The Knicks will be playing the full four quarters on Monday, but they're expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Toronto Raptors at 7:30 p.

The New York Knicks are back at Madison Square Garden as they host the Toronto Raptors, who currently sit in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference. The

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Barrett will slide back into the starting lineup, giving the Raptors one of their go-to scorers back. He'll bump rookie first-round pick Ja'Kobe Walter back to the bench after the Texas native dropped 27 points against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. He'll start alongside Barnes, Ochai Agbaji, Jonathan Mogbo, and Gradey Dick.

The Knicks face the 7-22 Raptors in a tuneup match ahead of their Christmas Day schedule opener. Before the Knicks battle, the improved San Antonio Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Brunson, and Karl-Anthony Towns, lick their chops heading into their contest vs. the injury-riddled Raptors.

Prior to Barrett’s illness, he was having himself a December to remember, putting up 25.1 points while those rebounds jumped up to 7.9 per game over seven outings. That includes hauling down eight boards in a meeting against this same Knicks team in Toronto back on Dec. 9.

Madison Square Garden will host an early basketball treat this Wednesday as the New York Knicks (19-10) take on the San Antonio Spurs (15-14).

The New York Knicks have been rolling, as they have won 15 of their last 19 games and are just two games back of the Boston Celtics for second in the Eastern

Santi Aldama and the Memphis Grizzlies (20-10) will host Jakob Poeltl and the Toronto Raptors (7-23) at FedExForum on Thursday, December 26. Game time is 8:00 PM ET.The Grizzlies head into this

The Miami Heat are listing Jimmy Butler as doubtful for their game Thursday at Orlando, saying he needs time to recondition before returning to the lineup.