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(Sports Network) – The Toronto Raptors will try to… |
(Sports Network) – The Toronto Raptors will try to shake off back-to-back losses tonight when they travel to Central Florida to play Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. You can see all the action on TSN2 beginning at 6pm et/3pm pt. Toronto opened a tough three-game road trip by losing to the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks, 99-86, on Friday. Ian Mahinmi scored a career-high 19 points off the bench to lead the Mavs to their first win of the season. Andrea Bargnani scored a game-high 30 points and Leandro Barbosa chipped in 20 off the bench for the Raptors, who fell to 1-2. DeMar DeRozan and Jose Calderon both scored 11. “We’ve got to understand how to win to beat a championship team. We worked hard to get a 68-61 lead, and then we’ve got to learn how to close it out,” said Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, a former assistant in Dallas. Toronto may be without reserve guard Jerryd Bayless tonight. Bayless twisted his ankle Friday after playing less than seven minutes in Big D and is listed as doubtful. The Raptors, who will finish their trek in New York on Monday, have won three of the last four meetings in the series. Howard finished with 24 rebounds and 20 points on Friday in Charlotte, powering Orlando to an easy 100-79 win over the Bobcats. It was the first 20-20 game of the season for Howard and the 33rd of his career. Orlando, which got a game-high 23 points from forward Ryan Anderson, began the night with an 11-0 run and never looked back. “I think we had a good defensive night,” Anderson said. “You can always point back to Dwight, though. Every time somebody takes it to the basket, you’re going to see the big fella down there.” Jason Richardson ended with 16 points for the Magic, who have won three consecutive games since opening with a loss at Oklahoma City. Feel free to leave your comments below. Posted in nba, raptors, Uncategorized | Comments Off
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Raptors visit Central Florida to face Magic |
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NBA – Champion Mavericks finally win |
Sat, 31 Dec 09:11:00 2011 The defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 99-86 on Friday for their first win of the season boosted by 56 points from their reserves. The Mavs were the first champions to open their title defense with three consecutive losses since the Boston Celtics started the 1969 season losing four in a row. Reserve center Ian Mahinmi sparked the Mavs with 19 points in 28 minutes of action as the bench players carried the team to victory. “If I’m open, I’m going to shoot it. That’s what coach has been telling me throughout the preseason,” Mahinmi said. “When I’ve got an open shot, I got to take it, which is something I’ve really worked on in the offseason.” Fellow reserves Jason Terry scored 18 points and former Raptor Vince Carter added 10 points. Mavs talisman Dirk Nowitzki was held to 18 points. The Raptors trailed through much of the game until they surged ahead 68-61 in the third quarter with a 14-point run capped by a slam dunk by Amir Johnson. The Mavericks called timeout to break the momentum and pushed back to seize the lead for good with a 16-2 run at the end of the third quarter to lead 77-70. “It’s knowing how to win, we’ve got to understand how to beat a championship team,” said Toronto coach Dwane Casey, who was an assistant coach with Dallas last season. “You work hard to get a 68-61 lead and we have to learn how to close it out. It’s a mark of a young team versus a veteran team.” Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 30 points, and Leandro Barbosa scored 20 points. Reuters Thanks for visiting our blog =). |
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Mavs beat Raptors 99-86 for first win |
DALLAS (AP)—The Dallas Mavericks expect offense from top scorer Dirk Mahinmi scored a career-high 19 points, Nowitzki contributed 18, and the Jason Terry added 10 of his 17 points in the final quarter for the Mavericks The last defending NBA champs to open a season at 0-4 were the 1969-70 The Mavs didn’t have long to dwell on the disappointment of Thursday night’s “We knew it would happen, it was just a matter of time,” Terry said. “We Dallas has five new faces on the roster after losing five key players from a Mahinmi hit all six field goal attempts, went 7 for 11 from the free throw “I know this was a career high in points for him, but the last two nights Andrea Bargnani scored 30 points and Leandro Barbosa had 20 for the Raptors, Toronto used a 17-2 run in the third quarter, completed by Amir Johnson’s But Dallas finished the quarter with a 16-2 spurt, capped by Vince Carter’s “We’ve got to understand how to win to beat a championship team,” Casey Toronto never got closer than five points the rest of the way. “The key part of the game was that 16-2 run,” Carlisle said. “That gave The Mavericks carried a 29-23 lead into the second quarter, riding a 17-6 Dallas got off to a better defensive start, a point of emphasis by Carlisle. The Mavericks went on to lead by as many as 12 in the second quarter. But Bargnani scored 13 of his 18 first-half points in the period, and After opening the season with blowout home losses to Miami and Denver, the “We’re playing better basketball,” Carlisle said. “The first couple of NOTES: Mahinmi’s previous career high was 17 points at Memphis on Jan. 15, Subscribe to our feed!. |
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Mavericks beat Raptors for 1st win |
The Dallas Mavericks expect offense from top scorer Dirk Nowitzki. Reserve center Ian Mahinmi provided a surprising bonus. Mahinmi scored a career-high 19 points, Nowitzki contributed 18, and the reigning NBA champion Mavericks rallied for their first victory of the season, 99-86 over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Jason Terry added 10 of his 17 points in the final quarter for the Mavericks (1-3), who hadn’t started 0-4 since the 2006-07 season. The last defending NBA champs to open a season at 0-4 were the 1969-70 Boston Celtics. The Mavs didn’t have long to dwell on the disappointment of Thursday night’s 104-102 loss at Oklahoma City on Kevin Durant’s 3-pointer at the buzzer. “We knew it would happen, it was just a matter of time,” Terry said. “We thought it would happen last night, but unfortunately we had to take a bump along the way. But the way we played last night gave us some confidence. Now that we know how we have to play, we’re a confident team.” Dallas has five new faces on the roster after losing five key players from a team that won its first title last season. Mahinmi hit all six field goal attempts, went 7 for 11 from the free throw line, and added five rebounds and two blocked shots. “I know this was a career high in points for him, but the last two nights he’s given us a really high level of energy,” Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. “He’s given us a physical presence, he’s a combative guy, and he was really big for us tonight.” Andrea Bargnani scored 30 points and Leandro Barbosa had 20 for the Raptors, 1-2 under first-year coach Dwane Casey, Dallas’ top assistant and defensive architect last season. Toronto used a 17-2 run in the third quarter, completed by Amir Johnson’s follow dunk, for a 68-61 lead. But Dallas finished the quarter with a 16-2 spurt, capped by Vince Carter’s three free throws, for a 77-70 edge heading into the fourth quarter. “We’ve got to understand how to win to beat a championship team,” Casey said. “We worked hard to get a 68-61 lead, and then we’ve got to learn how to close it out. And that’s the mark of a young team versus a veteran team.” Toronto never got closer than five points the rest of the way. “The key part of the game was that 16-2 run,” Carlisle said. “That gave us a huge lift.” The Mavericks carried a 29-23 lead into the second quarter, riding a 17-6 rebounding advantage in the opening 12 minutes. Dallas got off to a better defensive start, a point of emphasis by Carlisle. The Mavs had allowed 32, 32 and 28 points in the first quarter of their three games. The Mavericks went on to lead by as many as 12 in the second quarter. But Bargnani scored 13 of his 18 first-half points in the period, and Toronto’s late 12-0 run narrowed the halftime gap to 50-46. After opening the season with blowout home losses to Miami and Denver, the Mavs seem back on track. “We’re playing better basketball,” Carlisle said. “The first couple of games were horrible. The last couple of games are games we can build on.” Feel free to leave your comments below. |
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