The visiting New York Knicks can advance to the East semifinals of the NBA Cup Tuesday night by maintaining their mastery of the Toronto Raptors.

The Knicks have defeated the Raptors nine consecutive times entering their NBA Cup quarterfinal in Canada. That includes the only meeting between the teams this season, a 116-94 home victory on Nov. 30.

The NBA Cup, however, has been good to the Raptors. They finished first in the East Group A with a 4-0 record to earn home-court advantage. The Knicks were 3-1 to finish first in East Group C.

The teams have been on different trajectories recently. The Knicks have won seven of eight, including Sunday's 106-100 home win over the Orlando Magic.

Toronto has dropped three straight and five of six with Sunday's 121-113 loss to the Boston Celtics. T

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