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Probable Starters:
| Raptors | Lakers |
| PG Kyle Lowry | PG Jeremy Lin |
| SG Greivis Vasquez | SG Kobe Bryant |
| SF Terrence Ross | SF Wesley Johnson |
| PF Amir Johnson | PF Carlos Boozer |
| C Jonas Valanciunas | C Jordan Hill |
JANUARY 19, 2014 L.A. LAKERS 112, TORONTO 106
Nick Young had 29 points while Pau Gasol added 22 to lead the short-handed Lakers to a 112-106 win at the Air Canada Centre, halting Toronto’s six-game home win streak … Los Angeles used an attacking style to rally from deficits of 19 and 17 points … The Lakers hit 12-of-22 (54.5 per cent) three-pointers but also made 26-of-28 free throws … DeMar DeRozan had 23 points while Kyle Lowry added 21 for the Raptors … Lowry’s three-pointer pulled Toronto to within 102-101 with just over two minutes remaining in the fourth … Ryan Kelly’s three free throws made it 105-101 before Young’s three-pointer put the Lakers ahead 108-103 with 1:15 left … Young’s two free throws with 20.5 seconds made it 110-104 and effectively cemented the win … Toronto opened the third on a 14-2 run to go ahead 73-56 but the Lakers tied it 79-79 on Manny Harris’s three -pointer with under three minutes remaining in the third after both Kendall Marshall and Young connected from beyond the arc … Toronto finished 9 of 30 (30 per cent) from beyond the arc and held a 47-31 edge in rebounding but only attempted 11 free throws, making nine.
Game Notes:
- The Toronto Raptors begin a three-game Western Conference road trip Sunday evening in Los Angeles. The team will also stop in Sacramento and Utah. The last time Toronto visited the L.A. Lakers (Dec. 8, 2013) the Raptors had 11 players available and were on the verge of a key seven-player trade with Sacramento. Since that trade the Raptors are 54-25 (.683) and have the best record in the Eastern Conference during that span (Dec. 9, 2013-Nov. 28, 2014). Toronto has never won consecutive road games against the Lakers.
- Toronto continues to lead the Eastern Conference standings with a 13-3 record and have a 2.5 game lead over Washington. The Raptors are 4-2 against the top-8 in the East with wins against Washington, Milwaukee, Atlanta and Cleveland. Toronto is 2-1 against the top-8 teams in the West with wins against Memphis and Phoenix. The Raptors are 7-0 this season against teams under .500.
- The first month of the 2014-15 season will go down as the most successful in team history. The Raptors’ 13 wins is the most achieved in any month (previous 11 wins – Jan. 2014, Jan. 2002 and Mar. 1999) and will mark the team’s sixth consecutive month with a winning record going back to Dec. 2013. Toronto will also finish the month with the fewest losses in October/November in team history (6 losses in 1999).
- After finishing October/November with a 9-2 record at home the Raptors will play five of eight games (Nov. 30- ec. 14) on the road. The Raptors are 4-1 on the road for the first time in team history after posting a franchise-best 22 road wins last season. The team’s longest road winning streak is five games (2X - last: Nov. 14-Dec. 1, 2001).
- DeMar DeRozan left Friday’s game vs. Dallas at the 8:23 mark of the third quarter with a torn left adductor longus tendon (groin) and is out indefinitely. In six seasons with Toronto, the Los Angeles native has missed 11 games out of a possible 394 contests (10 games due to injury). DeRozan is the only player in team history to start all 82 games twice (2010-11 and 2012-13). He missed two games in 2013-14 with a sprained left ankle/foot, three games with a sore left ankle in 2011-12 and five games in 2009-10 with a sprained right ankle. DeRozan rested for one game Apr. 14, 2014 vs. Milwaukee prior to the start of the playoffs. Toronto is 8-3 overall when DeRozan does not play. He has never missed a game against his hometown teams (L.A. Lakers or L.A. Clippers).
- Kyle Lowry led the team with 25 points during Friday’s 106-102 loss vs. Dallas. Lowry and LeBron James are the only players in the East averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds. Lowry has scored 20+ points in three of the last five games (Nov. 19-28).
- Guards Lou Williams and Greivis Vasquez have shot a combined for a .492 (31-63) FG%, .454 (15-33) 3FG% and .833 (15-18) FT% the last three games (Nov. 24-28). They are averaging 30.6 points off the bench for the Raptors second-unit.
- Toronto is 11-0 this season when leading after three quarters. Dating back to the start of last season, the Raptors are now 46-2 when ahead entering the fourth, including a perfect 27-0 at Air Canada Centre. Toronto has won 36 straight games when leading after three quarters. The Raptors have outscored opponents in the fourth quarter in 11-of-15 games this season and lead the NBA with a +57 (398-to-341) scoring differential in the final quarter.
Keys to the Game:
+ Take advantage down low
+ Ball movement
+ Stop Kobe?
Key Match-Ups
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Lets Go Raptors!! Make it Rain!
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