GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: PHILADELPHIA (0-0) at TORONTO (0-0)

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA 93
TORONTO 96 2:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA 95
TORONTO 104 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA 97
TORONTO 106 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 22 28 17 30 97
TORONTO 24 34 23 25 106 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 23, KYLE KORVER 20, ANDRE
MILLER 15
TOR - ANDREA BARGNANI 20, CHRIS BOSH 16, T.J.
FORD 14</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PHILADELPHIA 97
TORONTO 106 FINAL</div>

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The reigning Atlantic Division championToronto Raptors got off to a successful start in defending theircrown on Wednesday.


Andrea Bargnani led five players in double figures with 20points as the Raptors posted a 106-97 victory over the divisionrival Philadelphia 76ers in the season opener for both teams.

Chris Bosh had 16 points and T.J. Ford added 14 and 12 assistsfor the Raptors, who went 47-35 last season en route to thefirst division crown in franchise history.


The Sixers, who trailed by as many as 22 points in the thirdquarter, scored 15 straight in a 27-7 run to cut the Raptors'lead to 88-87 with 5:24 remaining.


Bargnani answered with a four-point play to push Toronto'sadvantage to five, and Philadelphia never had possession to tieor take the lead the rest of the way.


The Raptors, who were ranked 27th in the league last year inrebounding, did not fare much better in the opener as they werebeaten on the glass, 47-35.


The Sixers also held the edge in fast-break points, outscoringthe Raptors by a 17-2 margin.


Trailing late in the second quarter by three points, Torontoused a 17-4 run towards the end of that period to take a10-point lead - its biggest of the first half.


After the Sixers scored the final basket in the second, theRaptors opened up the third quarter outscoring Philadelphia,19-5, in the first six minutes to take a 77-55 lead.

Andre Iguodala had 23 points and Kyle Korver scored 20 -shooting 4-of-7 from the arc - to lead Philadelphia, which haslost five of its last six to Toronto.

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (97) AT TORONTO (106)

PHILADELPHIA

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

A IGUODALA F 39:39 8-16 5-8 2 6 8 2 3 1 7 23
R EVANS F 21:53 2-4 2-5 6 9 15 0 2 1 1 6
S DALEMBERT C 24:57 2-8 0-0 4 2 6 2 4 0 1 4
W GREEN G 36:50 5-12 1-2 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 12
A MILLER G 32:08 7-17 1-2 2 3 5 6 1 0 3 15
J SMITH 15:44 2-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 4
K KORVER 32:31 7-12 2-2 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 20
L WILLIAMS 15:52 2-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 6
R CARNEY 16:29 3-6 1-2 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 7
C BOOTH 3:57 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
K OLLIE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T YOUNG DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-83 14-23 16 31 47 22 17 3 17 97
(.458) (.609) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 18 (18 PTS)

TORONTO

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

J KAPONO F 23:24 4-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 9
C BOSH F 25:47 6-14 4-5 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 16
A BARGNANI C 22:24 6-11 5-5 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 20
A PARKER G 34:59 5-10 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 1 0 13
T FORD G 30:59 6-13 2-3 0 2 2 12 4 2 1 14
R NESTEROVIC 12:15 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
K HUMPHRIES 6:30 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 2
J CALDERON 17:52 5-7 2-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 13
C DELFINO 30:17 2-5 2-2 2 4 6 2 1 2 0 7
J DIXON 17:38 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 4
J GARBAJOSA 6:49 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
J GRAHAM 11:06 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 4

TOTALS 240:00 41-83 15-17 8 27 35 23 20 8 10 106
(.494) (.882) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 11 (18 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA 22 28 17 30 - 97
TORONTO 24 34 23 25 - 106

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHILADELPHIA - S DALEMBERT 4, A IGUODALA, J SMITH. TORONTO -
C BOSH 2, A BARGNANI 2, T FORD, K HUMPHRIES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHILADELPHIA 7-17 (.412), A IGUODALA 2-5, W GREEN 1-
1, A MILLER 0-1, K KORVER 4-7, R CARNEY 0-3. TORONTO 9-16 (.563), J KAPONO 1-
1, A BARGNANI 3-4, A PARKER 3-5, T FORD 0-2, J CALDERON 1-1, C DELFINO 1-
2, J GARBAJOSA 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, LEROY RICHARDSON, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 19,800. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iguodala 39:39 8-16 5-8 2-8 2 3 23
R Evans 21:53 2-4 2-5 6-15 0 2 6
S Dalembert 24:57 2-8 0-0 4-6 2 4 4
W Green 36:50 5-12 1-2 0-3 4 1 12
A Miller 32:08 7-17 1-2 2-5 6 1 15
J Smith 15:44 2-4 0-0 1-4 1 1 4
K Korver 32:31 7-12 2-2 0-0 4 2 20
L Williams 15:52 2-4 2-2 0-1 2 3 6
R Carney 16:29 3-6 1-2 1-4 1 0 7
C Booth 3:57 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
K Ollie DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Young DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-83 14-23 16-47 22 17 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.609. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (A Iguodala 2-5, W Green 1-1, A
Miller 0-1, K Korver 4-7, R Carney 0-3). Team
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:6 (S Dalembert 4,
A Iguodala, J Smith). Turnovers:17 (A
Iguodala 7, A Miller 3, K Korver 2, R Carney
2, S Dalembert, R Evans, W Green). Steals: 3
(R Evans, A Iguodala, J Smith).


