Raptors Falter Late, Fall To Dragic and Heat


Despite Goran Dragic putting up his best performance of the year, it was Dwayne Wade who nailed the dagger in the fourth.


Demar Derozan recorded another 30 point performance in the loss.

TOR |28|27|30|20| 105
MIA |31|20|28|31| 110

Toronto Raptors (22-9)
D. Derozan - 36 Mins, 30 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 10/20 FG, 1/2 3PT, 9/10 FT
K. Lowry - 36 Mins, 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 11 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 6/16 FG, 4/7 3PT, 4/4 FT
P. Patterson - 36 Mins, 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 8/12 FG, 3/4 3PT, 0/2 FT
T. Ross - 23 Mins, 10 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 4/11 FG, 1/3 3PT, 1/1 FT
J. Valanciunas - 31 Mins, 8 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 4/6 FG

Miami Heat (25-9)
G. Dragic - 40 Mins, 34 Pst, 5 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 10/15 FG, 14/15 FT
C. Bosh - 36 Mins, 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 11/19 FG
A. Stoudemire - 30 Mins, 18 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 9/15 FG
D. Wade - 29 Mins, 12 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk, 6/12 FG
G. Green - 16 Mins, 7 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 3/6 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/1 FT

Player of the Game: Goran Dragic



Team Stats

Raptors Use Strong Second Half To Top Pacers


Patrick Patterson had a double-double (23 points, 14 rebounds) against the Pacers.


Demar Derozan and the Raptors lived above the rim all night long.

TOR |19|29|26|30| 104
IND |24|24|18|20| 86

Toronto Raptors (22-10)
K. Lowry - 38 Mins, 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 12 Ast, 3 Stl, 7/23 FG, 4/10 3PT, 6/8 FT
P. Patterson - 35 Mins, 23 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 10/14 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2/4 FT
D. Derozan - 29 Mins, 22 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 7/19 FG, 0/3 3PT, 8/8 FT
D. Carroll - 33 Mins, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 7/10 FG, 0/2 3PT, 1/2 FT
J. Valanciunas - 8 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk, 3/6 FG, 2/2 FT

Indiana Pacers (10-23)
P. George - 34 Mins, 19 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk, 8/14 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2/2 FT
M. Ellis - 34 Mins, 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk, 7/16 FG, 0/3 3PT, 2/2 FT
R. Stuckey - 14 Mins, 10 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4/8 FG, 2/2 FT
G. Hill - 36 Mins, 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 3/7 FG, 4/4 FT
L. Allen - 30 Mins, 9 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 4/10 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/1 FT


Player of the Game: Patrick Patterson



Team Stats

Four Raptors Record Double-Double's As Raptors Top Pistons


Kyle Lowry sent Pistons center Andre Drummond to the ground with a nasty cross over in the third quarter.

DET |21|19|18|25| 83
TOR |31|18|23|28| 100

Detroit Pistons (11-24)
A. Drummond - 38 Mins, 19 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 9/19 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/1 FT
J. Meeks - 35 Mins, 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Blk, 6/14 FG, 3/5 3PT, 2/2 FT
S. Johnson - 36 Mins, 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 6/7 FG, 1/1 FT
B. Jennings - 32 Mins, 10 Pts, 1 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 5/17 FG, 0/4 3PT
E. Ilyasova - 26 Mins, 6 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Blk, 2/8 FG, 2/2 FT

Toronto Raptors (23-10)
P. Patterson - 33 Mins, 19 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 7/12 FG, 1/5 3PT, 4/4 FT
D. Derozan - 35 Mins, 17 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 6/16 FG, 0/1 3PT, 5/5 FT
K. Lowry - 34 Mins, 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 11 Ast, 1 Blk, 4/12 FG, 2/3 3PT, 5/6 FT
J. Valanciunas - 33 Mins, 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl, 7/12 FG
T. Ross - 17 Mins, 11 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Stl, 3/5 FG, 5/5 FT

Game Recap: The Raptors game out of the gates running against the Detroit Pistons, scoring 31 points in the first quarter. Surprisingly, the Raptors' dynamite backcourt tandem of Demar Derozan and Kyle Lowry only contributed to seven of the team's 31 first quarter points.

Patrick Patterson continues to impress, 19 points and 10 rebounds in 33 minutes of court time--he was one of four Raptors' in the starting lineup who recorded a double-double, with the aforementioned Derozan and Lowry along with centre Jonas Valanciunas being the other three.

Andre Drummond tried to hold the Pistons in the game with 19 points and ten rebounds, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Raptors' offensive outburst.

The Brooklyn Nets roll into town to take on the Raptors before the Raptors head back out on the road.

Player of the Game:

