The Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors let one get away against a fellow first-place club their last time out. [url=htt

The Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors let one get away against a fellow first-place club their last time out. Cheap NBA Jerseys . Their next handful of games shouldnt prove nearly as difficult. Toronto tries to bounce back tonight against the visiting Indiana Pacers, who hope to avoid their longest losing streak in five seasons. You can watch all the action on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5 at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt, with coverage beginning on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto at 7pm et. The Raptors (16-6) led by 14 late in the third quarter and 10 with just under 8 minutes to go in the fourth before coming undone in Tuesdays 105-101 defeat at Cleveland, their second loss to the Cavaliers in five days. Toronto, averaging 26.2 points in the fourth quarter to rank among the league leaders, was limited to a season-low 13 over the final 12 minutes. I thought our guys battled, fought and controlled the game for most of the game, but weve got to close it out, coach Dwane Casey told the teams official website. Thats where weve got to get better. We had some crucial turnovers and rebounds that we didnt get at the end of the game. Thats the name of the game. When youre playing playoff basketball and youre trying to be an elite team, youve got to be able to make those plays. Tonight we didnt. Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Raptors, who had won 39 in a row when leading after three quarters. Kyle Lowry had a season-best 14 assists and no turnovers but shot 6 of 18. It was just one of those nights, you have those in the NBA, said Lowry, averaging a career-best 20.1 points. The Raptors would appear to have a good chance to regroup over their next six games, all of which come against teams with losing records. Toronto won two of the last three meetings against Indiana last season, with both wins coming at home behind a combined 42 points from Terrence Ross. They have weapons at every position, coach Frank Vogel told the Pacers official website. Their spread pick-and-roll attack off their bench I know is very strong. Lowry obviously is the head of the snake. Valanciunas grows every year. Ross is growing even more with (DeMar) DeRozan being out. They have tremendous firepower. Its the reason that theyre best in the East. The Pacers (7-15) have allowed an average of 104.3 points during their six-game skid. They also lost six in a row Oct. 31-Nov. 8, and havent been handed seven consecutive defeats since an eight-game slide Dec. 18-30, 2009. I think our spirits good, Vogel said. I think we understand where were at and still have a strong belief that we can have a really good season. Weve just got to keep teaching, keep grinding, keep working. Indiana couldnt keep up with the Clippers in Wednesdays 103-96 defeat. C.J. Miles had a season-high 30 points off the bench as the Pacers starting five was outscored 73-30. Indianas starters are averaging 54.0 points to rank 28th in the NBA. Somethings got to change for us to get off to better starts, Vogel said. That group is struggling. Its not clicking. David West is one of those players. The All-Star forward, who made his season debut Nov. 28 following an ankle injury, is averaging 11.6 points on 41.1 percent shooting - down from his career marks of 15.8 and 49.0. NBA Jerseys Outlet . The club says Fridays surgery was successful. Holiday, a former Eastern Conference All-Star acquired from Philadelphia last summer, has not played because of the shin injury since Jan. NBA Jerseys China . Goergl, the 2011 world champion, started 28th after the other top contenders had already gone down but had the fastest time at each interval. Goergl finished the demanding 3-kilometre Kaelberloch course in 1 minute, 47. https://www.nbachinajerseys.us/ . On Wednesday night, they showed that stellar defence and a little small ball can get the job done too. With pinch-runner Kevin Pillar aboard after Dioner Navarro opened the bottom of the ninth with a single, Anthony Gose dropped down an excellent bunt along the first-base line.Of most interest and significance for fans in Ottawa this off-season is who the Redblacks will settle on as franchise quarterback. There is considerable interest from fans around the league as well, with all eight teams vulnerable to poaching. Perhaps his best option at landing his first choice at QB, the expansion draft also poses problems for general manager Marcel Desjardins. With pending free agents neednt be protected, the talent pool of quarterbacks available to the Redblacks for selection – and under contract – is likely small. But add in the pending free agents and the options become a lot more attractive. The Redblacks have said theyre unlikely to select many free agents – if any at all – in the expansion draft, fearing theyll simply leave two months later when the player market opens. But taking a quarterback, if Desjardins truly deems him the guy to lead his team for the next 10 years or so, coulld be worth the risk. Cheap Nike Basketball Jerseys. Take Zach Collaros for example. The pending free agent will almost certainly be available in the expansion draft as the Toronto Argonauts will surely protect Ricky Ray. Filling in for an injured Ray this season, Collaros proved hes deserving of a starters role somewhere in the league. With that unable to happen in Toronto, a not-yet-registered re-signing with the Argos can be all but ruled out. That means Collaros is leaving as a free agent. Selecting him in the expansion draft doesnt guarantee he becomes a Redblack, but it gives Desjardins a two-month exclusive negotiating window with the QB. Maybe Collaros has his heart set on playing in a specific city, but if hes open to playing anywhere, it could be worth it for Ottawa to get a head start on making their pitch. The Rouge asks: Should the Redblacks select pending free agents in the expansion draft? As always, its Your! Call. ' ' '