Pascal Siakam's 37 points led all scorers in the Toronto Raptors's 112-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam's 37 points led all scorers in the TorontoSiakam also pulled down 10 rebounds and added a team-best seven assists as Toronto won its third straight.Fred VanVleet had 16 points and four assists, while Gary Trent Jr. scored 15.lineup played together as the NBA trade deadline loomed on Thursday and Toronto was expected to be a seller.Doug McDermott had 13 points, with Josh Richardson adding 14 and former Raptor Jakob Poeltl chipping in 12.
VanVleet drove to the net for a layup with 30.2 seconds left to play in the first and then sank a free throw to give theSiakam scored a season-high 18 points in the frame. His previous high was 17 points, a mark he set in both the second and third quarters of Toronto's 113-106 victory over the New York Knicks on Dec. 21.
Richardson made a tight jump shot with 4:54 left in the second quarter to tie the game 45-45, promptingIt barely slowed down San Antonio, with the visitors keeping the game close. Richardson drilled a three-pointer with 22 seconds left in the half before VanVleet's layup gave Toronto a 57-54 lead heading into the intermission.were uncharacteristically irresponsible with the ball in the first half, coughing up eight turnovers for 11 points.
San Antonio could do little to further cut into that lead in the final 12 minutes of play. Siakam sank a 17-foot jumper to make it 110-98 with less than a minute left to play. Montreal's Chris Boucher made two free throws for his sixth and seventh points of the quarter.INACTIVESforward O.G. Anunoby and guard Otto Porter Jr. were both inactive for the game. Anunoby sprained his left wrist in the' 129-117 loss to Golden State on Jan. 27. Porter is recovering from toe dislocation surgery.
“We got off the plane and had a super intense, fast, pacy practice yesterday,” said Nurse. “Normally we're `let's take the day off, let's not have shootaround, recover from the trip.”'The Spurs travel to Detroit on Friday to play the Pistons.
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