The Toronto Raptors have been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA so far this season, but they ran into an issue of class on Tuesday night. Despite running the table in group play and earning a home game in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the Raptors were blown out by the New York Knicks 117-101 as New York advanced to the semifinals in Las Vegas.

Toronto lacked impactful scoring from any one player in this game, including center Jakob Poeltl . The veteran big man scored efficiently, but got just seven shots up on his way to 10 points in 25 minutes.

When Poeltl is involved, it gives the Toronto offense an easy button that can help take some of the pressure off of some of the perimeter players. After the loss, Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic pinpointed some ways that Poeltl can

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