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Raptors Continue To Chase Bucks In Eastern Conference Standings

January 22nd 2020
76ers 100, Raptors 114
PHI: B. Simmons - 34 Mins, 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl
TOR: M. Gasol - 24 Mins, 26 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

January 24th 2020
Raptors 111, Knicks 92
TOR: S. Ibaka - 25 Mins, 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast
NYK: J. Randle - 30 Mins, 24 Pts, 13 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

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Up Next: Raptors (32-13) @ Spurs (24-20)

The Toronto Raptors head to San Antonio to take on a familiar face as they take on Demar Derozan and the San Antonio Spurs. The Raptors are fresh off a couple wins against the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks as they continue to chase down the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings. On the other hand, the Spurs continue to fight for a hold over a playoff spot as they currently sit 7th in the Western Conference standings with a 24-20 record.

The Spurs will be without former Raptor Demarre Carroll as he continues to miss time with a fracture in his left hand. The Spurs will also be without guard Bryn Forbes, who is dealing with a rather severe right ankle sprain.

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Murray, Spurs Take Care Of Business Against Raptors

Demar Derozan showed up against his former team and punished them to the tune of 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists as his San Antonio Spurs took down the Toronto Raptors at home.

Toronto Raptors (32-14) at San Antonio Spurs (25-20)
Jan 26, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 25 26 30 31 112 San Antonio 27 22 30 44 123 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry - 30 Pts, 1 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl Fred VanVleet - 18 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast San Antonio Spurs Dejounte Murray - 25 Pts, 3 Reb, 10 Ast Demar Derozan - 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl	Team Stats Comparison TOR SAS FG Made-Att 45-89 53-96 3PT Made-Att 9-13 3-17 FT Made-Att 13-16 14-18 Rebounds 38 56 Assists 27 27 Turnovers 10 7 Steals 6 6 Blocks 4 11
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Lowry (G) 33 13-18 1-1 3-3 1 8 2 0 2 30 F. VanVleet (G) 31 6-13 3-5 3-3 2 2 0 0 0 18 O. Anunoby (F) 26 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 6 0 0 2 0 P. Siakam (F) 33 7-13 0-0 2-4 4 2 0 1 0 16 M. Gasol (C) 31 7-13 1-2 0-0 8 2 1 1 1 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS N. Powell 21 4-9 2-2 4-4 2 2 1 0 0 14 T. Davis II 14 2-6 1-1 1-2 2 1 1 0 2 6 S. Ibaka 23 2-6 1-1 0-0 9 1 0 2 0 5 P. McCaw 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 4 R. Hollis-Jefferson 14 2-6 0-0 0-0 5 2 1 0 0 4 M. Thomas -- DID NOT PLAY -- S. Johnson -- DID NOT PLAY -- C. Boucher -- DID NOT PLAY --
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. Murray (G) 30 11-14 0-1 3-3 3 10 0 0 2 25 D. Derozan (G) 34 11-18 0-1 2-3 6 2 1 0 1 24 R. Gay (F) 32 7-13 0-3 2-2 7 3 0 0 1 16 T. Lyles (F) 19 1-3 0-0 1-2 6 2 2 1 0 3 L. Aldridge (C) 33 8-9 0-0 2-2 9 3 0 5 0 18 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. White 31 6-13 3-6 3-4 3 4 0 0 0 18 J. Poeltl 18 3-7 0-0 1-2 11 0 1 5 0 7 P. Mills 17 2-9 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 1 4 L. Walker IV 15 3-8 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 6 C. Metu 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 M. Belinelli -- DID NOT PLAY -- K. Johnson -- DID NOT PLAY -- L. Samanic -- DID NOT PLAY --

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Raptors Wrap Up Successful January As Trade Season Approaches

January 28th 2020
Hawks 127, Raptors 139
ATL: T. Young - 34 Mins, 48 Pts, 3 Reb, 7 Ast
TOR: N. Powell - 28 Mins, 37 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Stl

