The visiting Toronto Raptors squeaked by the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, winning 95 - 91. Toronto (22 - 8) holds one of the league's top records, having now won nine of its last 11 games. On Monday, Toronto saw stellar play from star point guard Kyle Lowry, who led the team with 27 points. Lowry added seven rebounds and four assists. Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, meanwhile, had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists. The team struggled on offense overall, shooting just 33 percent. However, the Raptors did have 12 three - pointers and reached the line 24 times in the game. Five of those threes came off the bench, as forward Patrick Patterson hit 5 - of - 11 from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Portland (13 - 20) is currently in the midst of the league's biggest slide. The Blazers hold the last - ranked defense in the NBA and are slowly falling out of the playoff picture in the West. On Monday, though, it was offensive struggles that did the Blazers in. With leading scorer Damian Lillard (ankle) out, the team was left struggling to find baskets. The team shot only 42 percent and hit just eight threes. The Blazers also committed a whopping 18 turnovers. However, guard C.J. McCollum impressed with 29 points and seven assists. On Wednesday, the Raptors will face the Warriors and the Blazers will take on the Kings.
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