National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 118, Toronto 110
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #52 Scott Twardoski, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 17945

Trail Blazers 118, Raptors 110 (OT): Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 25 points as visiting Portland needed overtime to put away Toronto.

Nicolas Batum added 24 points for the Trail Blazers (8-2), who made 15 3-pointers to fall one shy of a franchise record. Aldridge contributed a game-high 11 rebounds and Wesley Matthews poured in 17 points for Portland, which won its sixth straight game.

Rudy Gay paced the offense with 30 points for the Raptors (4-7), who erased a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter before falling short in overtime. DeMar DeRozan added 29 points and Gay grabbed 10 rebounds for Toronto, which lost its second in a row.

Trailing 57-54 at the half, the Raptors kept the game tight, remaining within five points for much of the third quarter before Batum drilled seven points as part of a late 10-2 run to give Portland control en route to a 79-69 lead. In the final stanza, Lillard scored nine points during an an 11-4 run to open the period before Toronto's ferocious comeback charge, capped by Gay's layup as time expired to force overtime.

In the extra frame, Gay scored five straight points to give the Raptors their first lead since the second quarter before Lillard answered with five of his own to put Portland back in front. Batum sunk a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch to pad the lead before the Blazers iced the game at the free-throw line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Portland improved to 9-1 against Toronto in their last 10 meetings. ... Toronto F Quincy Acy left the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter but later returned. ... The Blazers have 100 3-pointers on the year, setting the highest 10-game total to start a season in team history.
Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Toronto
LaMarcus Aldridge 25 Scoring Rudy Gay 30
Damian Lillard 8 Assists Kyle Lowry 10
LaMarcus Aldridge 11 Rebounds Rudy Gay 10
Robin Lopez 4 Free Throws Made DeMar DeRozan 6
LaMarcus Aldridge 2 Steals Kyle Lowry 4
Nicolas Batum 2 Blocks Quincy Acy 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 118 44.4 15-32 15-20 25 46 6 5 16
Toronto 110 44.7 3-17 23-31 17 51 3 6 17
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Raptors have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.