TORONTO (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Kapono 23:24 4-5 0-0 0-3 0 1 9
C Bosh 25:47 6-14 4-5 0-4 1 1 16
A Bargnani 22:24 6-11 5-5 2-5 0 3 20
A Parker 34:59 5-10 0-0 0-6 3 2 13
T Ford 30:59 6-13 2-3 0-2 12 4 14
R Nesterovic 12:15 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 4
K Humphries 6:30 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 3 2
J Calderon 17:52 5-7 2-2 0-1 4 1 13
C Delfino 30:17 2-5 2-2 2-6 2 1 7
J Dixon 17:38 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 4
J Garbajosa 6:49 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
J Graham 11:06 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 4

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-83 15-17 8-35 23 20 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.494, FT-.882. 3-Point Goals:
9-16, .563 (J Kapono 1-1, A Bargnani 3-4, A
Parker 3-5, T Ford 0-2, J Calderon 1-1, C
Delfino 1-2, J Garbajosa 0-1). Team Rebounds:
6. Blocked Shots:6 (C Bosh 2, A Bargnani 2, T
Ford, K Humphries). Turnovers:10 (C Bosh 2, K
Humphries 2, R Nesterovic, T Ford, A
Bargnani, J Graham, J Calderon, J Garbajosa).
Steals: 8 (T Ford 2, C Delfino 2, J Kapono, A
Parker, J Dixon, C Bosh).

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PHILADELPHIA 22 28 17 30 - 97
TORONTO 24 34 23 25 - 106
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,800. T: 2:17.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Leroy Richardson,
Violet Palmer.</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 22 28 17 30 97
TORONTO 24 34 23 25 106 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 23, KYLE KORVER 20, ANDRE
MILLER 15
TOR - ANDREA BARGNANI 20, CHRIS BOSH 16, T.J.
FORD 14

HIGH REBOUND: PHI - REGGIE EVANS 15, ANDRE IGUODALA 8,
SAMUEL DALEMBERT 6
TOR - CARLOS DELFINO 6, ANTHONY PARKER 6,
ANDREA BARGNANI 5

HIGH ASSISTS: PHI - ANDRE MILLER 6, WILLIE GREEN 4, KYLE
KORVER 4
TOR - T.J. FORD 12, JOSE CALDERON 4, ANTHONY
PARKER 3

ATT: 19,800</div>

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The reigning Atlantic Division championToronto Raptors got off to a successful start in defending theircrown on Wednesday.


Andrea Bargnani led five players in double figures with 20points as the Raptors posted a 106-97 victory over the divisionrival Philadelphia 76ers in the season opener for both teams.

Chris Bosh had 16 points and T.J. Ford added 14 and 12 assistsfor the Raptors, who went 47-35 last season en route to thefirst division crown in franchise history.


"Down the stretch, we hit a wall and couldn't score, and theyhit some tough shots," Toronto coach Sam Mitchell said. "Butour guys made plays when we needed to make plays."

The Sixers, who trailed by as many as 22 points in the thirdquarter, scored 15 straight in a 27-7 run to cut the Raptors'lead to 88-87 with 5:24 remaining.


Bargnani answered with a four-point play to push Toronto'sadvantage to five, and Philadelphia never had possession to tieor take the lead the rest of the way.


"It was a very important play based on how close the score was,"Bargnani said. "I received a nice pass, I put it up and hopedthat it went in. I was a little lucky."


Philadelphia guard Andre Iguodala saw Bargnani's 3-pointer asthe biggest play of the game.


"We had one really bad stretch," Iguodala said. "When Bargnaniwas hit on that four-point play things seemed to fall apart forus just as we were coming back. That was the turnaround point."

The Raptors, who were ranked 27th in the league last year inrebounding, did not fare much better in the opener as they werebeaten on the glass, 47-35.


The Sixers also held the edge in fast-break points, outscoringthe Raptors by a 17-2 margin.


Trailing late in the second quarter by three points, Torontoused a 17-4 run towards the end of that period to take a10-point lead - its biggest of the first half.


After the Sixers scored the final basket in the second, theRaptors opened up the third quarter outscoring Philadelphia,19-5, in the first six minutes to take a 77-55 lead.

"They (the Sixers) showed a lot of heart," Ford said. "I'mpretty sure nobody in the NBA is talking about them either. Butthe atmosphere was great, the energy in the building was great.Everybody stepped on the court and gave the fans their money'sworth."


Iguodala had 23 points and Kyle Korver scored 20 - shooting4-of-7 from the arc - to lead Philadelphia, which has lost fiveof its last six to Toronto.


"I'm pleased the way we came back but we put ourselves in such ahole, and we can't do that against a team like Toronto," Sixerscoach Maurice Cheeks said.

