Karl-Anthony Towns scored the go-ahead shot in the final minute and had 24 points and 15 rebounds as the New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors 113-108 on Monday night.

Towns followed up his game-winning basket with a 3-pointer to secure New York’s fifth win in its last six games.

Mikal Bridges added 23 points for New York, Jalen Brunson had 20 points and 11 assists, Josh Hart scored 10 points and former Raptor OG Anunoby had 14 points and three blocked shots.

Former Knick RJ Barrett scored 30 points for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes scored 15 points before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter. Jakob Poeltl had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Ja’Kobe Walter scored a career-best 19 points off the bench.

The Knicks led 34-27 after one quarter and used a 7-0 spurt to take an 11-point lead with 7:18 to play in the second quarter. Toronto scored 13 straight points to take a 55-53 lead with 2:35 left. The Raptors led 61-60 at halftime after Brunson missed two free throws with six seconds left.

Barnes scored three straight points to give Toronto a five-point lead with 8:23 left in the third quarter.

Barnes and Towns were both on the floor after getting tangled up with 6:47 left in the third period. Barnes, who was whistled for a foul during the game, limped to the locker room. Towns stayed on the court and made two free throws. Barnes (sprained right ankle) did not return. Toronto led 86-83 after three quarters.

New York took a two-point lead with 5:12 left in the game on a three-pointer from Towns. Barrett tied the game with a layup and Davion Mitchell’s 3-pointer gave Toronto a 104-101 lead.

Brunson converted a four-point play to put New York ahead by one with 3:03 left. Toronto regained the lead on Mitchell’s layup, but Bridges answered with a 3-pointer with 1:38 left. Barrett’s layup tied the game with 42 seconds left and set up the final sequence in which Towns clinched the game.

–Field level media