TORONTO — NBA Cup prize money isn’t created equally.

For Karl-Anthony Towns, it’s a tiny fraction of his $53 million salary. For Tyler Kolek, it’s a big bonus on top of his $2.2 million.

And it arrives just in time for the holidays.

“Definitely it’s a big number. Last Christmas, I bought my mom a car with the money we got,” Kolek said before the Knicks’ 117-101 win over the Raptors in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday night. “We were in this round last year and we didn’t advance. So hopefully we can get it done. It would be a nice little Christmas gift.”

Another car for Mom?

“Nope, my dad wants the next one,” the backup guard said.

Kolek played a small role in the Knicks advancing, but will have more chances to help determine whether they can win the NBA Cup title with the grand

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