I put this in the game thread last night, but Val became the first Raptor to hit 18 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes. Next closest was Bosh in 22 minutes.
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Thanks to CalgaryRapsFan for posting this in the game thread, from ESPN Stats and Information:
The Toronto Raptors got a good win, showing their legitimacy by winning on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-93 on Saturday night.
The Raptors are 11-2, their best 13-game start in team history.
Cavs Can't Keep it Up
By Quarter Tonight vs Raptors
1st 2nd-3rd
Pt diff +13 -27
FG pct 63.6% 32.6%
Opp FG pct 28.6% 52.4%
Ast 10 10
Teams that start 11-2 are almost always legit. Three did last season -- the Spurs, Trail Blazers and Pacers. One did in 2012-13 -- the Grizzlies. Those four teams averaged 57 wins.
Over the previous four seasons, nine teams started 11-2 or better. They finished with a combined record of 489-217, which equates to 57 wins over an 82-game season.
Since trading Rudy Gay Dec. 9, the Raptors are 52-24, 4 ½ games better than the next-best team in the Eastern Conference (the Bulls) during that span.
The Raptors won this one by dominating the Cavaliers in the middle two quarters, outscoring them 64-37.
Difference-Maker: Lou Williams
Lou Williams finished with a career-high 36 points for the Raptors. In the 29 minutes and 26 seconds in which Williams was on the floor, the Raptors outscored the Cavaliers by 37 points.
Williams went 15-for-15 from the free throw line on a night in which the Raptors shot 38-of-42 (90.5 percent) from the stripe. That’s the best they’ve shot in a game with at least 40 free-throw attempts in franchise history.
Why are the Raptors winning?
The Raptors have been successful in three areas this season. They have the league's second-most efficient offense (110.4 points per 100 possessions, the second-fewest turnovers per game (11.2) and have forced the third-most turnovers per game (17.5).
Their +6.3 turnover differential per game is second-best in the NBA, trailing only the Mavericks (+6.4).
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In Phoenix Val tied Bosh, Jarrett Jack, and... Andrea Bargnani for the most points scored on 11 or fewer FGA with 27.
He is now shooting 77.4% TS over his last 5 games, and 66.1% on the season. That's good for 7th in the league.
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According to NBA.com, we lead the league in pull-up jumpers per game, defined as a shot where a player takes one or more dribbles before shooting outside 10 feet. We are 11th in EFG% on those shots.
We have the third fewest catch and shoot attempts per game.
We have the fourth fewest "close touches" (within 12 feet) per game.
It will be interesting to see how our offense holds up as time goes on.
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Scraptor wrote: View PostCourtesy of Ed Kupfer's twitter... Our strength of schedule is easiest the rest if the way (with all the usual caveats).
The only logical conclusion is that we have 82 games of easy contests :|
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Nilanka wrote: View PostSomething doesn't add up. We've had an "easy" start to the schedule, yet we have the easiest schedule the rest of the way.
The only logical conclusion is that we have 82 games of easy contests :|
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Scraptor wrote: View PostCourtesy of Ed Kupfer's twitter... Our strength of schedule is easiest the rest if the way (with all the usual caveats).
Time to rack up them W's"Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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14 of the easiest 15 schedules remaining belong to Eastern teams. As those teams play each other the numbers will change. But if you believe that most teams are as good as their records to date, then this is pretty accurate. If we only play 30 games vs the west, like last year, then we'd only have 22 games remaining against the west.
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enlightenment wrote: View PostJust wow.
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