Phoenix Suns 100 - Toronto Raptors 104 11/24/14

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Phoenix Suns 104-100 tonight in a tightly contested battle all night long. The game was heavily dominated by the guards on both sides including Kyle Lowry (14 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds) and DeMar DeRozan (23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist) for the 12-2 Raptors, and Eric Bledsoe (25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) and Isaiah Thomas (16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists) for the 9-6 Suns. Markieff Morris was able to provide decent numbers for the Suns, whereas Jonas Valanciunas notched his second double double in three games. While viewing the game, the Toronto defense and free throw shooting was too much for the Suns to handle. The crucial play came with 26 seconds when Lowry won a jump ball against Thomas, Terrence Ross made a terrific hustle play to keep it alive, find Patterson dished to DeRozan. After being fouled, DeRozan made both free throws and that was that. An interesting stat is that Toronto moves to 9-1 at home as the best team in the Eastern Conference continues to dominate their opponents. Toronto plays Atlanta on Wednesday, while Phoenix plays Denver on Wednesday.