NEW YORK — Kyle Lowry recorded the eighth triple-double of his career, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 122-95 win over the New York Knicks Monday at Madison Square Garden.
The Raptors (37-18) guard scored 22 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds. Lowry’s backcourt teammate DeMar DeRozen added 22 points and center Jonas Valanciunas contributed 20 points.
Lowry was 7-of-13 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the line.
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony registered his 18th double-double of the season, scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Center Robin Lopez added 21 points and 13 rebounds and rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis netted 17 points.
New York (24-34) has lost eight of its last nine games.
The Knicks led in the middle of the second quarter, but were done in by DeRozan and Lowry, who combined for 22 second-half points. The Knicks starting backcourt of Jose Calderon and Arron Afflalo combined for seven points in the game.
The Raptors maintained a double-digit lead over the last two quarters.
New York was able to close the Toronto lead to 64-54 early in the third quarter, but a 16-6 burst by the Raptors put them ahead 80-60 with 3:21 remaining in the quarter. Valanciunas was able to get in prime position in the low post, scoring 11 points in the quarter.
Toronto erased a 38-37 Knicks lead with 6:25 left in the second quarter by going on a 19-5 run to close out the quarter for a sizeable 57-43 cushion. Lowry scored nine points and distributed five assists in the quarter.
Toronto clamped down on the Knicks in the quarter, holding them to just 31 percent (6-of-19) shooting.
The Knicks missed six straight free throws in the final three minutes of the second half.
Lopez paced the Knicks to a 28-26 first-quarter lead with 12 points and four rebounds.
NOTES: The Knicks signed G Jimmer Fredette to a 10-day contract from the NBA’s D-League Westchester Knicks. It’s the 18th D-League player called up this season and the third by the Knicks over the past two seasons. Knicks interim coach Kurt Rambis said before the game there is no immediate plan to get him minutes. … Toronto G DeMar DeRozen played in his 498th game with the Raptors, placing him fourth on the franchise’s all-time list.