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Toronto Raptors vs Memphis Grizzlies Jan.9/09

Chris Bosh had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Andrea Bargnani continued his hot stretch with 21 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 103-82 Friday night. Bosh had one of his best shooting games from the season going 11-for-13 from the floor as Toronto (16-21) won for the fourth time in five games - and third in a row at home - despite being without starting centre Jermaine O'Neal (right knee) and point guard Jose Calderon (right hamstring). Bargnani had another efficient night as the starting centre going 8-for-14 from the floor and adding eight rebounds. The seven-footer came into the game averaging 21.8 points over his past five games the best stretch of his career. Jason Kapono added 11 points while Will Solomon chipped in with 10 points and nine assists in front of 18 486 at the Air Canada Centre. Rudy Gay replied with 22 points for the pesky Grizzlies (11-26) who stuck around for two-and-a-half quarters but ran out of steam down the stretch to lose for the 11th time in 13 games. Hakim Warrick added 15 points while rookie-of-the-year candidate O.J. Mayo was held to 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting. While Bosh and Gay matched baskets in an entertaining third-quarter duel Bargnani gave the Raptors some much needed breathing room hitting back-to-back three pointers that turned a tie game into a six-point Toronto advantage. The Raptors stretched the lead further a Solomon layup with 27.7 seconds left in the quarter sending them into the final quarter leading 72-61. Bargnani added a long jumper and one-handed dunk early in the fourth quarter before heading to the bench with four fouls. Bosh re-entered in Bargnani's place and promptly knocked down a wide-open jumper and a pair of free throws to reach the 30-point plateau for the 11th time this season. Bargnani's third three-pointer of the game with 3:35 left gave Toronto a 95-74 lead and he added a late block before leaving to an appreciative cheer from the home crowd. The Raptors shot a season-best 55.6 per cent from the field compared to 42.5 for the Grizzlies and outrebounded Memphis 38-33. Toronto led 23-19 following an up-and-down first quarter. The Raptors were on target early hitting seven of their first nine shots to take a 14-5 lead. Bosh made a pair of free throws and Bargnani added a driving layup to extend the lead to 13 before the Grizzlies clawed back a Kyle Lowry jumper off a broken play capping an 8-0 run that cut Toronto's lead to five. Toronto's bench preserved the slim lead early in the second quarter. Jake Voskuhl's uncontested layup on a nifty bounce pass from Kapono stretched the advantage to 31-24 and Joey Graham added a spin-drive for a layup to keep Toronto's advantage at seven. Memphis responded late in the quarter Lowry's driving layup giving the Grizzlies their first lead of the game with 2:36 left. The teams traded baskets down the stretch before Solomon hit his only field goal of the half a 17-foot baseline jumper with 25 seconds left that put Toronto ahead 47-44 at the break. Bosh led all scorers with 16 first-half points. Gay had 14 for Memphis. Notes: The three-game home winning streak is the longest of the season for the Raptors who improved to 8-9 at the ACC. ... O'Neal missed his sixth straight game while Calderon sat out his fourth in a row. F Jamario Moon returned to the starting lineup after missing one game following the birth of his first child. ... The win evened the all-time series between the expansion cousins at 13-13. The Raptors have won four straight meetings with the Grizzlies after losing the previous eight. ... Mayo who left the game briefly in the first half with a hip pointer entered Friday's game ranked first among rookies in points per game (19.9). Only five guards in the past 25 years have averaged more 20 or more points in their first season.

Category: Sports

Updated: 01/10/2009 - 04:53:08

Tags: Toronto, Raptors, vs, Memphis, Grizzlies, Jan.9/09

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MR24HRS WHAT???? Dont tell me a players last name is GAY???? What a fag,,,, change your last name you fruit cake....feel sorry for his bastard kids. 02/24/2010 - 03:11:30
dna1101 yo let iverson play man 11/07/2009 - 04:41:15
marlinsbaseballfan Grizzlies games are always almost emty and they will be the new Seattle Sonics. 02/18/2009 - 00:15:24
661966 I keep reading bosh "stared down" the camera after the game...lol is there a clip of this anywhere? 01/12/2009 - 01:53:44
jisaac356 Look closely at 5:30. You'll see a kid cheering for the Raptors even though he has a Miami jersey on. 01/11/2009 - 22:28:20
Jumpmann yeah, cause 4 games outweighs a season of suck, no one should ever account for the past good logic dumb ass 01/11/2009 - 15:52:58
VolcardoReviewer I hope J.O decides to come of the bench, because Bargnani is on a roll. And if J.O starts it will ruin it for the team. 01/11/2009 - 06:16:28
murda2005 who the fuck cares about the past? were talking about this season not last season, your argument is pointless, you should just stfu 01/11/2009 - 05:27:20
Jumpmann see last year for him playing bad while starting, YOU SUPER DUMB MUTHER FUCKER 01/11/2009 - 02:04:07
AliBabaKB LMFAO 2:26 NICE FAKE! and then a dunk! 4:14 BC is texting instide of watching the game! at the end BC dont happy because we won LMFAO! 01/11/2009 - 01:56:47
murda2005 thats the thing, he plays bad when hes on the bench dumb fuck 01/11/2009 - 00:46:38
vc15mainevent we better have at least calderon against the celtics or its going 2 b a long next 2 games...hope they keep ballin 01/10/2009 - 21:51:28
anzolavino Bargnani Rules 01/10/2009 - 20:31:22
dotaman24 BC changed his mind. JOE SMITH AND HIS THUNDERS SUCK LIKE HELL! 01/10/2009 - 20:08:17
wrestja1234 Toronto is getting better without O'Neal. W/ O'Neal - 10-16 W/O O'Neal - 6-4 When Bosh and Bargs start, they play sooo good. 01/10/2009 - 18:55:30
pruminator We aint trading bargnani! 01/10/2009 - 18:34:36
raptorsfan1000 "Killer B's!" bargnani is good! 01/10/2009 - 18:08:53
davenrai HEll yeah go Bargnani 01/10/2009 - 17:17:46
Jumpmann andrei BUSTNANI still not proven we'll see when jo returns 01/10/2009 - 16:41:55
justizzllee CB is a handful nd i think bangarni compliments CB better than JO 01/10/2009 - 16:22:09
tiq3000 raptors are gonna win this game by 5 01/10/2009 - 15:55:24
BlackJays Killa B's!!! 01/10/2009 - 11:29:41
tonylui28 they should at least make the game on sunday vs boston a close one 01/10/2009 - 07:37:14
tonious35 On Bargnani...not yet, still waiting on him... 01/10/2009 - 07:25:16
2exclusive4MC what to do? bargnani is now the player Colangelo wanted to see. and now, we've got JO coming back! 01/10/2009 - 06:40:30
 
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