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Cory Joseph – January 24, 2017
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Eric Bledsoe scores 40 points as Suns hand Raptors third straight loss
Eric Bledsoe poured in 40 points and Devin Booker added 20 more as the Phoenix Suns beat Toronto 115-103 on Sunday to hand the Raptors their first three-game losing skid in over a year. Toronto led by eight points in the fourth quarter but the Suns used a 20-7 run to take control of the game.
Walker scores 32, Hornets rout Raptors 113-78
Kemba Walker scored 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Toronto Raptors 113-78 on Friday night.
DeRozan scores 36, Raptors hand Nets 11th straight loss
DeMar DeRozan’s double-double and Cory Joseph’s career night propelled the Toronto Raptors past the free-falling Nets. DeRozan scores 36, Raptors hand Nets 11th straight loss DeMar DeRozan’s double-double and Cory Joseph’s career night propelled the Toronto Raptors past the free-falling Nets.
Re: Morning Coffee – Tue, Jan 17
But traditional statistics don’t show the whole picture as Joseph does not look like the same player he was last season on the defensive end. What has traditionally been his calling card has been a clear area of struggle for him.
Will Canadian Lindell Wigginton be the next star produced by Oak Hill Academy?
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony leans in on Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Lindell Wigginton of Dartmouth, N.S., is the first Canadian basketball player to attend the fabled Oak Hill Academy in the tiny town of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
Knicks Morning News
DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Norman Powell added 21 and the Toronto Raptors used a dominant third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 116-101 on Sunday. Lance Thomas has an orbital bone fracture and is dealing with concussion-like symptoms after taking an elbow to the face in Sunday’s loss to the Raptors, the team announced.
Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas hits game-winner in Horford’s return to Atlanta
Isaiah Thomas scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Al Horford made a triumphant return and the Boston Celtics snapped the Atlanta Hawks’ seven-game winning streak with a 103-101 victory Friday night. Paul Millsap and Tim Hardaway Jr. each had 23 points for Atlanta.
Raptors wake up in 4th, blow out Nets 132-113
Sometimes mathematical edges have limits. When it comes to the up-tempo, three-point-chucking Brooklyn Nets , a lack of roster talent puts a cap on how effective their high-variance style of offense can be.
Seven stories in the news today, Jan. 13
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins the second day of a whirlwind outreach tour at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario this morning, where he will have breakfast with soldiers before moving on to a jam-packed day. Trudeau is set to hold town halls in Peterborough and London, Ont., with a number of photo-opportunities in between including with youth from La Loche, Sask., at the Toronto Raptors training facility.
Thomas scores 38, Celtics pull away to beat Wizards
Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics pulled away late for a 117-108 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night . Al Horford added 16 points and nine rebounds, Jae Crowder scored 20 and Terry Rozier had 11 for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games and ended Washington’s three-game winning streak.
Isaiah Thomas scores 20 in the 4th, Celtics beat Wizards 117-108
The story line won’t be that Boston beat a surging Washington team after a heartbreak loss in Toronto the night before. It won’t be that they won against a quality opponent with Avery Bradley , Amir Johnson , Jaylen Brown , Tyler Zeller , and James Young .
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DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and the Toronto Raptors rallied to end the Boston Celtics’ four-game winning streak with a 114-106 victory Tuesday night. DeRozan added 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and a career-high 23 rebounds.
Sorry, Pop: The Spurs are historically good at 3-pointers
Chicago Bulls guard/forward Jimmy Butler, left, drives against Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Chicago. There was a coaching clinic in Berlin back in 2014, when San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich paced along the sideline for a while and talked about his various philosophies and keys to basketball success.
Re: Measuring Greatness
The first round of NBA All-Star game voting results came out yesterday, and a subject of much discussion was the relative rankings of the Raptors back court. With DeMar DeRozan in third place behind Dwayne Wade and Kyrie Irving, there’s certainly a case to be made that he should at least be ahead of Wade, especially given his early season scoring outbursts.
Kyle Lowry scores 41 as Raptors hold off Lakers, 123-114
Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his season-high 41 points in the fourth quarter, and the Toronto Raptors held on to stop a two-game skid with a 123-114 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Warriors bounce back from Christmas Day defeat
Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors blocks a shot taken by DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Toronto Raptors at ORACLE Arena on December 28, 2016 in Oakland, California. Ezra Shaw/AFP Los Angeles: The Golden State Warriors, stung on Christmas Day in their NBA Finals rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers, took charge early Wednesday in a 121-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Week 8 NBA power rankings: Warriors barely holding top spot
Week 8 NBA power rankings: Warriors barely holding top spot The eighth of our weekly power rankings Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2iDEChY Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry brings the ball up court against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. USA TODAY Sports’ NBA power rankings for Week 8 of the 2016-17 season The Warriors still boast the NBA’s best record, but after the late-game collapse against the Cavaliers on Christmas, this super team still has some kinks to work out.
Monday’s NBA roundup
Tobias Harris scored 21 points for the Detroit Pistons, who took advantage of a day of rest for LeBron James and beat the Cavaliers 106-90 on Monday in Auburn Hills, Mich. There was some booing when James was announced as a scratch before the game, the third he has missed this season.
Toronto a learning experience so far for former Runnin’ Utes star Jakob Poeltl
In his first two months as a professional basketball player, former University of Utah star Jakob Poeltl has had the opportunity to play in 15 games for the Toronto Raptors, averaging 2.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11 minutes per game. The Austrian native also had the opportunity to start two games this year and even had his own SportsCenter top 10 highlight after a posterizing dunk against the Atlanta Hawks.