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (97) AT TORONTO (106)

PHILADELPHIA

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

A IGUODALA F 39:39 8-16 5-8 2 6 8 2 3 1 7 23
R EVANS F 21:53 2-4 2-5 6 9 15 0 2 1 1 6
S DALEMBERT C 24:57 2-7 0-0 3 2 5 2 4 0 1 4
W GREEN G 36:50 5-12 1-2 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 12
A MILLER G 32:08 7-17 1-2 2 3 5 6 1 0 3 15
J SMITH 15:44 2-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 4
K KORVER 32:31 7-12 2-2 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 20
L WILLIAMS 15:52 2-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 6
R CARNEY 16:29 3-6 1-2 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 7
C BOOTH 3:57 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
K OLLIE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T YOUNG DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-82 14-23 15 31 46 22 17 3 17 97
(.463) (.609) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 18 (18 PTS)

TORONTO

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

J KAPONO F 23:24 4-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 9
C BOSH F 25:47 6-14 4-5 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 16
A BARGNANI C 22:24 6-11 5-5 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 20
A PARKER G 34:59 5-10 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 1 0 13
T FORD G 30:59 6-13 2-3 0 2 2 12 4 2 1 14
R NESTEROVIC 12:15 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
K HUMPHRIES 6:30 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 2
J CALDERON 17:52 5-7 2-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 13
C DELFINO 30:17 2-5 2-2 2 4 6 2 1 2 0 7
J DIXON 17:38 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 4
J GARBAJOSA 6:49 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
J GRAHAM 11:06 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 4

TOTALS 240:00 41-83 15-17 8 27 35 23 20 8 10 106
(.494) (.882) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 11 (18 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA 22 28 17 30 - 97
TORONTO 24 34 23 25 - 106

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHILADELPHIA - S DALEMBERT 6, A IGUODALA 2, J SMITH.
TORONTO - C BOSH 2, A BARGNANI 2, T FORD, K HUMPHRIES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHILADELPHIA 7-17 (.412), A IGUODALA 2-5, W GREEN 1-
1, A MILLER 0-1, K KORVER 4-7, R CARNEY 0-3. TORONTO 9-16 (.563), J KAPONO 1-
1, A BARGNANI 3-4, A PARKER 3-5, T FORD 0-2, J CALDERON 1-1, C DELFINO 1-
2, J GARBAJOSA 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, LEROY RICHARDSON, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 19,800. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iguodala 39:39 8-16 5-8 2-8 2 3 23
R Evans 21:53 2-4 2-5 6-15 0 2 6
S Dalembert 24:57 2-7 0-0 3-5 2 4 4
W Green 36:50 5-12 1-2 0-3 4 1 12
A Miller 32:08 7-17 1-2 2-5 6 1 15
J Smith 15:44 2-4 0-0 1-4 1 1 4
K Korver 32:31 7-12 2-2 0-0 4 2 20
L Williams 15:52 2-4 2-2 0-1 2 3 6
R Carney 16:29 3-6 1-2 1-4 1 0 7
C Booth 3:57 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
K Ollie DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Young DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-82 14-23 15-46 22 17 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.463, FT-.609. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (A Iguodala 2-5, W Green 1-1, A
Miller 0-1, K Korver 4-7, R Carney 0-3). Team
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:9 (S Dalembert 6,
A Iguodala 2, J Smith). Turnovers:17 (A
Iguodala 7, A Miller 3, K Korver 2, R Carney
2, S Dalembert, R Evans, W Green). Steals: 3
(R Evans, A Iguodala, J Smith).


TORONTO (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Kapono 23:24 4-5 0-0 0-3 0 1 9
C Bosh 25:47 6-14 4-5 0-4 1 1 16
A Bargnani 22:24 6-11 5-5 2-5 0 3 20
A Parker 34:59 5-10 0-0 0-6 3 2 13
T Ford 30:59 6-13 2-3 0-2 12 4 14
R Nesterovic 12:15 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 4
K Humphries 6:30 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 3 2
J Calderon 17:52 5-7 2-2 0-1 4 1 13
C Delfino 30:17 2-5 2-2 2-6 2 1 7
J Dixon 17:38 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 4
J Garbajosa 6:49 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
J Graham 11:06 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 4

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-83 15-17 8-35 23 20 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.494, FT-.882. 3-Point Goals:
9-16, .563 (J Kapono 1-1, A Bargnani 3-4, A
Parker 3-5, T Ford 0-2, J Calderon 1-1, C
Delfino 1-2, J Garbajosa 0-1). Team Rebounds:
6. Blocked Shots:6 (C Bosh 2, A Bargnani 2, T
Ford, K Humphries). Turnovers:10 (C Bosh 2, K
Humphries 2, R Nesterovic, T Ford, A
Bargnani, J Graham, J Calderon, J Garbajosa).
Steals: 8 (T Ford 2, C Delfino 2, J Kapono, A
Parker, J Dixon, C Bosh).

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PHILADELPHIA 22 28 17 30 - 97
TORONTO 24 34 23 25 - 106
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,800. T: 2:17.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Leroy Richardson,
Violet Palmer.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA AT TORONTO
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO CORRECT VARIOUS STATS FOR
DALEMBERT AND BLOCKS FOR IGUODALA.</div>