TORONTO — It’s finally time for the Toronto Raptors to rest.

Head coach Darko Rajakovic told his players to rest as much as they can before their next practice on Friday after playing in seven games over 11 days where Toronto went 1-6. The last loss might be the most painful as Jalen Brunson had 35 points as the New York Knicks routed the undermanned Raptors 117-101 on Tuesday in an Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal.

“Really important just to reset the mind, reset the body,” said Brandon Ingram, who led Toronto with 31 points against New York, including 17 in the first quarter.

“Look at these first 25, 26 games and see what we’ve done well, what we haven’t done so well, and just try to adjust and address it and try to be better at it.”

The Raptors’ next game will be against the Miami Heat

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