Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
IT WAS OVER WHEN
Kyle Lowry found DeMar DeRozan for a fast-break layup with 1:27 remaining to put the Raptors up eight. Utah had trimmed an 11-point fourth quarter lead to four with three minutes to go, but the Raptors closed the game on an 8-2 run to earn the 104-94 victory. The win moves Toronto to 40-19 on the season.
BOOST FROM BEBE
Lucas Nogueira entered the game with the Raptors trailing by eight and 4:30 remaining in the first half. Firing up the crowd by completing an alley-oop pass courtesy of Kyle Lowry, Nogueira helped Toronto close the quarter on a 16-5 run to take a three-point lead into the break.