GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: MEMPHIS (5-9) at TORONTO (7-7)

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 86
TORONTO 101 2:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 89
TORONTO 103 0:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 91
TORONTO 103 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 29 10 21 31 91
TORONTO 27 30 25 21 103 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MEM - JUAN CARLOS NAVARRO 15, PAU GASOL 13,
STROMILE SWIFT 12
TOR - ANTHONY PARKER 19, JASON KAPONO 14,
CARLOS DELFINO 14</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MEMPHIS 91
TORONTO 103 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (91) AT TORONTO (103)

MEMPHIS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M MILLER 24:13 0-5 4-4 0 6 6 2 3 0 0 4
R GAY F 32:07 2-9 4-6 3 3 6 1 2 0 1 8
P GASOL C 25:27 4-12 5-6 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 13
J NAVARRO G 37:07 6-14 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 15
D STOUDAMIRE G 19:13 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8
C JACOBSEN 26:36 1-4 0-0 1 6 7 0 0 0 1 3
S SWIFT 13:42 6-7 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 12
K LOWRY 30:40 3-9 6-10 0 4 4 3 1 4 0 12
H WARRICK 9:02 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
T KINSEY 12:22 4-8 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
B CARDINAL 5:47 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
A BROWN 3:44 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 30-78 23-32 9 29 38 13 8 4 7 91
(.385) (.719) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 7 (0 PTS)

TORONTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J MOON F 35:38 3-9 0-0 3 5 8 2 1 1 0 6
C BOSH F 11:29 5-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 10
R NESTEROVIC C 18:54 4-8 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10
A PARKER G 36:43 8-14 0-0 1 7 8 6 1 0 2 19
J CALDERON G 33:41 6-12 1-2 0 5 5 10 1 0 0 13
A BARGNANI 20:56 3-6 4-5 1 6 7 2 4 0 1 11
C DELFINO 23:10 6-8 0-0 0 7 7 0 5 0 2 14
D MARTIN 14:19 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2
J KAPONO 31:02 6-12 0-0 2 2 4 3 5 0 3 14
J GRAHAM 6:54 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 2
K HUMPHRIES 7:14 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 44-86 7-9 9 37 46 28 24 1 9 103
(.512) (.778) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

MEMPHIS 29 10 21 31 - 91
TORONTO 27 30 25 21 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - S SWIFT 2, P GASOL, A BROWN, R GAY. TORONTO -
J MOON 2, R NESTEROVIC, C DELFINO, A BARGNANI, A PARKER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 8-21 (.381), M MILLER 0-1, J NAVARRO 3-
10, D STOUDAMIRE 2-4, C JACOBSEN 1-3, T KINSEY 2-3. TORONTO 8-20 (.
400), J MOON 0-1, A PARKER 3-5, J CALDERON 0-1, A BARGNANI 1-1, C DELFINO 2-
4, D MARTIN 0-3, J KAPONO 2-5.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DEREK RICHARDSON, EDDIE F. RUSH, ELY ROE.
A - 18,906. T - 2:04.</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Miller 24:13 0-5 4-4 0-6 2 3 4
R Gay 32:07 2-9 4-6 3-6 1 2 8
P Gasol 25:27 4-12 5-6 1-7 1 0 13
J Navarro 37:07 6-14 0-0 0-1 0 1 15
D Stoudamire 19:13 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 8
C Jacobsen 26:36 1-4 0-0 1-7 0 0 3
S Swift 13:42 6-7 0-0 2-3 0 0 12
K Lowry 30:40 3-9 6-10 0-4 3 1 12
H Warrick 9:02 1-3 1-2 0-1 0 0 3
T Kinsey 12:22 4-8 1-2 1-1 0 0 11
B Cardinal 5:47 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0
A Brown 3:44 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-78 23-32 9-38 13 8 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.385, FT-.719. 3-Point Goals:
8-21, .381 (M Miller 0-1, J Navarro 3-10, D
Stoudamire 2-4, C Jacobsen 1-3, T Kinsey
2-3). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:5 (S
Swift 2, P Gasol, A Brown, R Gay).
Turnovers:7 (J Navarro 2, B Cardinal, S
Swift, C Jacobsen, A Brown, R Gay). Steals: 4
(K Lowry 4).


