Toronto Raptors Starters (3-9)
F - Sonny Weems F - Amir Johnson C - Andrea Bargnani
PG - Jarrett Jack SG - DeMar Derozan
Philladelphia 76ers starters
F - Elton Brand F - Andres Nocioni C - Spencers Hawes
PG - Jrue Holiday SG - Even Turner
First Quarter
Andrei Bargnani has 11 of the first 14 points in the game for the Raptors and Reggie Evans has 7 of the Raptors 14 rebounds in the quarter too and the Raptors played tough defence allowing Philly only 37.5% shooting in the quarter while the Raptors shoot 50% and 76ers lead by Holiday with 8 points and Brand with 6 points while Turner has 4 boards. This was quarter of runs beginning with the 76ers going on a 11-3 run and the Raptors follpwed with a 7-2 to get it to 2 and then the 76ers matched with their own 7-2 run to go up 7 and finally the Raptors ended the quarter on a 6-0 to be down 1 26-25 after 1.
Second Quarter
The Raptors tied the game early in the quarter 29-29 and Weems lead the Raptors with 9 points while Bargnani had 6 points and Evans had 3 more rebounds (10 in the half) in the quarter. The 76ers were lead by Brand who had 8 points and the quarter was tied at 21 so going into the second half it is 47-46 and whoever plays better defense in the second half will probally win the game.
Third Quarter
The 76Ers double their lead going into the final quarter and lead by 2 71-69 and Brand had 10 of his 24 points through 3 in this quarter and for the Raptors are lead by Bargnani in the quarter with 6 points and Evans had 4 rebounds and he has 14 of the Raptor's 34 through 3 quarter and Weems had another 3 to give him 18 going into the fourth quarter. The 76ers have more rebounds (36-34) and the Raptors has 1 more free throw (17/21,16/21) and still thwe best defense and more free throws made will win the game and more rebounds also means more scoring chances.
Fourth Quarter
The Raptors score first 6 points of the quarter and lead 75-71 but the Raptors and 76ers went back and forth til it was tied 85-85 with 3:20 left in the game but then the Raptors finished on a 9-1 run to win the game 94-86 and they were lead by Weems 7 points and Bargnani's 6 points in the quarter. Holiday had 5 and Brand had 3 to lead the 76ers in points Turner had 2 more boards to give him 12 in the game and Thaddeus Young had 4 of 10 points of the bench while Calderon had 6 of his 12 points and 2 of his 5 rebound and 2 of his 8 assists in this quarter.
Final Thought
The Raptors were a quarter away from having a 3-1 road trip (third quarter in the Wizards game last night) but if you look at the teams they played this is the record someone would of excepted coming into the trip. Bargnani (30) and Weems (25) had more points (55) than the rest of the team did (39) and Calderon was a decent third with 12 of the bench while Reggie Evans 14 rebounds was twice as much as the next closest players (Bsrgnani and Kleiza both with 7). The Raptors grinded the win out but it would have been easier if you do not get ou rebounded 48-44 and Turner had a quarter of those put wortest is take they got a third (16) on the offensive board which creates easy baskets most times. The next 2 games they will need to get at it on the boards and have good shoot selections as they now come home to face Houston Rockets on Friday followed by the Boston Celtrics and these are the first 2 games of 12 of the next 17 games at the acc.
Thanks for reading
Tom Mehegan
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