National Basketball Association
Toronto 102, Portland 79
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #15 Bennett Salvatore, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
18117
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Raptors 102, Trail Blazers 79: Portland native Terrence Ross drilled six 3-pointers to finish with 26 points as Toronto opened a season-long six-game homestand with its eighth win in nine outings.
DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half and Ed Davis had 19 on 9-for-12 shooting for the Raptors. Jose Calderon and Kyle Lowry didn't record a point but had 13 and nine assists, respectively, as the Raptors snapped an eight-game losing skid to the Trail Blazers.
Rookie Damian Lillard had 18 points and LaMarcus Aldridge collected 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who fell to 5-11 on the road.
After Lillard sank a pair of free throws to bring Portland to within four at 28-24, Ross drilled a trio of 3-pointers in just over a minute to give Toronto a 40-27 advantage.
Ross, a rookie whose highest scoring total previously was 19, capped the second-quarter barrage with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as the Raptors secured a 55-39 lead. They pushed the advantage to 21 in the fourth quarter and never looked back.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Prior to Wednesday, Toronto's last victory over Portland was a 116-109 double-overtime thriller on Jan. 13, 2008. ... After going 0-for-20 from 3-point range in the first meeting this season, the Trail Blazers were slightly better this time around. They finished 4-for-22. ... Portland F Joel Freeland had a career-high 11 points.
Top Game Performances
| Portland |
|
Toronto |
|
Damian Lillard 18 |
Scoring |
Terrence Ross 26 |
|
Damian Lillard 7 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 13 |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 10 |
Rebounds |
Ed Davis 7 |
|
Damian Lillard 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrence Ross 4 |
|
Luke Babbitt 1 |
Steals |
DeMar DeRozan 3 |
|
Nicolas Batum 1 |
Blocks |
Quincy Acy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Portland
|
79 |
44.3 |
4-22 |
13-16 |
19 |
36 |
2 |
4 |
18 |
| Toronto
|
102 |
53.2 |
8-23 |
12-17 |
34 |
36 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Raptors have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .300 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .533 after a loss.
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