TORONTO (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Moon 35:38 3-9 0-0 3-8 2 1 6
C Bosh 11:29 5-6 0-0 0-1 2 0 10
R Nesterovic 18:54 4-8 2-2 0-1 1 2 10
A Parker 36:43 8-14 0-0 1-8 6 1 19
J Calderon 33:41 6-12 1-2 0-5 10 1 13
A Bargnani 20:56 3-6 4-5 1-7 2 4 11
C Delfino 23:10 6-8 0-0 0-7 0 5 14
D Martin 14:19 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 2
J Kapono 31:02 6-12 0-0 2-4 3 5 14
J Graham 6:54 1-3 0-0 1-4 0 3 2
K Humphries 7:14 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-86 7-9 9-46 28 24 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (J Moon 0-1, A Parker 3-5, J
Calderon 0-1, A Bargnani 1-1, C Delfino 2-4,
D Martin 0-3, J Kapono 2-5). Team Rebounds:
7. Blocked Shots:6 (J Moon 2, R Nesterovic, C
Delfino, A Bargnani, A Parker). Turnovers:9
(J Kapono 3, C Delfino 2, A Parker 2, D
Martin, A Bargnani). Steals: 1 (J Moon).

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MEMPHIS 29 10 21 31 - 91
TORONTO 27 30 25 21 - 103
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,906. T: 2:04.
Officials: Derek Richardson, Eddie F. Rush,
Ely Roe.</div>

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- With Chris Bosh down, the Toronto Raptorssprang to life.


Anthony Parker scored 19 points to lead seven Raptors in doublefigures en route to a 103-91 thrashing of the Memphis Grizzlieson Wednesday.


Carlos Delfino scored all 14 of his points in the second quarterfor Toronto, which has won three of four to pull back above.500 at 8-7.


With starting point guard T.J. Ford already watching from thebench in street clothes, star forward Chris Bosh was forced outwith a strained right groin with 9:44 remaining in the secondquarter and the Raptors clinging to a 33-31 advantage.

Instead of folding along without its superstar, Toronto rallied.

The Raptors outscored the Grizzlies, 24-8, the rest of the wayin the second to take a 57-39 advantage into the locker room.Toronto shot 65 percent (13-of-19) in the quarter, led byDelfino's 6-of-6 effort.


Delfino also chipped in five of his seven rebounds in thedecisive second.


The Raptors pushed the lead to as many as 28 points when Parkerdrove the lane for an easy dunk with 4:20 left in the thirdquarter.


However, as the lead grew, so did Toronto's list of injurieswith forward Andrea Bargnani leaving the game due to a rightknee injury early in the fourth quarter.


Memphis made a game of it early, matching Toronto shot for shotin a furious first quarter. Pau Gasol, Damon Stoudamire andStromile Swift each scored six points in the first as theGrizzlies opened up a slim 29-27 lead after the first.

But the Raptors' offensive balance was too much for theGrizzlies the rest of the way.


Toronto center Rasho Nesterovic, back after six games on thesidelines due to injury, scored 10 points and combined withrookie Jamario Moon to do an admirable job controlling the paintin Bosh's absence - leaving the outside open for the shooters.

Jason Kapono chipped in 14 points and Jose Calderon added 13 and10 assists for Toronto, which shot 51 percent (44-of-86) in thecontest.


Rookie Juan Carlos Navarro scored 15 points for the Grizzlies,who shot just 38 percent (30-of-78) and were outrebounded,46-38.

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (91) AT TORONTO (103)

MEMPHIS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M MILLER 24:13 0-5 4-4 0 6 6 2 3 0 0 4
R GAY F 32:07 2-9 4-6 3 3 6 1 2 0 1 8
P GASOL C 25:27 4-12 5-6 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 13
J NAVARRO G 37:07 6-14 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 15
D STOUDAMIRE G 19:13 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8
C JACOBSEN 26:36 1-4 0-0 1 6 7 0 0 0 1 3
S SWIFT 13:42 6-7 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 12
K LOWRY 30:40 3-9 6-10 0 4 4 3 1 4 0 12
H WARRICK 9:02 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
T KINSEY 12:22 4-8 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
B CARDINAL 5:47 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
A BROWN 3:44 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
D MILICIC DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M CONLEY JR. DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-78 23-32 9 29 38 13 8 4 7 91
(.385) (.719) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 7 (6 PTS)

TORONTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J MOON F 35:38 3-9 0-0 3 5 8 2 1 1 0 6
C BOSH F 11:29 5-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 10
R NESTEROVIC C 18:54 4-8 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10
A PARKER G 36:43 8-14 0-0 1 7 8 6 1 0 2 19
J CALDERON G 33:41 6-12 1-2 0 5 5 10 1 0 0 13
A BARGNANI 20:56 3-6 4-5 1 6 7 2 4 0 1 11
C DELFINO 23:10 6-8 0-0 0 7 7 0 5 0 2 14
D MARTIN 14:19 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2
J KAPONO 31:02 6-12 0-0 2 2 4 3 5 0 3 14
J GRAHAM 6:54 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 2
K HUMPHRIES 7:14 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
M BASTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T FORD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J DIXON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J GARBAJOSA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 44-86 7-9 9 37 46 28 24 1 9 103
(.512) (.778) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 10 (12 PTS)

MEMPHIS 29 10 21 31 - 91
TORONTO 27 30 25 21 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - S SWIFT 2, P GASOL, A BROWN, R GAY. TORONTO -
J MOON 2, R NESTEROVIC, C DELFINO, A BARGNANI, A PARKER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 8-21 (.381), M MILLER 0-1, J NAVARRO 3-
10, D STOUDAMIRE 2-4, C JACOBSEN 1-3, T KINSEY 2-3. TORONTO 8-20 (.
400), J MOON 0-1, A PARKER 3-5, J CALDERON 0-1, A BARGNANI 1-1, C DELFINO 2-
4, D MARTIN 0-3, J KAPONO 2-5.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DEREK RICHARDSON, EDDIE F. RUSH, ELY ROE.
A - 18,906. T - 2:04.</div>

 

NBA: MEMPHIS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Miller 24:13 0-5 4-4 0-6 2 3 4
R Gay 32:07 2-9 4-6 3-6 1 2 8
P Gasol 25:27 4-12 5-6 1-7 1 0 13
J Navarro 37:07 6-14 0-0 0-1 0 1 15
D Stoudamire 19:13 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 8
C Jacobsen 26:36 1-4 0-0 1-7 0 0 3
S Swift 13:42 6-7 0-0 2-3 0 0 12
K Lowry 30:40 3-9 6-10 0-4 3 1 12
H Warrick 9:02 1-3 1-2 0-1 0 0 3
T Kinsey 12:22 4-8 1-2 1-1 0 0 11
B Cardinal 5:47 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0
A Brown 3:44 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
D Milicic DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Conley Jr. DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-78 23-32 9-38 13 8 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.385, FT-.719. 3-Point Goals:
8-21, .381 (M Miller 0-1, J Navarro 3-10, D
Stoudamire 2-4, C Jacobsen 1-3, T Kinsey
2-3). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:5 (S
Swift 2, P Gasol, A Brown, R Gay).
Turnovers:7 (J Navarro 2, B Cardinal, S
Swift, C Jacobsen, A Brown, R Gay). Steals: 4
(K Lowry 4).


TORONTO (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Moon 35:38 3-9 0-0 3-8 2 1 6
C Bosh 11:29 5-6 0-0 0-1 2 0 10
R Nesterovic 18:54 4-8 2-2 0-1 1 2 10
A Parker 36:43 8-14 0-0 1-8 6 1 19
J Calderon 33:41 6-12 1-2 0-5 10 1 13
A Bargnani 20:56 3-6 4-5 1-7 2 4 11
C Delfino 23:10 6-8 0-0 0-7 0 5 14
D Martin 14:19 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 2
J Kapono 31:02 6-12 0-0 2-4 3 5 14
J Graham 6:54 1-3 0-0 1-4 0 3 2
K Humphries 7:14 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 1 2
M Baston DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Ford DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Dixon DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Garbajosa DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-86 7-9 9-46 28 24 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (J Moon 0-1, A Parker 3-5, J
Calderon 0-1, A Bargnani 1-1, C Delfino 2-4,
D Martin 0-3, J Kapono 2-5). Team Rebounds:
7. Blocked Shots:6 (J Moon 2, R Nesterovic, C
Delfino, A Bargnani, A Parker). Turnovers:9
(J Kapono 3, C Delfino 2, A Parker 2, D
Martin, A Bargnani). Steals: 1 (J Moon).

