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Toronto Raptors (1-3), who became the 2019 NBA champion, earned their first win this season.
In Canada, the Raptors defeated the Knicks 100: 83, with Ignas Brazdeikis, seeking Lithuanian citizenship, appearing in the ranks for 1 minute.
Naturally, during that 21-year-old forward he didn’t do much, he only bounced 1 ball.
The Raptors dominated in the second half of the game, after the first two halves finished equally.
The Canadian team was drawn to a pair of defenders: Fred VanVleet scored 25 points and had 7 assists, and Kyle Lowry scored 20 points.
New York basketball players shot terribly 3-pointers in this game. Reggie Bullock missed all 9 long shots, and the New York team’s three-point overall accuracy was just 8 percent. – only 3 long shots of 36.
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Pascalis Siakamas has his hands on his head, that was a tremendous effort.
The 26-year-old Cameroon forward scored 18.7 points and bounced back in the first three games, but the Raptors decided to penalize him and prevent him from playing on Thursday.
P.Siakamas is penalized for leaving the field prematurely in a previously lost game in Philadelphia. There, he exhausted the foul limit with 25 seconds left, turned around for a couple of seconds, and entered the locker room without reaching the final siren.
“It was a matter of discipline, an internal matter,” explained Raptors coach Nick Nurse. “We want everyone to have a clear idea of how we want to travel.”
Interestingly, the Raptors did not officially suspend P. Siakamo. If a player were disqualified by a club or league, they would also lose part of their reward. P. In the case of the case, it would be about 400 thousand. Dollars.
“Raptors”: Fredas VanVleetas 25, Kyle’as Lowry 20, Normanas Powellas 17;
“Knicks”: Julius Randle and Kevin Knox II 16 each, Elfrid Payton 14.
Results of all NBA games on Thursday:
“Indiana Pacers” (D.Sabonis 25) – “Cleveland Cavaliers” 119: 99
“Toronto Raptors” – “New York Knicks” (I.Brazdeikis 0) 100: 83
“Washington Wizards” – “Chicago Bulls” 130: 133
“Orlando Magic” – “Philadelphia 76ers” 92: 116
“Houston Rockets” – “Sacramento Kings” 122: 119
“Oklahoma City Thunder” – “New Orleans Pelicans” 80: 113
“Utah Jazz” – “Phoenix Suns” 95: 106.
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