didn’t even have enough bodies to field an active roster last week. – 1:46 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Scottie Barnes will play today – 1:46 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Bing Bong-a pic.twitter.com/ICrdAZu5mR – 1:35 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Last time in Toronto, Obi put up career-high numbers 📼 pic.twitter.com/TV80aCFHmG – 1:00 PM Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
“I couldn’t do a lot of thinking or reacting. I had to go with the flow.”: Miles McBride discusses first NBA start with Obi Toppin. nypost.com/2022/01/01/obi… – 12:20 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 1966, the @Philadelphia 76ers Wilt Chamberlain scored 50 points in a 133-122 win over the Knicks.
Chamberlain became the second player in NBA history to reach 20,000 career points (Bob Pettit). He did so in 499 games, easily the fewest in NBA history (Michael Jordan, 620). pic.twitter.com/FCHvRG1tVM – 11:01 AM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: Why a Goran Dragic-Heat reunion is unlikely this season. Also, Erik Spoelstra moving up an impressive list miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 11:00 AM New York Knicks @nyknicks
New Year, same mindset. Let’s get it.
🏀: vs. Raptors
🕞: 3:30 PM ET
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#NewYorkForever x @BetMGM pic.twitter.com/XGzZ4LlXy8 – 10:30 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
With Scottie Barnes now probable for the Raptors today vs. NY, it should mark the first time this season, all of the team’s top players are available. Whatever will they do?
Bonga, Johnson, Dragic all out – 10:25 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Let’s start the new year off right!
It’s @TangerineHoops Raptors Game Day! pic.twitter.com/bJMhrI6HVY – 9:56 AM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Raptors list Scottie Barnes (knee tendonitis) as probable for this afternoon’s game vs. Knicks. Bonga is out for conditioning and David Johnson (calf) is out. – 9:45 AM New York Knicks @nyknicks
GAME DAY pic.twitter.com/3wWuGHnZxV – 9:45 AM Steve Popper @StevePopper
Raptors announce updated injury report for this afternoons game with Knicks: Bonga (return to competition reconditioning), Dragic (NWT), and Johnson (left calf strain) are OUT. Barnes (right knee tendinitis) is PROBABLE. – 9:37 AM