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Raptors Rout Short-Handed Grizzlies 128-96 To Keep Pace in Top-6 Race

The result keeps Toronto tied with Philadelphia for sixth in the East with the tiebreaker still against the Raptors.

Overview

  • The Raptors, who visited Memphis on Friday, pulled away 59-41 by halftime and pushed the lead past 30 before closing out a 128-96 win.
  • RJ Barrett scored 25 points to lead Toronto as Brandon Ingram added 17 points with seven rebounds and rookie Collin Murray-Boyles hit 19 on 7-of-10 shooting.
  • Memphis played with a patchwork group that included four players on 10-day deals and three two-way players, with 13 names on the injury report by tipoff.
  • GG Jackson scored 30 points for the Grizzlies, while Cedric Coward had 15 and Javon Small added 14 in a loss that continued Memphis’s late-season slide.
  • The victory lifted Toronto to 43-34 and level with the 76ers for sixth place, though Philadelphia holds the head-to-head tiebreaker as the Raptors head to Boston on Sunday.