Nets-Raptors Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Dec 17 2009 4:52PM

Most of the Toronto Raptors' problems have stemmed from poor play on the defensive end. They might have a good chance to fix some of those miscues for at least one night.

In the first meeting between these Atlantic Division rivals, the Raptors hope to shore up some defensive woes Friday when they host a lowly New Jersey Nets team that struggles to score.

Toronto (11-17) had high hopes for 2009-10 after defeating Cleveland 101-91 in its opener, but has struggled to shut down opponents since.

The Raptors, already 11 games back of division-leading Boston, rank 29th in scoring defense, allowing an average of 108.6 points. They're defense has been especially bad lately.

In Wednesday's 118-99 loss to Orlando, Toronto allowed the Magic to shoot 57.3 percent and make 14 3-pointers. The Raptors fell for the fourth time in five games, allowing an average of 115.3 points on 53.2 percent shooting in those defeats.

"We are all over the place (defensively) right now," forward Chris Bosh said. "When that usually happens, when we lose a game it is because guys don't know what they are doing. We are not talking on defense and all the things we can do to help ourselves out we just are not doing."

Toronto's offense wasn't any better against the Magic.

The Raptors had 14 shots blocked and Hedo Turkoglu finished with 14 points on 2-of-7 shooting in his first game against his former team.

Although a lack of defense has been an on-going problem for the Raptors, there's reason to believe they can come up with a better effort against New Jersey.

The Nets (2-24) are last in the league in scoring, averaging 89.3 points, and have topped the 100-point mark four times. The Raptors are 8-0 when holding opponents to less than 100.

New Jersey arrives in Toronto following Wednesday's 108-92 loss to Utah, its fifth straight defeat.

"It just fell apart on us at the end again," said Brook Lopez, who finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds. "I don't think you can fault our effort."

The 7-foot Lopez has been one of the few bright spots for New Jersey. He has recorded six straight double-doubles and is the NBA's highest-scoring center at 19.7 points per game.

Lopez could match up with one of the league's premier post players in Bosh.

The 6-10 Bosh is among the NBA leaders with 24.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He matched a career high with 42 points in a 129-127 overtime loss to the Nets on Nov. 21, 2008.

The Raptors and Nets split four games last season, with each team winning twice on the road.

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Raptors pile it on Nets, who continue to search for answers

By Holly MacKenzie, for NBA.com
Posted Friday December 18, 2009 11:34PM

TORONTO (NBA.com exclusive) -- During the game, Chris Douglas-Roberts couldn't stop shaking his head.

Staring up at the score during a timeout in the second quarter, he looked confused. The scoreboard had to be wrong. Only it wasn't. The Nets were trailing by 30.

Before the quarter would finish, it got worse as the Raptors stretched their lead to 70-33 at the half, coasting to a 118-95 victory Friday night at the Air Canada Centre.

After the game, he couldn't stop talking.

With the media surrounding him as the Nets dropped to 2-25 on the season, Douglas-Roberts had plenty to say about the effort and mindset of his team after a loss that he agreed was a low point in their disastrous season.

"It was definitely a low point," Douglas-Roberts said. "They got whatever they wanted. They got whatever they wanted and that is how teams are going to start looking at us if they haven't already. That's how I would be looking at us."

The game was over almost before it even started.

"We jumped on them at first and we didn't let up," Raptors point guard Jarrett Jack said. "When you start off 0-18, an uphill battle is kind of an understatement. You can kind of see it on their faces. When they get down, it's like 'Here we go again.' "

With the Raptors in their retro Huskies uniforms, the Nets looked as though they wished they could be transported to another era. Anywhere but in the game where their struggles met a Raptors team coming off of back-to-back blowouts on the road. Toronto was aching for a win and they got it.

Walking off court, the Nets were the ones aching and understandably so.

With a first half as bad as the one New Jersey had, there was nothing else to feel.

The Nets had as many turnovers (15) as made field goals in the first half.