January 30th 2020
Raptors 121, Cavaliers 106
TOR: K. Lowry - 34 Mins, 35 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl
CLE: C. Sexton - 37 Mins, 32 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl

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Magic, Heat Swap Ross and Hill
The Miami Heat added some back court help as they continue to vie for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, adding shooting guard Terrence Ross from the Orlando Magic. In exchange for the former Raptors, the Magic will receive power forward Solomon Hill and a 2024 2nd round pick. With a logjam in the front court, the Heat cleared some space on the depth chart and solidified their back court as the continue to sit in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

Up Next: Raptors (34-14) @ Pistons (12-27)

The Toronto Raptors look to wrap up their month of January with 13-2 record as they visit their former coach Dwayne Casey and the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Pistons and Raptors are clearly headed in opposite directions, as the Raptors are fighting for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference standings while the Pistons sit dead last in all of basketball with a 12-37 record.

With the Raptors leaning heavily on core players such as Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam in recent games, look for coach Nick Nurse to try to build an early lead so that he can pull his two stars out early to get some rest.

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Raptors Take Care Of Business In The Motor City

OG Anunoby broke out of his slump with 21 points in 21 minutes on the floor as the Raptors were able to give their core players some much needed rest during their blowout win over the Pistons.

Toronto Raptors (35-14) at Detroit Pistons (12-28)
Jan 31, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 36 31 40 37 144 Detroit 25 33 16 31 105 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry - 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 15 Ast, 3 Stl Marc Gasol - 26 Pts, 15 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk Detroit Pistons Reggie Jackson - 28 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast Blake Griffin - 18 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast	Team Stats Comparison TOR DET FG Made-Att 58-101 43-89 3PT Made-Att 13-28 5-16 FT Made-Att 15-19 14-19 Rebounds 52 46 Assists 45 22 Turnovers 6 14 Steals 11 3 Blocks 10 4
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Lowry (G) 19 5-6 0-0 0-0 4 15 3 0 0 10 F. VanVleet (G) 23 7-11 2-5 0-0 1 7 5 0 1 16 O. Anunoby (F) 21 8-13 1-2 4-6 0 2 1 1 1 21 P. Siakam (F) 22 6-12 0-1 3-4 6 0 0 0 0 15 M. Gasol (C) 25 10-14 3-3 3-3 15 1 0 3 0 26 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS P. McCaw 24 3-6 1-1 0-0 0 8 1 0 1 7 N. Powell 19 4-7 2-4 1-2 4 1 0 0 0 11 S. Ibaka 17 3-5 0-0 1-1 8 2 0 3 2 7 R. Hollis-Jefferson 17 3-8 0-3 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 6 T. Davis II 17 1-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 3 M. Thomas 12 4-8 2-4 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 11 C. Boucher 12 2-4 0-1 2-2 3 0 1 2 0 6 S. Johnson 12 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 5
Detroit Pistons STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Jackson (G) 25 14-25 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 4 28 L. Kennard (G) 23 0-4 0-1 0-0 4 5 0 0 1 0 S. Mykhailiuk (F) 22 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 3 B. Griffin (F) 28 7-13 0-2 4-5 2 2 0 0 2 18 J. Henson (C) 19 2-8 0-0 2-2 13 0 0 1 0 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Brown 22 3-9 1-2 1-2 2 2 0 0 0 8 C. Wood 20 5-7 0-0 0-0 7 2 1 1 0 10 M. Morris 17 2-4 0-0 1-2 4 1 1 2 0 5 L. Galloway 16 3-6 1-3 2-2 0 1 0 0 5 9 T. Snell 12 2-4 0-2 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 7 T. Maker 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 B. Knight 12 3-5 1-2 0-1 1 3 0 0 2 7 S. Doumbouya 12 1-1 1-1 1-2 0 3 0 0 0 4

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Oh that Spurs 4th quarter was tough, but great win over Detroit. Keep it up!

[Bluejaysfan65]

Quote: Originally Posted by spiderxx7

Oh that Spurs 4th quarter was tough, but great win over Detroit. Keep it up!

Yeah, couldn't get a stop against the Spurs in that fourth quarter for the life of me. Had to take care of business against Detroit though.

