Great. Let’s go play a game across this water.’ This time around it’s mainly for my family.
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– Cory Joseph was the X factor tonight with 19 points (on 9-of-11 shooting). Eventually, strong play in overtime from Kyle Lowry, and some clutch free throw shooting from the Raptors ensured the win.
The Raptors may have banished their London demons to keep the win streak going, but their coach Dwane Casey was not happy with how they went about it. After Lowry missed a shot, he stole the ball from Oladipo and was fouled by Tobias Harris.
More brilliance from Fournier was cancelled out as Lowry and Joseph continued to combine for the Raptors as the game reached a stunning climax.
Guard Victor Oladipo scored 27 points and forward Evan Fournier added 21 for Orlando, which fell for the sixth time in seven games.
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey gestures following a foul during the second half of an NBA basketb …
Valanciunas finished the night with 13 points and nine rebounds to Vucevic’s 17-point, 11-rebound evening.
Orlando trailed for most of the game but drew level at 96-96 via Oladipo’s jumper with just 32 seconds to go.
The Jazz had worked out of a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes and finally tied the game with four seconds remaining on a three-pointer by backup forward Joe Ingles.
Before the game, and after the playing of “O Canada”, “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Save the Queen”, Lowry and Vucevic stood at center court and briefly spoke to the crowd, thanking the fans for their support.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay sat next to Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, one of a number of footballers in the crowd in London.
“Right before this press conference I met with the executives of AEG Europe, and they, in fact, proposed just that, that we look at playing a regular-season game in Paris, and I’m sure it’s something that we will look at closely”, Silver said.
Magic: Orlando came in 8-0 against Atlantic Division opponents….
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The Magic will now fly back to home for a few days, before they fly to Atlanta, to play the Hawks on Martin Luther King Jr.
