FINAL SCORE: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 101, TORONTO RAPTORS 99
DATE: JANUARY 7, 2020 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
Portland 101 16-22 Anthony – 28 Whiteside – 16 Lillard – 9
Toronto 99 24-13 Lowry – 24 Ibaka – 11 Lowry – 10
KEY RUN Trailing 95-88 with 3:57 to play, Portland ended the game the game on a 13-4 run … Carmelo Anthony and Damian Lillard combined for all 13 points during the run … After Damian Lillard made a 35-foot three-pointer to tie the game with 38.5 seconds left, Carmelo Anthony made the game-winning basket with just 4.1 seconds remaining … Kyle Lowry’s three-point attempt missed as time expired.
KEY STAT The Trail Blazers outscored Toronto 32-21 in the fourth quarter … Portland shot .632 (12-for-19) from the field and made six threes in the final period … The Raptors shot just .391 (9-for-23) in the fourth.
RAPTORS NOTES:
• With the loss, Toronto falls to 24-13 this season and 14-6 at home … The Raptors have dropped two of their last three games (Jan. 2-7) … Toronto plays the second game of a back-to-back set tomorrow night at Charlotte … The Raptors split the season-series with Portland for the second straight year. • Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 24 points and dished out a game-high 10 assists in 38 minutes for his fifth double-double of the season … Lowry has scored 20+ points in 10 of the last 12 games (Dec. 16 – Jan. 7); averaging 23.4 points during this stretch. • Serge Ibaka recorded his sixth straight double-double and 10th of the season with 17 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in 32 minutes … All 10 of Ibaka’s double-doubles have come in the last 15 games (Dec. 9 – Jan. 7). • Oshae Brissett scored a career-high 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT) in 23 minutes off the bench. • The Raptors had four players score double figures – Lowry (24), Ibaka (17), Brissett (12) and Chris Boucher (12) … Boucher scored in double digits for the ninth time this season. • Matt Thomas scored eight points (2-6 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-2 FT) in 15 minutes off the bench … Thomas returned to the lineup after missing the previous 21 games with a left middle finger injury. TRAIL BLAZERS NOTES:
• With the win, Portland improves to 16-22 on the season and 8-13 on the road … The Trail Blazers have won two of their last three games and are now 2-2 on their five-game road trip (Jan. 1-9) … Portland finishes the road trip Thursday night at Minnesota. • The Trail Blazers led for just 18 seconds … After leading 4-3 early in the first quarter, Portland didn’t take the lead again until Anthony’s basket with 4.1 seconds remaining. • Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 28 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter … Portland improved to 5-3 this season when Anthony scores 20 or more. • Hassan Whiteside recorded his sixth straight double-double (Dec. 28 – Jan. 7) and 28th of the season with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in 37 minutes of action. • The Trail Blazers had five players score in double digits – Anthony (28), Damian Lillard (20), Whiteside (14), Anfernee Simons (12) and CJ McCollum (10).
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