Apr 22, 2014

4/22/2014 09:58:00 PM
The Toronto Raptors needed him in Game 1 and he admitted he was nervous and anxious with anxiety all wrapped into one which equal "Busters you have 5 Seconds to hit an exit". That was Raptors 2013-14 All-Star Shooting Guard and Compton, California's Finest Demar DeRozan struggling in game one but made amends fore that performance in game two.

Wearing the Kobe 9 Elite (Gray w/Hot Red n Black) and the loudest one in the room must have Game...DeRozan answered his Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon and when it counted. Seventeen points of his 30 in the 4th frame (earning all that Raptors Direct Deposit for April 2014) the Dinosaurs trailing 66-64 after three made it happen in the 4th. With the score 92-90 Raptors with just under a minute to go in regulation he goes 6 for 6 from the stripe as Raptors PF Amir Johnson from L.A. Westchester HS Basketball Lore (and former Louisville Cardinals Signee as he opted to go into the NBA Draft)  had a Slam Dunk in that run as Toronto outscores the Nets 10-3 in the last minute. Six Raptors were in double figures including DeRozan with Amir adding 16 points and nine boards and Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas going 15 points and fourteen boards.

The Nets were right there in that neighborhood to get game #2 but could not slow down DeRozan as Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 18 points with PG Deron Williams adding 15 points. The Raptors had more turnovers (20-10) than the Nets and only hit 2 of 16 from the Arc. All those numbers didn't play into the outcome because of the Raptors 52-30 Glass Margin with 19 of that 32 second chance opportunities.

Game 3 back in Brooklyn on Friday April 25th at 7pm ET...Series tied 1-1    

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