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Game Preview: Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #CCC; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;" width="575"><tr bgcolor="#754505"><td align="center" colspan="3" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:10px;"><b>Matchup Preview *|* January 11, 2014</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="44%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/large/nba/BKN.png"></td><td align="center" width="12%"><span style="color:#DDDDDD; font-size:60px;"><b>@</b></span></td><td align="center" width="44%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/large/nba/TOR.png"></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:11px;"><b>Brooklyn Nets</b></span><br><span style="color:#888888; font-size:10px;">(19-16, 10-7 Away)</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:11px;"><b>Toronto Raptors</b></span><br><span style="color:#888888; font-size:10px;">(24-10, 10-5 Home)</span></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="3"><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Stats Comparison</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">106.6</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Points Per Game</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">103.4</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.487</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Field Goal %</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.452</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.826</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Free Throw %</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.824</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.350</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>3-Point %</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.338</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">43.4</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Rebounds</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">51.5</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">4.9</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Blocks</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">6.5</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">6.3</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Steals</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">4.6</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">14.1</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Turnovers</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">12.8</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">105.6</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>PPG Allowed</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">98.8</span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Projected Starters</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">J. Jack</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Point Guard</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">Kyle Lowry</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">J. Johnson</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Shooting Guard</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">Demar Derozan</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">T. Young</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Small Forward</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">Demarre Carroll</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">T. Robinson</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Power Forward</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">Patrick Patterson</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">B. Lopez</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Center</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">Jonas Valanciunas</span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Injury Report</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>R. Hollis-Jefferson</b><br>Twisted Ankle (Day-to-Day)</span></td><td align="center" width="12%"></td><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>C. Joseph</b><br>Sprained Finger (Day-to-Day)</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>C. McCullough</b><br>Strained Achilles (2-4 Weeks)</span></td><td align="center" width="12%"></td><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>L. Scola</b><br>Strained Quad (2-4 Weeks)</span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Game Notes</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">- Both teams will be missing two role players off the bench. Luis Scola will be active but sit out tonight against the Nets to rest his strained quad.

- The Nets sit 5.5 games back of the Atlantic Division leading Toronto Raptors, and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

- The Toronto Raptors sit atop of the Atlantic Division at 24-10, and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Raptors Cruise To Third Straight Win Behind Derozan's 28


Patrick Patterson continued to impress the Raptors faithful, scoring 23 points in 34 minutes on the floor.

BKN |23|33|17|22| 95
TOR |29|33|21|28| 111

Brooklyn Nets (19-17)
J. Johnson - 37 Mins, 21 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk, 10/19 FG, 1/4 3PT
T. Young - 38 Mins, 19 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 8/10 FG, 3/4 FT
T. Robinson - 33 Mins, 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 8/14 FG, 0/2 FT
B. Lopez - 32 Mins, 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 5/8 FG, 2/2 FT
J. Jack - 35 Mins, 12 Pts, 10 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 5/19 FG, 0/1 3PT, 2/2 FT

Toronto Raptors (24-10)
D. Derozan - 32 Mins, 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 11/16 FG, 3/5 3PT, 3/3 FT
P. Patterson - 34 Mins, 23 Pts, 16 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 10/13 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/3 FT
K. Lowry - 37 Mins, 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 20 Ast, 5/14 FG, 3/3 3PT, 6/6 FT
J. Valanciunas - 37 Mins, 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk, 8/8 FG
T. Ross - 13 Mins, 9 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 3/3 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2/2 FT

Jordan Player of the Game: Kyle Lowry



Team Stats

Raptors Take Advantage of Thomas-Less Celtics


Demar Derozan played well despite a bruised knee.

TOR |25|16|33|30| 104
BOS |20|16|23|37| 96

Toronto Raptors (26-10)
K. Lowry - 33 Mins, 28 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk, 11/17 FG, 3/6 3PT, 3/3 FT
D. Derozan - 35 Mins, 23 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 7/12 FG, 0/1 3PT, 9/11 FT
P. Patterson - 38 Mins, 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk, 7/11 FG, 1/2 3PT, 1/1 FT
J. Valanciunas - 40 Mins, 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 4/4 FG, 6/8 FT
D. Carroll - 35 Mins, 12 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 4/14 FG, 2/6 3PT, 2/4 FT

Boston Celtics (20-19)
E. Turner - 37 Mins, 28 Pts, 5 Reb, 10 Ast, 3 Stl, 13/23 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/3 FT
T. Zeller - 35 Mins, 19 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Stl, 9/11 FG, 1/1 FT
M. Smart - 36 Mins, 17 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Blk, 5/10 FG, 2/3 3PT, 5/6 FT
A. Bradley - 38 Mins, 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 4/8 FG, 2/2 FT
A. Johnson - 9 Mins, 6 Pts, 1 Reb, 3/6 FG

Player of the Game: Kyle Lowry



Game Stats

Dieng Eats Up Raptors On The Glass, Timberwolves Steal One


Gorgui Dieng recorded a double-double for the Timberwolves with 19 points and 23 rebounds.

MIN |23|24|23|24| 94
TOR |25|17|27|20| 89

Minnesota Timberwolves (15-24)
K. Martin - 40 Mins, 26 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl , 1 Blk, 8/29 FG, 2/7 3PT, 8/8 FT
G. Dieng - 40 Mins, 19 Pts, 23 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 7/18 FG, 0/1 3PT, 5/5 FT
S. Muhammad - 40 Mins, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 4/8 FG, 7/8 FT
R. Rubio - 38 Mins, 14 Pts, 6 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 7/19 FG, 0/1 3PT, 0/1 FT
N. Pekovic - 19 Mins, 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2/3 FG, 4/4 FT

Toronto Raptors (27-10)
D. Derozan - 33 Mins, 25 Pts, 2 Reb, 11/22 FG, 0/3 3PT, 3/4 FT
T. Ross - 19 Mins, 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Stl, 3/10 FG, 2/5 3PT, 8/8 FT
K. Lowry - 32 Mins, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 3/14 FG, 1/5 3PT, 8/10 FT
D. Carroll - 35 Mins, 11 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 3/9 FG, 0/4 3PT, 5/8 FT
C. Joseph - 18 Mins, 8 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 4/6 FG

Player of the Game: Gorgui Dieng



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