Richard Perry/The New York Times

Beno Udrih, starting again for the depleted Knicks, had 15 points and 10 assists.

A day after James L. Dolan's impromptu meeting with his embattled team, the Knicks had another fourth-quarter meltdown on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

With the injured Carmelo Anthony, Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni watching from the bench, the Knicks fell to the Toronto Raptors, 95-83, as fans booed vociferously and fled to the exits early.

Coach Mike Woodson may have awoken Friday comforted by a smidgen of security, but the issues that have plagued the Knicks (9-20) through the first 28 games remain just as darkly stained on their performance in No. 29.

Dolan's meeting with the team, first reported by ESPN and confirmed by a person in the N.B.A. with knowledge of the situation, occurred at some point before practice or during practice Thursday as an effort to calm the disquiet around the franchise.

Dolan told the players to be rest assured there would be no imminent deals and they should play hard, according to the person who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the meeting.

Between trade rumors, J. R. Smith's antics, the time management fiasco against Washington and swelling criticism of Woodson's handling of the team, few days have passed quietly in the Knicks universe. The team has lost seven of its last previous 11 games.

Woodson said Anthony (sprained ankle) would not travel to Toronto, for Saturday's game against the Raptors.

"I thought maybe the legs kind of settled in at the end and shots just weren't falling."

It was curious timing again by Dolan, who shared his feelings with team after a 29-point trouncing by Oklahoma City on Christmas Day. On Nov. 19, during his first interview with a news organization about the Knicks in seven years, Dolan told the New York Post: "I have a lot of confidence in Woodson."

The Knicks proceeded to lose their next seven consecutive games.

Woodson seemed slightly uncomfortable on the matter before the game, too, cutting off a reporter before he could even fully form a question beyond, "There have been some reports——"

"I'm not commenting on that," Woodson said. He declined to comment when a second question was raised about the meeting as well.

Woodson's sensitivity was not out of the ordinary — he has regularly avoided in-house topics this season — but he has had to answer a lot about his job lately.

Indirectly, his answers typically wind back to his desire to coach with a full and healthy roster at his disposal, a desire that has come close to fulfilled just once this season: on Monday in Orlando, for one half before Anthony and Felton were hurt.

With a complete team, Woodson said he believes they can still win the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, which the Raptors (12-15) lead.

"We have not had a full deck," Woodson said. "I'm talking about key guys that have been out. I'm just anxious to see where we are. Because I know if we've got a full deck, we've got a chance to win basketball games. I truly believe that."

Will a "full deck" be on the Knicks' horizon before Dolan decides to make a coaching change? That remains to be seen.

Iman Shumpert, with a left thigh contusion, nearly became the latest to join the team's injury list, but he suited up to play. As did Metta World Peace, who had missed the previous three games with knee soreness, saying before the game — in all apparent seriousness — "aliens only want to win championships. That's it. Injuries is not a focus."

But neither Shumpert nor World Peace provided much beyond serviceable bodies in uniform on Friday. The Knicks led by as much as 12, but they entered the fourth quarter clinging to a 71-66 advantage. Without Anthony to go to down the stretch, the offense sputtered. A 3-pointer by John Salmons with eight minutes remaining gave Toronto its first lead, 74-73, since the second quarter.

Toronto kept up its attack as the Knicks missed nine of their first 12 shots in the quarter. They were outscored, 29-12, and made just five field goals in the game's final 12 minutes.

When the Raptors took that lead, the Knicks seemed to instantly lose their fight.

They looked fatigued. Their relaxed air from earlier had dissipated.

REBOUNDS

Coach Mike Woodson said guards Pablo Prigioni (broken toe) and Raymond Felton (groin) remain out indefinitely. Woodson had no timetable for Felton's return after suffering the injury on Monday. "Right now he's just going through day to day treatment," Woodson said. "When he's ready they'll let me know." Prigioni would likely need another week or two, Woodson added.