"A night like tonight where you have zero energy, we hope is an aberration." Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe said.

Toronto attempted 19 free throws to a single attempt from New Jersey as they turned the game into a dunk contest. The Raptors threw down 12 dunks in the contest with little defensive resistance from the Nets. Toronto scored 60 of their 118 points in the paint and shot 59 percent for the game.

"Offense is the last of the worries," Douglas-Roberts said. "Guys just come and score. They get layups, they get dunks. It's really ridiculous when you look at it."

When he was asked if their poor offensive performance could have affected their defense, he said quickly, "I don't believe in any of that. I think each guy has to step up and take a challenge."

The Raptors had seven players in double figures, led by Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh and DeMar DeRozan, who scored 16 points apiece. Amir Johnson had his best game as a Raptor, finishing with a game-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Jack started his seventh straight game for the injured Jose Calderon and dished out nine assists in 25 minutes.

Bosh hoped the victory would serve as a lesson to his team of what they can do on a nightly basis.

"It shows us what we can be if we apply ourselves," Bosh said. "We know that New Jersey is struggling right now, but it is still the NBA and they are still a basketball team and everybody gets paid to do their job."

The lone bright spot for New Jersey was Douglas-Roberts, returning from a three-game absence with a knee sprain. Douglas-Roberts finished with 16 points, logging 30 minutes, the most of anyone on the team and he didn't show any ill effects from his time off.

Beyond that, there weren't many positives in another blowout loss that unraveled in the opening minutes. There also were not any answers for the Nets.

Before finishing up his media scrum, Douglas-Roberts again stressed the importance of the team sticking together.

"I feel that we have absolutely nothing that we have to lose," Douglas-Roberts said. "Play like our backs are against the wall, every night. We don't have anything to lose. We've won two games."

Down the hall in the Raptors locker room, Jack echoed Douglas-Roberts' statement.

"They don't have anything to lose," Jack said. "They should come out loose, not nervous at all and just come out and play. If they win, they win, if they lose, people expect them to lose anyway."

One thing that is for certain: If the Nets continue to start games as they did against Toronto, the losing will continue.

• Nets: Dooling, Hayes, Yi
• Raptors: Calderon, Evans, O'Bryant

• Nets: --
• Raptors: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT
• Officials: #73 Ed Malloy, #68 Marat Kogut, #59 Gary Zielinski
• Attendance: 15901
• Duration: 2:8

