San Antonio Spurs trounce Toronto Raptors, 104-95, at home
The San Antontio Spurs defeated the Toronto Raptors in an atrocious defeat at home, on 19 January. The Spurs registered a 104-95 against the defenceless Raptors in a third quarter turn of events.
Stats
DeJuan Blair scored season high 22 points, followed by an amazing 11 rebounds for the victors. The winners were suffering from a halftime 11-point deficit that the player covered up with his season high score. The Spurs pulled out a 104-95 victory against
the Raptors in doing so. The Raptors lost fifth straight and the Spurs became the cause of this fifth one.
Arena stats
The game took place at the AT & T Centre, at San Antonio, TX. The game recorded an audience of more than 18,000 basketball fans who enjoyed the game for a duration of 2 hours and 14 minutes.
Scoring
The lead changed four times whereas the game was tied for six times.
Box score
Toronto Raptors (13-29)
DeMarcus DeRozan classified team high 28 points. Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon contributed 14 points to the box score. Jerryd Bayless and Sundiata Gaines added 10 to the Raptors box score. The Raptors pulled out nine team rebounds in the loss.
San Antonio Spurs (36-6)
Manu Ginobili scored 23 points, Blair added 22 along with a whopping 11 rebounds and Tony Parker contributed 17 for the winning team. The team combined to grab five rebounds.
Game stats
The Spurs outrebounded the Raptors, 49-38. San Antonio Spurs were 17-11 in offensive rebounds against the Toronto Raptors. The winning team went with 16-15 turnovers over the losing team. Both the teams went 22 in fast break points. The winners took the
biggest lead with 14 points whereas the losing team was let to pass with just 11 points. The Spurs went grabbing 58 points from the painted area whereas the losing team could only go for 48 from the same.
Quote it!
The winners’ coach Gregg Popovich later expressed his views on the surge they had in the second half that helped the team win. "In the second half we got back in the game because we played very, very good team defence. Those stops generated offense,
and that was the ballgame."
Commendable play
Ginobilli was hot! The player hit 6-for-8 from the floor in the third quarter. He registered three rebounds in the same along with five that he hit in the first half. He scored a tenacious 12 points making it 33-16 for the winners in the second last quarter.
Turning point
The Raptors truncated an 11-point lead by halftime. DeRozan posted 20 points on an 8-for-11 shooting in the same. The Spurs leashed on the rivals with a powerful defence against DeRozan to pull up a 33-16 in the third quarter to enter into the final 12 minutes
of the game.
Hottest player
Ginobilli’s game has been tremendous. He has been shooting 14-for-14 from the foul line that has taken the ace 34-for-34 in previous three games.
Weakest pawn
Bargnani seems to be losing the pace he has developed in the last three straight games. The player posted 12 shots from the court while going for 50 per cent from the floor in two of those three games. The player registered a tremendous 19-for-16 in the
past three games whereas he lowered to a 6-for-20 in this game against Spurs.
More to watch
For the Raptors, Friday @ Orlando, Saturday @ Miami, Monday vs. Memphis.
For the Spurs, Friday vs. New York, Saturday @ New Orleans, Monday @ Golden State.
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