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Projected Starters
Last Meeting
DECEMBER 18, 2015 TORONTO 108, MIAMI 94
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Kyle Lowry added 21 and the Raptors erased an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Miami Heat 108-94.
Luis Scola scored 20, Terrence Ross finished with 17 and James Johnson added 13 for the Raptors, who outscored Miami 58-39 after halftime ... The Heat had been 12-0 when facing Toronto with Chris Bosh in the lineup against his former team ... Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, Gerald Green had 20 and Goran Dragic scored 18 for the Heat ...
Hassan Whiteside had 13 rebounds and Bosh finished with 11 points.
Noteworthy
• The Toronto Raptors continue a seven game home stand (Jan. 18-30) Friday night against the Miami Heat. The home stand equals the franchise high set last season (Nov. 7-21) and in 2012 (Mar. 21 – Apr. 3) and 1999 (Nov. 30 – Dec. 14). The Raptors will also have another stretch of seven consecutive home games later in the season (Mar 2 -14).
• Toronto is 7-1 this season when playing on Friday nights, including a 108-94 win at Miami on Dec. 18.
• With a 115-109 win Jan. 20 vs. Boston the Raptors earned their season-high sixth straight win.
• The last time Toronto won seven consecutive games was Mar. 22-Apr. 9, 2002 as part of a franchise-record nine game winning streak.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, DeMar DeRozan is averaging 28.1 points over the last 10 home games, joining Vince Carter and Chris Bosh as the only players in team history to average 28+ points over a 10 game stretch at Air Canada Centre.
• Kyle Lowry recorded a team-high eight assists Jan. 20 vs. Boston to pass Damon Stoudamire for third place on team’s all-time assists list.
• In four seasons with Toronto, Lowry has recorded 1,765 assists in 259 games. He needs 26 assists to pass fellow Villanova alum Alvin Williams (1,791) for second on the team’s all-time list.
• Jonas Valanciunas shot a perfect 9-for-9 from the field during Toronto’s 115-109 win Jan. 20 vs. Boston. He became the fourth player in franchise history to complete a perfect shooting game with at least nine shot attempts. Amir Johnson shot 10-for-10 in a game Mar. 4, 2013 at Golden State, while Chris Bosh (Nov. 6, 2009) and Keon Clark (Apr. 12, 2002) both shot 9-for-9 in games. In 11 games since returning from a left hand fracture injury (Dec. 28-Jan. 20), Valanciunas is shooting .553 (52-for-94) from the field.
• Toronto has won 17 straight games when holding opponents to less than 100 points, the second-longest streak in team history.
• Friday’s game vs. Miami will mark the first time Air Canada Centre has been sold-out for the first 20 home games to start a season. The Raptors have sold out 58 consecutive games overall (including playoffs) since Nov. 11, 2014 – the longest streak of consecutive sell outs in team history.
WELCOME BACK BOSH....?
GO RAPS!!
Projected Starters
Miami | Toronto |
PG - Tyler Johnson | PG - Kyle Lowry |
SG - Dwyane Wade | SG - Demar Derozan |
SF - Luol Deng | SF - James Johnson |
PF - Chris Bosh | PF - Luis Scola |
C - Hassan Whiteside | C - Jonas Valanciunas |
Last Meeting
DECEMBER 18, 2015 TORONTO 108, MIAMI 94
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Kyle Lowry added 21 and the Raptors erased an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Miami Heat 108-94.
Luis Scola scored 20, Terrence Ross finished with 17 and James Johnson added 13 for the Raptors, who outscored Miami 58-39 after halftime ... The Heat had been 12-0 when facing Toronto with Chris Bosh in the lineup against his former team ... Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, Gerald Green had 20 and Goran Dragic scored 18 for the Heat ...
Hassan Whiteside had 13 rebounds and Bosh finished with 11 points.
Noteworthy
• The Toronto Raptors continue a seven game home stand (Jan. 18-30) Friday night against the Miami Heat. The home stand equals the franchise high set last season (Nov. 7-21) and in 2012 (Mar. 21 – Apr. 3) and 1999 (Nov. 30 – Dec. 14). The Raptors will also have another stretch of seven consecutive home games later in the season (Mar 2 -14).
• Toronto is 7-1 this season when playing on Friday nights, including a 108-94 win at Miami on Dec. 18.
• With a 115-109 win Jan. 20 vs. Boston the Raptors earned their season-high sixth straight win.
• The last time Toronto won seven consecutive games was Mar. 22-Apr. 9, 2002 as part of a franchise-record nine game winning streak.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, DeMar DeRozan is averaging 28.1 points over the last 10 home games, joining Vince Carter and Chris Bosh as the only players in team history to average 28+ points over a 10 game stretch at Air Canada Centre.
• Kyle Lowry recorded a team-high eight assists Jan. 20 vs. Boston to pass Damon Stoudamire for third place on team’s all-time assists list.
• In four seasons with Toronto, Lowry has recorded 1,765 assists in 259 games. He needs 26 assists to pass fellow Villanova alum Alvin Williams (1,791) for second on the team’s all-time list.
• Jonas Valanciunas shot a perfect 9-for-9 from the field during Toronto’s 115-109 win Jan. 20 vs. Boston. He became the fourth player in franchise history to complete a perfect shooting game with at least nine shot attempts. Amir Johnson shot 10-for-10 in a game Mar. 4, 2013 at Golden State, while Chris Bosh (Nov. 6, 2009) and Keon Clark (Apr. 12, 2002) both shot 9-for-9 in games. In 11 games since returning from a left hand fracture injury (Dec. 28-Jan. 20), Valanciunas is shooting .553 (52-for-94) from the field.
• Toronto has won 17 straight games when holding opponents to less than 100 points, the second-longest streak in team history.
• Friday’s game vs. Miami will mark the first time Air Canada Centre has been sold-out for the first 20 home games to start a season. The Raptors have sold out 58 consecutive games overall (including playoffs) since Nov. 11, 2014 – the longest streak of consecutive sell outs in team history.
WELCOME BACK BOSH....?
GO RAPS!!
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