New York Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. (sore lower back) will not play on Monday versus the Toronto Raptors.
Emmanuel Mudiay has started the past two games in place of Smith and Kadeem Allen has taken on backup point guard duties. Mudiay turned in one of his best games of the season on Sunday, with 28 points (8-of-11 field goals, 9-of-10 free throws), 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, and 3 triples over 32.8 minutes.
DSJ is averaging 26.7 FanDuel points per game this season. In 17 games with the Knicks, he's putting up 14.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 triples per contest.
Source: NBA Injury Report