Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jeremy Lin added 18 points and 10 assists, and New York Knicks made it four straight easy victories since Mike Woodson replaced Mike D'Antoni as coach.
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New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire (1) and guard Jeremy Lin (17) celebrate after Stoudemire scored against the Toronto Raptors in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 20, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]
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Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler each scored 17 points for the Knicks, who bring a week's worth of momentum to Philadelphia on Wednesday night for a matchup with the Atlantic Division-leading 76ers.
DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points for the Raptors. Jose Calderon had 11 points and nine assists in his return from a five-game absence with a sprained right ankle, but backup Jerryd Bayless was lost to a left hip pointer in the second half.