Raptors keep NBA playoff hopes alive with win over Knicks
NEW YORK - The Toronto Raptors kept their slim National Basketball Association playoff hopes alive Saturday while ending those of New York with a 102-95 victory over the Knicks.
Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points and Chris Bosh added 17 points with 13 rebounds as the Raptors won their sixth straight game.
Shawn Marion chipped 12 points and 13 rebounds for Toronto, whose late season surge has them still nursing hopes of booking an Eastern Conference playoff berth.
The Raptors would have been eliminated with a defeat and a victory by Chicago, who host New Jersey later.
"We keep playing. We don't pay attention to the standings," Bosh said. "We just try to win the next game and they say we're not eliminated yet, so until that day we have to prepare the right way for every game."
The Knicks, however, were eliminated, and now haven't made the playoffs since 2004.