New Jersey Nets (3-31)		Toronto Raptors (18-18)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bosh vs Lopez (Bargnani gains possession)
	11:45 [TOR 2-0]	Turkoglu Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
Lopez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:27
	11:09 [TOR 4-0]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jack (1 AST)
Boone Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	10:50 [NJN 2-4]
	10:39 [TOR 6-2]	DeRozan Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (1 AST)
Lopez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:39
	10:39 [TOR 7-2]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Boone Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	10:30
Boone Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:26
	10:26 [TOR 8-2]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:26 [TOR 9-2]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:22
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:14	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:01	Bosh Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:59
Douglas-Roberts Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (1 AST)	09:55 [NJN 4-9]
Lopez Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:43
	09:43 [TOR 10-4]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Lopez Substitution replaced by Najera	09:43
	09:43 [TOR 11-4]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Najera Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:23
Najera Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:23
Najera Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:15
	09:11 [TOR 13-4]	Bosh Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (2 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (1 AST)	08:50 [NJN 6-13]
	08:36 [TOR 15-6]	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:14
	08:12	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:04	Turkoglu Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:03
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:56
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:56
	07:56	Bargnani Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:56	Turkoglu Substitution replaced by Weems
Boone Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:53
	07:33	Jack Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Najera Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (2 AST)	07:22 [NJN 8-15]
	07:07 [TOR 18-8]	Bargnani 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Weems (1 AST)
	06:45	Weems Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Boone Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	06:35
Boone Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:22
	06:22 [TOR 19-8]	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Boone Substitution replaced by Williams	06:22
	06:22 [TOR 20-8]	Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:07 [NJN 10-20]
Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:53
	05:53	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:53	Team Rebound
	05:53 [TOR 21-10]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Lee Driving Hook Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:36	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:30	Bargnani Running Layup Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:29
Lee Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harris (3 AST)	05:24 [NJN 12-21]
	05:16 [TOR 23-12]	DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jack (2 AST)
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	04:58
	04:58	Bosh Substitution replaced by Johnson
	04:45 [TOR 26-12]	Bargnani 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jack (3 AST)
Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed Block: DeRozan (1 BLK)	04:17
	04:16	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:13 [TOR 28-12]	Weems Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	04:08
Najera Substitution replaced by Simmons	04:08
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:52	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:42 [TOR 30-12]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jack (4 AST)
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (1 BLK)	03:27
	03:25	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:22 [TOR 32-12]	DeRozan Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Weems (2 AST)
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Weems Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:58 [TOR 34-12]	Johnson Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jack (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Williams	02:53
Harris Substitution replaced by Alston	02:53
	02:53	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Turkoglu
	02:53	Jack Substitution replaced by Banks
Simmons 3pt Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Banks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:21	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:20
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:05	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:59	Banks Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Alston (1 ST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bargnani (1 ST)	01:56
	01:39	Bargnani Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:38	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:36	Johnson Tip Shot: Missed
Simmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:34
Lee Step Back Jump shot: Missed	01:25
	01:24	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Simmons Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:12
	01:12	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:12	Team Rebound
Lee Substitution replaced by Hassell	01:12
	01:12 [TOR 35-12]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:57.9	Weems Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Alston 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hassell (1 AST)	00:48.9 [NJN 15-35]
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:37.0
	00:37.0 [TOR 36-15]	Turkoglu Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:37.0 [TOR 37-15]	Turkoglu Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:26.4	Team Rebound
	00:07.9	Banks Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	00:07.2	Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:07.2 [TOR 39-15]	Weems Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
New Jersey Nets (3-31)		Toronto Raptors (18-18)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Lopez Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	11:46
	11:38	Jump Ball Bosh vs Williams (Bosh gains possession)
	11:32	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:31
	11:23	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)	11:18 [NJN 17-39]
	10:54 [TOR 42-17]	Banks 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (3 AST)
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	10:37
	10:36	Team Rebound
	10:20	Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Hassell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:18
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	10:11
	10:02 [TOR 44-17]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (4 AST)
Simmons Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	Banks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:24 [TOR 47-17]	Banks 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	09:17
Simmons Substitution replaced by Harris	09:17
Lopez Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Banks (1 ST)	09:02
Harris Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:57
Williams Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts	08:57
	08:57 [TOR 48-17]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	08:57 [TOR 49-17]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:42 [NJN 19-49]
	08:19	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