-------------------------------------------
MEMPHIS 29 10 21 31 - 91
TORONTO 27 30 25 21 - 103
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,906. T: 2:04.
Officials: Derek Richardson, Eddie F. Rush,
Ely Roe.</div>

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- With Chris Bosh down, the Toronto Raptorssprang to life.


Anthony Parker scored 19 points to lead seven Raptors in doublefigures en route to a 103-91 thrashing of the Memphis Grizzlieson Wednesday.


Carlos Delfino scored all 14 of his points in the second quarterfor Toronto, which has won three of four to pull back above.500 at 8-7.


"We hit our shots, ran the court and played good defense andthat was the difference," Delfino said. "It's important for usto build our confidence at home."


With starting point guard T.J. Ford already watching from thebench in street clothes, Bosh was forced out with a strainedright groin with 9:44 remaining in the second quarter and theRaptors clinging to a 33-31 advantage.


"I have a strained groin," Bosh said. "I pulled it a little bit(Tuesday in practice) and tried to give it a go (Wednesday). Iwas able to go a little bit, but it was painful and there's noreason to risk further injury right now.


"I don't think I'll be out very long. I will get a goodtreatment (Thursday) and stretch it out and I'll take it day byday."


Instead of folding along without its superstar, Toronto rallied.

"We are a deep team and everybody is ready to play," Raptorsguard Jose Calderon said. "We missed Chris, but everybody jumpedto the call ready to play and ready to help the team. Weplayed a really good second quarter and third quarter, and itwas almost a perfect game, I think we played really good."

The Raptors outscored the Grizzlies, 24-8, the rest of the wayin the second to take a 57-39 advantage into the locker room.Toronto shot 65 percent (13-of-19) in the quarter, led byDelfino's 6-of-6 effort.


"That's when they brought in their second unit, and I don'tthink there is really any drop-off when we bring anybody in offthe bench, and we were able to exploit that," Parker said aboutthe second quarter. "Defensively we did a good job, we gotrebounds and we were able to run and we were getting shots thatwe wanted and they were falling."


Delfino also chipped in five of his seven rebounds in thedecisive second.


"You've got to give them credit for the way they playeddefensively," Grizzlies swingman Mike Miller said about thesecond. "But we've got to learn to share the ball better andmove the ball. Those are things we need to do as a team. Whenwe play well, we usually move the ball. But there were a lot ofthings we did wrong tonight."


The Raptors pushed the lead to as many as 28 points when Parkerdrove the lane for an easy dunk with 4:20 left in the thirdquarter.


"That's our strength, especially with such a long season, somany things can happen, guys are going to get a chance," Parkersaid about the Raptors' depth. "Tonight we had guys come in andplay different positions - Carlos, Jamario - and having Joey(Graham) back helped when we had to guard smaller guys.Defense was definitely the key tonight."


However, as the lead grew, so did Toronto's list of injurieswith forward Andrea Bargnani leaving the game due to a rightknee injury early in the fourth quarter.


Memphis made a game of it early, matching Toronto shot for shotin a furious first quarter. Pau Gasol, Damon Stoudamire andStromile Swift each scored six points in the first as theGrizzlies opened up a slim 29-27 lead after the first.

But the Raptors' offensive balance was too much for theGrizzlies the rest of the way.


Toronto center Rasho Nesterovic, back after six games on thesidelines due to injury, scored 10 points and combined withrookie Jamario Moon to do an admirable job controlling the paintin Bosh's absence - leaving the outside open for the shooters.

Jason Kapono chipped in 14 points and Jose Calderon added 13 and10 assists for Toronto, which shot 51 percent (44-of-86) in thecontest.


Rookie Juan Carlos Navarro scored 15 points for the Grizzlies,who shot just 38 percent (30-of-78) and were outrebounded,46-38.


"They were better the whole night," Navarro said. "It wasdifficult for us to get up after having a game (Tuesday) and tocome up here with them playing with more energy all night. Theycontrolled the game and were faster than us all night."