Raptors hurting but keep winning
Written by on February 3rd, 2010 in Latest News.
Raptors superstar Chris Bosh (4) shoots over Brooks Lopez in a 108-99 victory over the visiting Nets on Wednesday night. (Ron Turenne/Getty Images)
Chris Bosh scored 20 points, Sonny Weems set career highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds and the small-handed Toronto Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 108-99 on Wednesday night in Toronto, their fifth win in six games.
A night after scoring a career-high 34 points in a loss at Indiana, Andrea Bargnani had 20 points for Toronto.
Antoine Wright had a season-high 18 points and Jarrett Jack finished with 17 points and nine assists, despite flu-like symptoms, as Toronto topped 100 points for the 15th consecutive game.
Toronto is 10-5 in that span.
The Raptors were without guard Jose Calderon (right ankle), guard DeMar DeRozan (right ankle) and forward Hedo Turkoglu (facial break).
Calderon had an MRI on Wednesday night, while Turkoglu is being fitted for a protective mask after fracturing the orbital bone beneath his right eye in Sunday’s win over Indiana. Turkoglu and DeRozan are expected to return Sunday against Sacramento.
Yi Jianlian and Devin Harris each scored 15 points for the Nets, who lost their fourth straight to drop to 4-44.
Former Raptors forward Kris Humphries had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Courtney Lee added 14 points, Brook Lopez had 12 and Jarvis Hayes had 11 for New Jersey.
The Raptors used an 11-1 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to make it 89-79 with 9:39 remaining, forcing the Nets to call timeout. Lee hit a three-point basket and Hayes made a jumpshot as New Jersey cut it to 97-90 with 5:45 left, but Jack answered with a three-pointer for Toronto, pushing the lead back to double digits.
Toronto led 15-4 early and was up 28-22 after one but went cold to start the second, missing nine straight field-goal attempts as the Nets jumped in front with a 20-3 run, taking a 42-31 lead.
Jack finished the drought with a layup at 5:55 of the second, sparking a 15-4 Toronto run as the Raptors tied it at 46-46 with 3:28 left in the quarter. Toronto led 57-56 at the half.
Bargnani scored nine points in the third, but Yi had 10 to keep the Nets close. Toronto led 83-78 heading into the fourth.
New Jersey fell to 1-24 on the road.
