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Thank you. and get more ways to win with Fanatic Sportsbook. Winning, it's different here. Hello, everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Nix Film School pregame show.

My name is Andrew Claudio, and it is time to preview another NICS matchup, this time on Sunday night

against the Toronto Raptors. The Knicks coming off their clinching victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

That clinching was a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, and it will be against

these same Toronto Raptors.

You'll hear about that in just the second.

The conversation you're about to hear was with my good friend, returning guest, my go-to

for all things Raptors, S. Barahini.

Full disclosure, I'm re-recording this intro because we make references to the Raptors winning streak throughout this conversation.

It was nine games in a row.

And on Saturday night, the Raptors went into Charlotte.

We just watched the Knicks play in Charlotte, a lifeless Hornets team that the Knicks were able to run away with and largely play on seriously and expand on their lead in the second half on the day before Thanksgiving.

Well, those Raptors lost to the Toronto, excuse me, those Raptors lost to the Charlotte Hornets on

Saturday night in overtime. You're going to hear how this team has looked without RJ Barrett,

which is different, which I think is the biggest context I could give you for how different this Raptors team now looks. Yes, they have Brandon

Ingram. Yes, Scotty Barnes is still an All-Star and is still there, but RJ Barrett has

been very important to their success to start the season. They were on a nine-game winning streak

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