New York Knicks: Keys To Game vs. Toronto Raptors

Dec 21, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) shoots the ball over Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson (54) at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won 118-108. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

The New York Knicks will be looking to continue their momentum from Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. They will be taking their show on the road, heading out of the country to take on their Atlantic Division foe Toronto Raptors.

This will be yet another good test for the Knicks, who had a one game break from facing playoff teams from last season but will now get back to it against the Raptors. If the Knicks are going to make any noise this season, in the division or just playoffs in general, defeating some of the teams expected to be ahead of you in the standings would help.

The Raptors will be coming into this game on a cold streak, as they won their first five games of the season, but fell apart at the end of last week. They lost their last two games, as their offense has disappeared. The Knicks had been a team that you liked to see coming off a cold spell, as they would be a good chance to get things going again. But this season, at least thus far, the Knicks have not been the sieve defensively that they have been in years past.

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The Knicks on the other hand will be coming into the game on a high note, as they ended a three-game losing streak in a Sunday matinee against the Lakers. It was an important win as the Knicks, who will look to keep the good times rolling against the Raptors tonight.

The Knicks have some improving to do across the board still, but this will be another good measuring stick for the team. They will have their hands full against a talented and deep Raptors team, but the Knicks are not the same team that the Raptors saw last season.

Will the Knicks be able to come through against another strong team, or will they lose and take home another lesson on how to close out a game? We will have to watch and see tonight; check out our keys to the game for the Knicks when they take on the Raptors later tonight.

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