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Jan 28, 2016 07:47 PM EST
Kristaps Porzingis, Carmelo Anthony
New York Knicks stars Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony prepare for a game in 2015."

Thursday's matchup between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors will be a battle to see which team can survive without their top playmaker. The Raptors are on a nine-game win streak and a 10th win would break a franchise record. However, they will likely be playing with Kyle Lowry. The Knicks are trying to bounce back from a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but will do so without Carmelo Anthony as two All-Stars remain sidelined.

The Raptors would love to make history on Thursday night, but being without Lowry will make that hard. The point guard was rushed to the locker room in the win against the Washington Wizards with what appeared to be a severe wrist injury. X-rays were negative on the injury which is certainly good news for the Raptors, but Lowry has been sitting out of practice as a precaution and he could be held out of the game. That would be a letdown for Toronto considering the point guard had 29 points and five 3-points prior to getting hurt.

In place of Lowry, Corey Joseph would get the start against the Knicks as the Raptors were plus -15 with him on the court against Washington. DeMar DeRozan and Terrence Ross would have to stay hot in their shooting. DeRozan is averaging 23.0 points right now while Ross is thriving off the bench with 14.4 points per game. He is also 16 of 27 from long range in his last five games. If they can continue to push the offense forward, the Raptors could survive without Lowry. The team is averaging 108.6 points per game during their win streak which could continue against the Knicks.

New York will be without Anthony who is dealing with a knee injury that also kept him out of Tuesday's game against the Thunder. The last time he faced Toronto, he had 25 points while going 11 for 23 from 3-point range. Toronto will not have to worry about that this time around. New York is 0-5 without Anthony this season as Langston Galloway and Arron Afflalo try to make up the scoring. Derrick Williams has also been helping in the effort, but it has not been enough to get a win. The Knicks are hopeful they can turn things around against the Raptors. 

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