""The start of the game is gonna be very important. A lot of times, it starts with us taking care of the ball." Coach Darko said of the Raptors recent slow starts. Early turnovers, being loose with the ball, traveling, illegal screens, whatever it might be, it takes some momentum from us. So, we gotta be sharp from the jump tonight and we can't allow the same (kind of) start.""
"It was up to the Raptors to make that either a blip or an omen. They chose blip, at least for the first quarter. The Raptors scored the hell out of the basketball to the tune of 39 points. It's not as if the Knicks were a highly ranked defense coming into this game, and their lack of resistance allowed the Raptors to get back to a faster paced style, with lots of looks in transition."
"The Raptors slump continued in a blowout loss to the New York Knicks in their NBA Cup Quarter Finals game on Tuesday. Jakob Poeltl was hunted out once again and the Knicks firepower kept them humming all game. The Raptors also put up their worst offensive performance of the season without RJ Barrett or Immanuel Quickley. They now have two games in the next 10 days."
Raptors lost in a blowout to the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup Quarter Finals, continuing a slump. Jakob Poeltl was repeatedly targeted while the Knicks' scoring kept them in control. The Raptors produced their worst offensive performance of the season without RJ Barrett or Immanuel Quickley. Coach Darko emphasized the importance of sharp starts and ball security, citing turnovers, traveling and illegal screens as momentum killers. The first possession was a Brandon Ingram turnover, but the Raptors scored 39 first-quarter points. Ingram scored 17 on seven shots in his first 12 minutes, while Jalen Brunson erupted for 20.
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