Tune in on Friday evening at 7:00 PM ET as the Toronto Raptors play host to the Phoenix Suns. Natasha Alibhai will be live blogging for your enjoyment.
About 10 minutes to tip off! My first Raptors game I am blogging this season
Kid Canada and the ex-Air Canada in the building
The Suns will be without newly acquired Aaron Brooks
Coach Gentry had high praise of the Raptors offense that scored 118 points on the Bulls a couple of nights ago
@thatsthedagger Game is on TSN2 in Canada
The Suns have won 12 straight against the Raptors coming into this game
Suns Starters: Nash, Hill, Carter, Frye, Lopez
Raptors Starters: Calderon, J Johnson, A Johnson, Bargnani, DeRozan
Barbosa and Nash with a little handshake before tip. They were good friends in PHX
Here we go, Suns win the opening tip
Lopez has his hook shot pop out as he went baseline
Raptors turn it over, Carter with the steal
Frye misses from the outside, James Johnson with the rebound
Johnson getting his 2nd start, scores on the other end
Suns push it up and Vince slams it down on the break
Bargnani misses a baseline jumper. Way off balance
Lopez drives the lane and is fouled by DeMar
Lopez at the line, makes the 1st and the 2nd
Suns up 4-2 early with 2 minutes gone
James Johnson has his long 2 rim out.
Frye calmly drains a 3 on the other end
Vince playing some D. Slaps the ball off DeMar and its Suns ball
Vince misses on the step back but a loose ball foul on Amir Johnson
New shot clock for the Suns
Vince spins across the lane and hits the smooth fadeaway
Jose too strong on the elbow jumper
Suns leaking out, Grant Hill running the floor gets the pass and is fouled going up
Hill at the line, makes the 1st and the 2nd
Suns lead 11-2, Raptors are calling a time out. 8:50 to go in the 1st
Raptors ball out of the time out
DeMar pulls up from the elbow but the jumper is short
Frye misses a 3 on the other end.
Jose finds a slashing Bargnani for the 2 handed slam
Foul on the floor called on Bargnani. 14 on the shot clock
Nash misses the jumper but there is another loose ball foul.