	08:18	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:17 [TOR 51-19]	Turkoglu Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Banks Violation:Kicked Ball	08:06
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:40	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:39
Lopez Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:21 [NJN 21-51]
Alston Substitution replaced by Lee	06:58
	06:55 [TOR 53-21]	Turkoglu Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)
	06:46	Banks Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lopez Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:28
Team Rebound	06:28
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:28
	06:07	Bosh Running Bank shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:06
Harris Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	05:56
	05:54	Banks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Lee Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:52
	05:52	Timeout : Official
	05:52	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:52	Team Rebound
	05:52	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hassell Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:51
Lopez Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	05:34
	05:34	Johnson Substitution replaced by Bargnani
	05:15 [TOR 55-21]	Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (6 AST)
Hassell Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Banks (2 ST)	04:52
	04:46	Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed
	04:45	Turkoglu Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:43	Turkoglu Tip Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:41
Lee Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:34 [NJN 23-55]
	04:18	Bosh Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Hassell Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:16
Douglas-Roberts Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hassell (2 AST)	04:12 [NJN 25-55]
	04:12	Turkoglu Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:12	Banks Substitution replaced by Jack
Douglas-Roberts Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	04:12 [NJN 26-55]
	03:56	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:55	Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:53	Belinelli Tip Shot: Missed
	03:51	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:50 [TOR 57-26]	Bosh Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:30
	03:13 [TOR 60-26]	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (1 AST)
Lee 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hassell (3 AST)	02:57 [NJN 29-60]
	02:40 [TOR 62-29]	Bargnani Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (7 AST)
	02:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:24	Turkoglu Substitution replaced by DeRozan
	02:24	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Weems
Hassell Substitution replaced by Boone	02:24
Lopez Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (2 AST)	02:15 [NJN 31-62]
	02:02 [TOR 64-31]	Jack Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boone Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:DeRozan (1 ST)	01:47
	01:34 [TOR 66-31]	Jack Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lee Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	01:11
Lopez Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:58.2
	00:58.2	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:58.2	Team Rebound
Lopez Substitution replaced by Williams	00:58.2
	00:58.2	Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:57.9
Douglas-Roberts Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:43.9
	00:41.9	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:36.1 [TOR 68-31]	Weems Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jack (6 AST)
Harris Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.9
Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:14.9
Harris Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (3 AST)	00:13.9 [NJN 33-68]
	00:01.0	DeRozan Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	00:00.4	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:00.0 [TOR 70-33]	Bosh Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
New Jersey Nets (3-31)		Toronto Raptors (18-18)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Harris Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:45 [NJN 35-70]
	11:17 [TOR 73-35]	Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:53
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:52
Lopez Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:50 [NJN 37-73]
	10:39	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:38
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:30 [NJN 39-73]
	10:16	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
	10:15	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:13	Bosh Tip Shot: Missed
	10:12	DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:11	DeRozan Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
DeRozan Violation:Defensive Goaltending	10:08
Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:08 [NJN 41-73]
	10:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:47	Turkoglu Jump Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:46
Lopez Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:30 [NJN 43-73]
	09:11	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
	09:10	Jack Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:05 [TOR 75-43]	Bargnani Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Jack (7 AST)
Douglas-Roberts Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Lopez (2 AST)	08:48 [NJN 45-75]
	08:48	Turkoglu Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Douglas-Roberts Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	08:48 [NJN 46-75]
	08:25 [TOR 77-46]	DeRozan Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Najera Jump Shot: Missed	08:10
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:09
	08:08	Turkoglu Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:08 [NJN 47-77]
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:08 [NJN 48-77]
	07:50	DeRozan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	07:38
Team Rebound	07:38
Lee Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:33
	07:32	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:24 [TOR 79-48]	Jack Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:12 [NJN 50-79]
	07:01 [TOR 81-50]	Bosh Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (2 AST)
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:25 [TOR 83-50]	DeRozan Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bosh (2 AST)
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:07	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:03	DeRozan Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Harris (1 ST)
Douglas-Roberts Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Harris (4 AST)	05:57 [NJN 52-83]
	05:37	Jack Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:37	Jack Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	05:26	Jack Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Douglas-Roberts Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lopez (3 AST)	05:12 [NJN 54-83]
	04:52	Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:51
	04:41	Jack Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Najera Substitution replaced by Hassell	04:41
	04:41	Turkoglu Substitution replaced by Weems
Harris Substitution replaced by Alston	04:41
	04:41	Bosh Substitution replaced by Johnson
Hassell Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (4 AST)	04:32 [NJN 56-83]
	04:16 [TOR 85-56]	Johnson Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (3 AST)
Douglas-Roberts Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:57	Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:54	Johnson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:54	Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Lee Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (2 BLK)	03:30
