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His post play was very aggressive Jul 13, 2013 3:18:18 GMT -5

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TORONTO -- Dwane Casey walked into the post-game press conference and plunked down a bottle of Gatorade on the podium. Dwight Howard Jersey Rockets . The coach joked that he didnt drink beer, so Gatorade was his post-game celebratory drink of choice. The beleaguered Toronto Raptors finally had something to celebrate Friday, beating the Phoenix Suns 101-97 for their first victory in seven games -- a much-needed mental boost, they said, before departing on a tough five-game road trip. "The way Kyle (Lowry) put it, were in a four-and-a-half feet hole, trying to stop digging," Casey said of the Raptors early-season woes. DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points to top Toronto (4-13), while Amir Johnson added 16, Jose Calderon contributed 13 points and nine assists and Lowry finished with 15 points. "It felt good, we definitely needed it mentally, we definitely needed it before we went on this tough road trip," said Lowry. The Raptors open this latest road trip on a gruelling early-season schedule Monday in Denver. Marcin Gortat, Jared Dudley and Shannon Brown scored 14 points apiece for the Phoenix (6-10). The Raptors found themselves in a situation all-too-familiar, watching a fourth-quarter lead all but disappear against a Suns team hungry to make up for a humiliating 117-77 loss in Detroit two nights earlier -- the third worst margin of defeat in the Suns history. DeRozans putback of his own blocked shot with 0.3 seconds left to go in the third gave Toronto an 80-76 lead with one quarter left in the game, and then Calderon carried the team for much of the fourth, either scoring or assisting on virtually every point for a Raptors squad desperate to hold on for a victory. A three-point play by Johnson gave Toronto a nine-point lead, but the home teams advantage in front of 18,246 fans at the Air Canada Centre slowly disappeared, a bucket by Brown with 1:07 on the clock to make it a one-point game. But that would be the Suns only two points in the final two minutes. "Big-time defence down the stretch," Casey said. Lowry scooped up a rebound on a Gortat miss and was fouled, draining one of two free throws. Then Andrea Bargnani, back after missing Wednesdays loss at Memphis with a sore left ankle, grabbed a huge rebound with three seconds on the clock and was fouled for two free throws to clinch the rare win for Toronto. "Our other guys were doing a great job offensively so I didnt need to take many shots, and I was trying to make myself useful on defence," Bargnani said. The strong late effort must have been welcome relief for the beleaguered big man who scored just four points on 1-for-4 shooting in 27 minutes. Bargnani, Torontos No. 1 draft pick in 2006, has drawn the ire of Raptors fans again this season, and last week against San Antonio scored just four points on 2-of-19 shooting. "He did an excellent job of moving his feet, sliding his feet and got the stop," Casey said of Bargnanis big rebound. "He did a great job down the stretch, free-throw wise, so he came in after struggling with a sore foot and everything and gave us something at the end." Mickael Pietrus, who made his Raptors debut just hours after the team announced his signing had kind words for Bargnani. "Sometimes youre not going to get 20 shots, so youve got to do whatever it takes to help the team," Pietrus said. The six-foot-six three-point specialist, acquired to help fill the void left by injured Landry Fields (arm), finished with six points, making two-of-five shots from three-point range. The Raptors had a sluggish start falling behind by 10 points midway through the first quarter and trailed 25-19 heading into the second. Calderon made an immediate difference in the second, doling out five assists as the Raptors shot 72 per cent and whittled away at the Suns lead. A three-pointer by Lowry at the buzzer cut the Suns lead to 52-51 at halftime. It was the first time in eight games the Raptors werent outscored in the second. DeRozan led the way with seven points in the third, and his bucket and free throw with less than a second left in the game gave Toronto an 80-76 advantage heading into the fourth. NOTES: Toronto rapper Drake had a courtside seat, along with Senator David Braley, owner of the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. . . The Raptors honoured Canadas mens wheelchair basketball team that captured gold at the London Olympics. Dwight Howard Rockets Jersey Cheap . - Airing things out among themselves had the desired effect for the Los Angeles Lakers. Rockets Dwight Howard Jersey .C. -- Mathias Israelsson made 37 saves as Sweden shut out Canada West 2-0 on Tuesday at the World Junior A Challenge. www.dwighthowardrocketsjersey.us/ . Manager Bud Black says Luebke is strongly leaning toward having reconstructive surgery on his elbow. He was placed on the DL on May 2 with a strained elbow. Palmer made seven starts for Tucson, going 4-2 with a 4.64 ERA. Vincent was recalled on Friday. Dwight Howard Jersey . When the Milwaukee Bucks clamped down on Harris, Horford backed down defender Larry Sanders, who leads the league in blocked shots per game, and hit a baby hook shot with 5. Dwight Howard Rockets Jersey Sale . You can watch the game on TSN and TSN Mobile TV beginning at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. You can also get interactive with the TSN Community with our live Game Night Blog on TSN.ca. Nashville found itself down 2-0 to the Coyotes after losing an overtime decision in Game 1 and getting dealt a 5-3 setback in the second meeting.Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night. Today he grades the performances from Sundays games between Boston and New York and Ottawa and Pittsburgh. Number values assigned are out of five with five being the best performance. Tuukka Rask - 4 - Great post play and footwork on display this game, two of his true strengths. He was strong on wraparounds, and short passes that were made for jams or one-timers in front. He made two huge saves on Hagelin as well as a beauty on McDonough and was noticeably focused today as he fought for rebounds around the crease. Henrik Lundqvist - 1 - Not sharp in tonights game. He had trouble with traffic in front of his crease which is usually a strength of his. The first three goals had screens in front - some of hhis own players - but he played off of them deeper and was unable to fight through to see and stop the puck. Dwight Howard Rockets Jersey. Tomas Vokoun - 4 - The Sens were targeting his glove all night long, He had huge saves on Pageau and Turris and no better save than the right pad on Neil. He was great all night long. His post play was very aggressive, he chases the puck past the post almost to behind the goal line to cut off any lane for the pass out front. The game-winner was where Vokoun can be beat: Aggressive first save but the second shot was a rebound that because he does not have a true flush butterfly. It goes around his left leg. Craig Anderson - 5 - Brilliant bounce back game. Reaction saves on the PK were huge as well as his rebound control. See: Crosby partial breakaway where he is in great position and makes the save and eats up the rebound. ' ' '

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