The Raptors eliminated the Knicks from playoff contention on Saturday. Toronto would have been eliminated on Saturday with a loss of their own plus a Chicago win.
First-year coach Mike D'Antoni repeatedly said he thought New York could end its drought this season.
"I don't know, I was pretty disappointed that we didn't do it to be honest with you," D'Antoni said. "I just thought too many games would come down to where we could take control of it, 15 or 16 games less than five points, and we just never came up with the big play or the big stops and tonight was just another night."