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Toronto Raptors v New York Knicks

The Raptors and Knicks came together for a truly ugly game of basketball on Wednesday night at The Garden, but Toronto came out on the right side of that slug fest to carry a four-game winning streak into the All-Star break.

Here are some thoughts on the game…

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Toronto Raptors v New York Knicks

The Raptors look to extend their winning streak to four games as they invade Madison Square Garden to open their season series against the Atlantic Division rival Knicks.

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Well here’s something to pass the time while we watch more worthy teams play primetime TNT games and wait for the end of the world…

In a New York Times article posted Thursday about Amare Stoudemire’s eventual return to the Knicks lineup, Howard Beck dropped an intriguing revelation for Raptors fans. Citing “a person briefed on the discussion,” Beck reports that “In February, the Knicks wanted to send Stoudemire to Toronto in a deal for Andrea Bargnani.”

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With the Raptors still just 17-years-old and perennially dealing with an identity crisis, or at least a relevance crisis on the NBA map, many tend to forget the role Toronto played in the history of professional basketball.

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After looking like the Knicks might run away with it at one point in the first half, the Raptors turned the tables and ended up cruising to their third straight pre-season win and fourth overall in front of what sounded like an awesome capacity crowd in Montreal.

I maintain, like most of you, that pre-season results mean next to nothing, but this was by far Toronto’s most impressive performance of the exhibition schedule thus far.

Here are some thoughts on the game:

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