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[Bluejaysfan65]

Raptors' Ibaka To Miss 1-2 Weeks With Back Spasms

In some unfortunate news leading up to the trade deadline, the Toronto Raptors announced that big man Serge Ibaka will be out for the next 1-2 weeks as he deals with back spasms. While talking to the press, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse revealed that Ibaka played through the same injury earlier this season. With the re-occurence of the same injury, the Raptors have decided to sit out Ibaka for the next 1 to 2 weeks as a precaution. With the playoffs approaching, it makes sense for the big man to take some time off to recover.

Ibaka has been stellar for the Raptors since moving to a bench role this season, providing the Raptors with a scoring boost coming off the bench while bringing some added physicality on the front court for Nick Nurse and his coaching staff. Expect Montreal native Chris Boucher to soak up much of Ibaka's usual minutes during the big man's absence.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Raptors Stand Pat At Quiet Trade Deadline

The 2020 NBA Trade Deadline was one of the most uneventful in the history of The Association, with just one trade going through as most teams felt comfortable heading into the final stretch of the regular season.

Clippers Acquire Bradley, Morgan From Jazz
In the lone trade of the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers got some front court help by acquiring C Tony Bradley and PF Juwan Morgan from the Utah Jazz. Heading to the Jazz is SF Rodney McGruder and a 2020 2nd round pick. This is a classic example of two teams both dealing from their surpluses in order to find supplemental help for areas of need.

Raptors Targeted Wood?
As the trade deadline came down to the last few hours, there were rumours that the Toronto Raptors were close to striking a trade for Pistons power forward Christian Wood. With the recent injury to Serge Ibaka, it's a very plausible rumour -- although nothing ultimately came out of it. It was expected that the rumoured deal would have sent Raptors small forward OG Anunoby to the Pistons for Wood and a 2021 2nd round pick.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Raptors Continue Strong Play Leading Into February

February 2nd 2020
Bulls 94, Raptors 102
CHI: Z. Lavine - 32 Mins, 26 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl
TOR: N. Powell - 28 Pts, 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast

February 5th 2020
Pacers 93, Raptors 109
IND: T.J. Warren - 33 Mins, 14 Pts, 3 Reb
TOR: M. Gasol - 23 Mins, 26 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stll, 3 Blk

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Up Next: Raptors (37-14) @ Pacers (24-27)

The Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers go head-to-head for the second time in three nights as the two teams complete the back end of a home-and-home series. The Raptors got the best of the Pacers on Wednesday, and the Pacers will be looking to defend their home court on Friday.

The Raptors will be without Serge Ibaka, as he continues to miss time with back spasms.

[RMJH4]

Some really good wins of late.. Got to hold it together thru all star, Raps looking good. 👍

[Bluejaysfan65]

Quote: Originally Posted by seaboh

Some really good wins of late.. Got to hold it together thru all star, Raps looking good. 👍

Thanks! Seems like the team is really starting to come together. Closing in on Milwaukee at the top of the standings!

[Bluejaysfan65]

Hollis-Jefferson, Raptors Blowout Pacers On The Road

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored a season-high 21 points as the Toronto Raptors used a complete team effort to take down the Indiana Pacers on the road in blowout fashion.

Toronto Raptors (38-14) at Indiana Pacers (24-28)
Feb 7, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 30 36 39 29 134 Indiana 25 17 26 16 84 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry - 21 Pts, 2 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk Rondae Hollis-Jefferson - 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl Indiana Pacers Malcolm Brogdon - 7 Pts, 1 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk Domantas Sabonis - 17 Pts, 12 Reb	Team Stats Comparison TOR IND FG Made-Att 55-89 35-94 3PT Made-Att 11-21 5-14 FT Made-Att 13-15 9-10 Rebounds 51 45 Assists 29 15 Turnovers 4 11 Steals 9 1 Blocks 10 3
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Lowry (G) 25 8-12 3-3 2-2 2 9 3 2 2 21 F. VanVleet (G) 22 5-9 2-3 2-2 3 3 1 0 0 14 O. Anunoby (F) 19 4-8 0-1 1-2 6 1 0 0 0 9 P. Siakam (F) 22 7-11 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 14 M. Gasol (C) 21 3-4 1-1 0-0 6 1 0 3 0 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Hollis-Jefferson 25 9-14 0-1 3-4 7 1 1 0 1 21 C. Boucher 17 5-6 0-1 1-1 10 0 1 0 0 11 T. Davis II 22 4-5 3-4 0-0 2 3 2 0 1 11 D. Hernandez 12 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 2 0 10 S. Johnson 12 2-3 0-0 2-2 5 0 1 0 0 6 P. McCaw 18 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 4 0 1 0 5 M. Thomas 12 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 N. Powell 12 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 2 S. Ibaka -- DID NOT PLAY --
Indiana Pacers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Brogdon (G) 21 3-7 0-0 1-1 1 4 1 1 3 7 V. Oladipo (G) 19 3-13 0-3 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 8 J. Holiday (F) 25 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 4 D. Sabonis (F) 26 7-11 1-1 2-3 12 0 0 0 0 17 M. Turner (C) 24 3-3 1-1 2-2 7 1 0 1 0 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. McDermott 16 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 8 T.J. McConnell 15 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 0 2 7 J. Lamb 18 2-11 2-4 0-0 0 3 0 0 2 6 A. Holiday 22 2-8 0-2 2-2 1 1 0 0 1 6 T.J. Leaf 12 3-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 1 0 6 T.J. Warren 18 1-8 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 G. Bitadze 12 1-7 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 2 J. Sampson 12 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 2

[kibaxx7]

Nice job slowing down Oladipo and Lamb -- the rest were poor too.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Quote: Originally Posted by spiderxx7

Nice job slowing down Oladipo and Lamb -- the rest were poor too.

Definitely did a good job of protecting the rim. Holding Oladipo to 3-13 from the field is never an easy task.