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End of January 2020 Stats Update

Toronto Raptors Stats - 2019/20
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
OG Anunoby	49	22.6	6.0	3.4	1.9	0.7	0.4	0.7	1.6
Chris Boucher	15	5.5	2.2	3.5	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.3
Oshae Brissett	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Davis II	49	17.5	6.8	3.0	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.4
Marc Gasol	49	25.8	15.7	6.9	3.1	0.5	1.4	1.0	1.7
Dewan Hernandez	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	49	12.1	5.0	2.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.6	1.0
Serge Ibaka	49	23.3	11.7	8.6	1.1	0.3	1.3	0.8	2.3
Stanley Johnson	14	5.9	2.3	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3
Kyle Lowry	49	30.2	20.0	3.6	8.4	1.1	0.2	1.7	2.1
Patrick McCaw	49	17.4	5.2	1.6	3.0	0.8	0.2	1.2	1.6
Malcolm Miller	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Norman Powell	49	24.6	14.4	3.1	2.0	0.8	0.2	1.2	2.2
Pascal Siakam	49	33.1	18.0	8.4	2.4	0.8	1.6	1.1	2.4
Matt Thomas	15	5.6	4.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3
Fred VanVleet	49	28.9	15.2	2.5	4.8	1.4	0.1	1.6	2.3
Paul Watson	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

The Toronto Raptors should be plenty happy with how their squad is performing at the halfway point of the regular season. They've been able to avoid the injury bug thus far, and the results show it. Kyle Lowry is leading the Raptors' offence once again, in both the assists and points per game categories. Lowry's ball distribution is clearly paying dividends, as the Raptors find themselves with six players averaging ten or more points per game. The emergence of Norman Powell as a force to be reckoned with coming off the bench has really solidified the Raptors' rotation, giving coach Nick Nurse plenty of options.

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Feb 1, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. S. Curry (GSW)	32.7		1. A. Drummond (CLE)	14.9
	2. Z. Lavine (CHI)	31.1		2. R. Gobert (UTA)	14.8
	3. K. Irving (BKN)	30.9		3. S. Adams (OKC)	14.0
	4. D. Lillard (POR)	29.7		4. K. Towns (MIN)	13.2
	5. L. James (LAL)	29.5		5. J. Embiid (PHI)	13.0
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. L. James (LAL)	9.5		1. K. Leonard (LAC)	2.3
	2. L. Ball (NOL)	9.1		2. J. Butler (MIA)	2.2
	3. R. Rondo (LAL)	9.0		3. D. Mitchell (UTA)	2.0
	4. K. Lowry (TOR)	8.4		4. J. Wall (WAS)	1.9
	5. R. Rubio (PHX)	8.3		5. M. Smart (BOS)	1.9

NBA Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Last Month
1 (1)	Milwaukee Bucks	35-11	12-1
2 (2)	Los Angeles Lakers	34-12	12-3
3 (3)	Toronto Raptors	32-13	12-2
4 (5)	Los Angeles Clippers	29-17	7-6
5 (6)	Denver Nuggets	27-18	9-6
6 (4)	Boston Celtics	28-16	11-5
7 (10)	Golden State Warriors	29-18	10-5
8 (8)	Brooklyn Nets	23-21	5-9
9 (9)	Philadelphia 76ers	28-19	4-10
10 (7)	Miami Heat	25-20	4-11

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NBA Announces 2019-2020 All Star Teams

Pascal Siakam was named the lone representative for the Toronto Raptors, and will suit up for Team Giannis.

A few days after announcing that Lebron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo would be the captains for the 2020 NBA All Star gam, the NBA has officially announced the teams that the two captains have selected.

Kevin Durant represented the first overall pick of the two team draft, with Lebron James taking his good friend with the first pick. Notably, one name missing from either roster is Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, who has quietly put together a stellar season for the second place Raptors. Instead, the Raptors will be represented by Pascal Siakam, who was named to his first career NBA All Star team and will play for Team Giannis when the game takes place in Chicago next weekend.