The Ascend to Greatness | Toronto Raptors

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To The Wire!!!

DeRozan plays the role of Hero for the Raptors as they edge the Knicks 109 to 107

The Game:
Last year the Knicks swept the Raptors in the series but this year things would be different. The Raptors and Knicks kept the game close as they seemingly matched basket for basket throughout the entire game. Neither team could really seperate and the game was ultimately decided with another dagger as time expired. DeMar DeRozan, played the role of Hero as he buried the Knicks with a well timed slam leaving 0.3 seconds left on the clock.

The X-Factors:
DeMar DeRozan did not seem to fall off much from his previous game. He didn't put up 42 points but he made sure his presence was felt in all phases of the game. DeRozan ended with a triple double as he went for 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He

Roy Hibbert had a great perfomance as he went perfect on the field (9/9 shooting). Hibbert netted 18 points alongside his 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Shannon Brown errupted for 21 points as he came off the bench for the Knicks. He played well and helped keep the Knicks in the game.

Extra Points:
KG was not much of a factor during the game as he found himself with multiple fouls early on. Terrence Ross continue to struggle on the offensive end as he shot 5/13 on the field. The Knicks shot extremely well from beyond the arc it wasn't enough to get the win.

Toronto Raptors (1-0) at New York Knicks (0-1)
Nov 2, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 26 28 24 31 109 New York 27 32 24 24 107 Top Performers Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan - 23 Pts, 12 Rebs, 10 Asts, 5 Stls Roy Hibbert - 18 Pts, 9 Rebs, 2 Blks New York Knicks Carmelo Anthony - 23 Pts, 6 Rebs, 3 Stls Amare Stoudemire - 22 Pts, 8 Rebs	Team Stats Comparison TOR NYK FG Made-Att 48-83 41-85 3PT Made-Att 7-17 9-15 FT Made-Att 6-8 16-20 Rebounds 36 39 Assists 34 25 Turnovers 18 22 Steals 16 14 Blocks 7 5
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS DeMar DeRozan 40 10-11 2-3 1-2 12 10 5 1 3 23 Roy Hibbert 30 9-9 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 2 2 18 Jeremy Lin 34 5-10 2-5 0-0 2 10 3 0 4 12 Terrence Ross 20 5-13 1-2 0-0 1 4 3 0 2 11 Kevin Garnett 24 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dominique Jones 20 6-11 2-5 4-4 1 3 2 0 2 18 Tristan Thompson 15 5-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 10 Ed Davis 19 2-6 0-0 1-2 1 4 1 3 1 5 Vince Carter 15 2-7 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 4 Quincy Acy 9 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 2
New York Knicks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Camelo Anthony 34 10-22 3-4 0-0 6 1 3 0 3 23 Amare Stoudemire 34 8-13 0-0 6-7 8 1 1 0 2 22 Iman Shumpert 36 5-9 1-1 5-8 4 3 4 2 2 16 Baron Davis 35 4-13 3-7 2-2 4 11 2 0 7 13 Tyson Chandler 37 2-3 0-0 2-2 8 3 2 3 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Shannon Brown 14 9-12 2-3 1-1 4 3 0 0 2 21 Kendall Marshall 10 2-7 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 4 4 Gary Forbes 11 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 2 Hakeem Warrick 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Daniel Orton 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Great read! Love Raptors chises. I'll be following.