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BROSSARD, Que. - The days without a game were dragging
on, so the Montreal Canadiens decided they needed an
intrasquad game to get the competitive juices flowing.
The Canadiens had a mock game day on Monday, complete
with a morning skate at their practice facility. They
were scheduled to play a simulated game in the evening
against mostly call-ups from the AHLs Hamilton Bulldogs
at the Bell Centre. The team has been off since
completing a sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the
first round of the NHL playoffs on April 22. They are not
expected to begin the second round against the rival
Boston Bruins until Thursday or Friday, which would make
for a break of nine or 10 days between playoff games. The
Canadiens hope the intrasquad game will help keep the
rust off. Rugged winger Brandon Prust said they would
play at a good pace while being mindful of avoiding
injuries. "Its a question of being smart," Prust said.
"We want to skate hard and be hard on the puck and be
physical. "Its a game-like situation, but no ones going
to be running around trying to kill people. At the same
time, youre blocking shots and guys are shooting the puck
hard and youre battling for pucks. Its going to be good
for us." The game was to be closed to the public and
media. Coach Michel Therrien also gave his players a day
off on Tuesday. The Canadiens were off the first two days
after the sweep but resumed practising on Friday.
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place centerfielder Michael Bourn on the disabled list
before their opener at Oakland on March 31. TORONTO --
The clock was ticking down and the Toronto Raptors were
clutching a one-point lead. And Kyle Lowry, the player
who has so often carried them down the stretch, was in
the locker-room getting treatment for a sore and swollen
knee. But with DeMar DeRozan leading the way, the Raptors
showed the resiliency that has become part of their
makeup this season en route to a 107-103 victory over the
Houston Rockets on Wednesday. "Every win is great for us
right now for what were trying to do, especially with
Kyle out and Amir (Johnson) out," said Raptors coach
Dwane Casey. "Hopefully it gives our guys some
confidence. . . guys who stepped in, to go where we need
to go." Johnson missed all but the first three minutes
with an ankle injury. DeRozan poured in 29 points, and
was key in the fourth quarter, doling out a couple of
assists and uncharacteristically taking a charge. "Those
are the winning plays that hes learning to make and hes
making now, other than just scoring," Casey said. "Hes
doing a great job of scoring but theres so many other
things when he plays those kinds of minutes, especially
now with Kyle out, hes got to do a lot more." When he
somehow cut his finger with just over three minutes to
go, he continued to play despite the blood that was
smeared across his shorts. "I kind of split the middle of
my hand, the webbing of my hand, I didnt even notice,"
said DeRozan, who estimated he had four or five stitches.
"I looked down and my whole hand was soaked." Jonas
Valanciunas and Greivis Vasquez added 15 points apiece,
and Terrence Ross finished with 14 for the Raptors (43-
32). James Harden scored 26 points to top the Rockets
(49-25), who were missing Dwight Howard (ankle) for the
third consecutive game. Chandler Parsons added 20. Lowry
missed the game after a hard knee-on-knee collision with
LeBron James in the Raptors 93-83 loss to Miami two
nights earlier. His X-rays were negative, so there was no
structural damage. Johnson played the first three minutes
but headed to the locker-room with a sore right ankle.
But despite the absence of not only two of the teams top
contributors but arguably its two hardest workers, the
Raptors werent going to let this game slip away. With
seven games to go, every game is meaningful as the
Raptors fight for a favourable opponent in the post-
season and homecourt advantage. Vasquez, who started at
point guard, said its no surprise that DeRozan and the
Raptors stepped up so well in Lowrys absence. "Its not
hidden that (DeRozan and Lowry) are our leaders. We go as
they go. And everybody else understands that," said
Vasquez. "This is why we have a healthy locker-room, were
not fighting egos, we know whats going on. Those two guys
are going to score, those two guys are going to make
winning plays. And whenever one of those guys goes down,
weve got their back. Thats what this team is all about.
"This is not a fluke. We earn wins, and we earned a win
tonight." Houston, which has now dropped seven straight
decisions in Toronto, was coming off a 105-96 loss the
previous night at Brooklyn, and arrrived in Toronto at 3
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20 points in the third against the fourth-place team in
the mighty Western Conference. But they allowed the
Rockets to pull within 90-80 heading into the fourth and
it was during a stretch in the final 12 minutes that the
Raptors really felt the absence of Lowry and Johnson. The
Rockets pulled within two points with 8:45 to play but
that was as close as the visitors would get, and when a
wide-open Ross drained a three-pointer with four minutes
to play it brought the crowd to its feet and gave Toronto
a six-point lead. There were some tense moments as
Houston showed some life late. Jeremy Lin drained a
three-pointer to cut Torontos lead to three points with
nine seconds left, but a free throw by Vasquez sealed the
Raptors victory. "We are a team that is desperate for a
win right now," Lin said. "Weve dropped three in a row,
definitely not a good feeling. We just have to regroup.
The one thing I will say is that Im proud of how hard we
played but we didnt play great in terms of execution, in
terms of coverage and a lot of those little things." As
for Lowrys knee injury, Casey said sitting his starting
guard wasnt a matter of getting him rest. Wednesdays game
was one the coach really wanted to win, so if Lowry could
have played, he would have. "Theres a pride factor, you
want to win, you want to win a division, you want to win
and try and get home court," Casey said. "Were in
position, so theres no use of letting off the pedal now.
Every game for me is desperate. "But its not live or die
or anything like that, were not going to risk a kids
health to try to do that." Lowry is averaging 17.4
points, 7.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds. Johnson, whos
averaging 10.8 points and 6.8 boards, has long battled
bad ankles, but the hardworking forward normally plays
through the pain. The fact he left the game is worrisome.
The Raptors are tied with Chicago for third in the
Eastern Conference and two-and-a-half games ahead of
Brooklyn. The good news is Wednesdays game was the
Raptors last against a Western Conference opponent. And
of the remaining games, Toronto plays last-place
Milwaukee twice, and Philadelphia (second-last) once. The
Raptors got off to a sloppy start, falling behind by 12
points midway through the first quarter. Toronto ended
the quarter with a 12-2 run capped by a three-pointer by
Vasquez and trailed 25-23 heading into the second.
DeRozan led the way with 15 points in a second quarter
that Toronto finish with a 13-4 run, and when the Raptors
all-star drilled a 32-footer at the buzzer it sent
Toronto into the dressing room with a 55-50 lead. A pair
of free throws by Salmons gave the Raptors a 20-point
lead -- their biggest of the game -- with just under four
minutes to go in the third. But the Rockets finished with
an 18-8 run to make it a 10-point game with a quarter to
go. NOTES: The Raptors have another tough game Friday
when they host the Indiana Pacers. The Raptors are in
Milwaukee on Saturday before returning home to face the
Sixers and New York Knicks. . . Toronto FC midfielder
Dwayne DeRosario was at the game.
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