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01/23 23:36 CST Mamukelashvili's 22 points lead Raptors past Blazers, snapping
Portland's win streak
Mamukelashvili's 22 points lead Raptors past Blazers, snapping Portland's win
streak
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) --- Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Brandon
Ingram added 20 to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers
110-98 on Friday night.
The Raptors led by as many as 13 and dominated most of the game despite being
outscored from the 3-point line (39-27) and losing the turnover battle (16-13).
The Blazers were without star forward Deni Avdija, who missed the game with a
lower back strain.
Jrue Holiday and Shaedon Sharpe each scored 21 points in the loss that snapped
Portland's four-game win streak.
Toronto, which has won three straight, led 76-74 heading into the fourth
quarter.
Holiday tied the game at 76 on Portland's first possession of the fourth
quarter. Donovan Clingan briefly gave Portland a 78-76 lead before the Raptors
hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 82-78. A dunk by Scottie Barnes extended
the advantage to 84-78 with 9:58 left.
Holiday scored nine of Portland's first 11 points in the fourth quarter, but
the Raptors kept them at bay with a balanced attack.
Mamukelashvili was fouled on a layup that put the Raptors up 95-87 and after he
failed to convert the 3-point play, the Raptors scored off the rebound on a
basket from Ingram to up the lead to 10.
Caleb Love's 3-pointer made it 98-94 but that was as close as Portland would
get in the fourth quarter.
Love's layup with 2:23 left in the third quarter gave Portland its first lead
of the game at 73-72, but Ochai Agbaji's tip in on the next possession gave
Toronto the lead back at 74-73.
The Raptors led 50-43 at halftime.
In the first quarter the Blazers shot a horrendous 4 for 26 (15.4%) from the
field, including 1 of 11 (9%) from the 3-point line. Despite Portland's poor
shooting, the Raptors only led 19-12 after the first quarter.
After Camara's 3-pointer made it 32-30 in the second quarter, the Raptors went
on a 12-2 run to push their lead back to 44-32.
Up next
Raptors: visit Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Trail Blazers: visit Boston on Monday.
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