Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the New York Knicks' NBA-leading eight-game winning streak 113-106 Wednesday night.
NEW YORK - Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points and the TorontoSiakam added nine rebounds and seven assists in 41 minutes as Toronto snapped its six-game skid. Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and OG Anunoby had 15 as thewon for the fourth time in 16 road games. It was their first win away from home since Nov. 14.
Toronto led by as many as 11 points in the fourth quarter before the Knicks used a 17-5 run to take a one-point lead at 102-101. New York limited Siakam to one field goal in the fourth quarter and held him to nine points in the period. The Knicks had allowed an average of 98 points during their win streak, but no answer for Siakam, who nearly matched his career high by scoring 43 in three quarters. Siakam had 34 points total in the second and third quarters, including Toronto's final 17 points over a seven-minute span in the third.
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