Team Rebound	03:30
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:30
	03:16 [TOR 87-56]	Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Weems (3 AST)
	03:09	Bargnani Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:09 [NJN 57-87]
Lee Substitution replaced by Williams	03:09
Alston Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:09 [NJN 58-87]
Alston Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:00
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:56
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
	02:56	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Belinelli
	02:56	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:56	Team Rebound
	02:56 [TOR 88-58]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jack (1 ST)	02:42
	02:37 [TOR 90-58]	Belinelli Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Weems (4 AST)
	02:23	Weems Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:23 [NJN 59-90]
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:23 [NJN 60-90]
	01:59	Weems Jump Shot: Missed
	01:58	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:57	Johnson Tip Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:56
Alston Layup Shot: Missed	01:51
Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:50
Douglas-Roberts Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:47
	01:46	Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:35	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:34
Hassell Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Belinelli (1 ST)	01:23
	01:19 [TOR 92-60]	Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Jack (8 AST)
Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:01
	00:39.9	Jack Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:38.7
Alston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Belinelli (2 ST)	00:33.9
	00:09.9	Jack Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:08.7	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:08.7
	00:03.7 [TOR 94-60]	Johnson Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Jack (9 AST)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:46	Johnson Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
	11:36	Johnson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:36 [NJN 61-94]
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:36 [NJN 62-94]
	11:21 [TOR 96-62]	Johnson Jump Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Nesterovic (1 AST)
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:53	Banks Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lee (2 ST)
	10:53	Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Hassell Jump Shot: Missed	10:35
	10:34	Banks Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:26 [TOR 98-62]	Banks Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Lopez Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Banks (3 ST)	10:08
	10:03 [TOR 100-62]	Weems Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Banks (1 AST)
Williams Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hassell (4 AST)	09:37 [NJN 64-100]
	09:15 [TOR 102-64]	Nesterovic Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	Banks Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:59	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
	08:57	Johnson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	08:57 [TOR 104-64]	Johnson Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:57
Lopez Substitution replaced by Simmons	08:57
Hassell Substitution replaced by Williams	08:57
	08:57	Johnson Substitution replaced by Mensah-Bonsu
	08:48	Banks Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	08:41	Mensah-Bonsu Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:41 [NJN 65-104]
Lee Substitution replaced by Boone	08:41
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:41 [NJN 66-104]
	08:24 [TOR 106-66]	Weems Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Alston Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:09
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:06
Williams Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:04 [NJN 68-106]
	07:55	Nesterovic Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:54
Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:30 [TOR 108-68]	Banks Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	07:10	Weems Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Simmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:10 [NJN 69-108]
Simmons Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:10
	07:10	Banks Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:49	Belinelli Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Alston (2 ST)
	06:45	Banks Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:45 [NJN 70-108]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:45 [NJN 71-108]
	06:35	Nesterovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Alston (3 ST)
Alston 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	06:25 [NJN 74-108]
	06:08	Weems Jump Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:07
	06:00	Weems Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Simmons Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:00
Team Rebound	06:00
Simmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:00 [NJN 75-108]
	05:45	Weems Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:44
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	05:28
Boone Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:27
Alston Driving Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Boone (1 AST)	05:24 [NJN 77-108]
	05:00 [TOR 110-77]	Banks Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Alston 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:33 [NJN 80-110]
	04:22	Mensah-Bonsu Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	04:22
Team Timeout : Regular	04:22
	04:12	Nesterovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:12 [NJN 81-110]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:12 [NJN 82-110]
	03:55	Weems Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Simmons (1 ST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
Simmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:46
	03:46	Weems Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	03:46	Weems Substitution replaced by DeRozan
Simmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:46 [NJN 83-110]
Simmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:46 [NJN 84-110]
	03:25 [TOR 112-84]	DeRozan Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:11
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:10
Williams Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:08 [NJN 86-112]
	02:53	Mensah-Bonsu Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	02:41
Simmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:40
Simmons Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:37 [NJN 88-112]
	02:18 [TOR 114-88]	Belinelli Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nesterovic (2 AST)
Simmons 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Alston (1 AST)	02:01 [NJN 91-114]
	01:43	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:42
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:34 [NJN 93-114]
	01:18 [TOR 116-93]	Banks Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Nesterovic (3 AST)
Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	01:05
Alston Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:04
Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Alston (2 AST)	01:02 [NJN 95-116]
	00:40.9 [TOR 118-95]	Nesterovic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (3 AST)
Simmons Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:24.1
	00:00.1	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
End of 4th Quarter

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