Raptors rout Warriors 113-93 without Kawhi to complete sweep - 10 hours ago
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Kyle Lowry (6'0''-PG-86, college: Villanova) had 23 points and 12 assists to lead a balanced Toronto offense while leading scorer Kawhi Leonard sat out, Serge Ibaka added 20 points and the Raptors dominated Golden State from the start, beating the Warriors 113-93 on Wednesday night to complete a season sweep. Danny Green scored 15 points, Pascal Siakam (6'9''-F-94, college: N.Mexico St.) had 13 and Fred VanVleet (6'0''-PG-94, college: Wichita St.) added 10 to help the Raptors improve to a... [read more]
Kyle Lowry (6'0''-PG-86, college: Villanova) had 23 points and 12 assists to lead a balanced Toronto offense while leading scorer Kawhi Leonard sat out, Serge Ibaka added 20 points and the Raptors dominated Golden State from the start, beating the Warriors 113-93 on Wednesday night to complete a season sweep. Danny Green scored 15 points, Pascal Siakam (6'9''-F-94, college: N.Mexico St.) had 13 and Fred VanVleet (6'0''-PG-94, college: Wichita St.) added 10 to help the Raptors improve to an NBA-best 23-7, matching the best start in franchise history. They did it despite not having Leonard for a second consecutive night. Toronto's star forward has a sore right hip and was questionable before the game before being ruled out less than 30 minutes before tip-off. The Raptors also lost seven-foot center Jonas Valanciunas (7'0''-C-92) to a dislocated left thumb in the first half. Despite playing the second half of a back-to-back following a 123-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, Toronto appeared to be the fresher team. The Raptors repeatedly beat the sluggish Warriors to loose balls and outrebounded the two-time defending champs 48-40. It was Toronto's first win in Oakland since Feb. 8, 2004. Kevin Durant had 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Golden State. The Warriors had won four straight heading into a much-anticipated showdown between two teams many expect to reach the NBA Finals. The Raptors beat the Warriors in overtime earlier this season behind a season-high 37 points from Leonard. Golden State didn't have Stephen Curry or Draymond Green for that game, but both were back for the rematch while Leonard sat out. It hardly mattered. Toronto led by 18 in the first half and was up 93-67 early in the fourth following a three-point play by Greg Monroe (6'11''-C-90, college: Georgetown). Warriors coach Steve Kerr benched his starters midway through the fourth as the Oracle Arena crowd filed for the exits. Curry scored 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting. Green went 1-for-5 and finished with two points as Golden State went 6-for-26 on three-pointers. Courtesy of: abs-cbn.com
Dinwiddie scores career-best 39, Nets top 76ers 127-124 - 10 hours ago
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Spencer Dinwiddie (6'6''-G-93, college: Colorado) scored a career-high 39 points off the bench and Allen Crabbe had 20 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 127-124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Joel Embiid (7'0''-C-94, college: Kansas) had 33 points and 17 rebounds and Ben Simmons scored 22 for Philadelphia, which played without Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-89, college: Marquette) because of a strained groin. It was Brooklyn's second victory over Philadelphia (19-10) in thr... [read more]
Spencer Dinwiddie (6'6''-G-93, college: Colorado) scored a career-high 39 points off the bench and Allen Crabbe had 20 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 127-124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Joel Embiid (7'0''-C-94, college: Kansas) had 33 points and 17 rebounds and Ben Simmons scored 22 for Philadelphia, which played without Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-89, college: Marquette) because of a strained groin. It was Brooklyn's second victory over Philadelphia (19-10) in three meetings. Down 11 in the fourth quarter, the Sixers closed to 111-105 on Embiid's free throws and a 3-pointer with 3:24 left. Dinwiddie's basket extended the lead to 115-105. Landry Shamet (6'4''-G-97, college: Wichita St.) hit consecutive 3s in the final minute to cut Brooklyn's lead to 123-118 with 22.9 seconds left. The Nets (11-18) got a pair of free throws from Dinwiddie before Shamet nailed another 3. But Dinwiddie made two more free throws to ice it. The Nets outscored the Sixers 19-3 over a 4 1/2- minute stretch in the third quarter to build an 87-75 lead. Dinwiddie had 12 of those points for Brooklyn, including a pair of 3-pointers. A 10-2 run gave the Nets a 49-41 lead in the second quarter, but the Sixers closed to 57-56 at halftime. T.J. McConnell (6'1''-PG-92, college: Arizona)'s alley-oop lob to Simmons for a one-handed dunk highlighted Philadelphia's comeback that was capped by Embiid's long 3-pointer. Courtesy of: theprovince.com
Raptors hand Clippers worst loss of season, 123-99 - 1 day ago
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Kyle Lowry (6'0''-PG-86, college: Villanova) was in a funk right along with his Toronto Raptors. He had a combined 15 points in his last five games while the team had lost three of four. Adding to their woes, leading scorer Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-91, college: San Diego St.) was out with a bruised right hip against the surprising Clippers. Serge Ibaka (6'10''-C/F-89) had 25 points and nine rebounds, Lowry added 21 points while making four of the Raptors' 14 3-pointers, and Toronto cruised... [read more]
Kyle Lowry (6'0''-PG-86, college: Villanova) was in a funk right along with his Toronto Raptors. He had a combined 15 points in his last five games while the team had lost three of four. Adding to their woes, leading scorer Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-91, college: San Diego St.) was out with a bruised right hip against the surprising Clippers. Serge Ibaka (6'10''-C/F-89) had 25 points and nine rebounds, Lowry added 21 points while making four of the Raptors' 14 3-pointers, and Toronto cruised past Los Angeles 123-99 on Tuesday night. 'We didn't slow it down,' Lowry said. Toronto shot 52 percent from the floor, had 34 assists and outscored the Clippers 28-4 in fast-break points. 'This was a game everybody thought would be very difficult for us to win,' coach Nick Nurse said, 'but we kind of lined up all these things and were very focused.''It was just time for me to step up and play,' Lowry said. Fred VanVleet (6'0''-PG-94, college: Wichita St.) kept the ball moving in place of Leonard with a career-high 14 assists. 'Whether Kawhi played or not, I think he was going to have a healthy game,' VanVleet said of Lowry. 'When he's playing like that, we're going to be a tough team to beat.' The Clippers endured their biggest loss of the season against the NBA's best team (22-7). 'From the start you could see the Raptors pushing the pace at us the entire game,' Clippers coach Doc Rivers said, 'and we really never caught up to it.' With leading scorer Tobias Harris held to 10 points - he averages 21.4 - the Clippers were led by a pair of reserves. Boban Marjanovic (7'4''-C-88, agency: BeoBasket) had 18 points and Tyrone Wallace (6'5''-G-94, college: California, agency: Pensack Sports) added 15. Their fourth loss in six games dropped them into a tie for second with the Lakers at 17-10 in the Pacific Division. 'We just gave in to their offensive pressure,' Rivers said. The Raptors extended their lead in the third quarter, using an early 10-0 run followed by five consecutive 3-pointers to go into the fourth ahead 103-74. Lowry hit three of the 3s and Delon Wright (6'5''-G-92, college: Utah) had two. 'When he let go he knew it was going in,' Nurse said of Lowry. Ibaka had back-to-back monster dunks before the 3-point onslaught began, drawing cheers on Canada Night at Staples Center. Both teams played their reserves in the fourth, but the Clippers were too far behind to make a serious dent. Courtesy of: foxsports.com
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