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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Raptors set their
sights on a second straight victory with the Oklahoma
City Thunder visiting the Air Canada Centre tonight
riding a two game streak of their own. The Raptors
snapped a two-game losing streak in Wednesdays 107-100
road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, while the
Thunder dispatched the Chicago Bulls on Monday and then
bested the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday as part of a
three-game road swing. Toronto bested the Thunder in
Oklahoma City on Dec. 22 to snap a three-game series
losing streak. OKC has won two of its last three in
Toronto. DeMar DeRozan poured in a game-high 31 points
and Kyle Lowry tallied 23 points, eight rebounds and five
assists in Wednesdays win over the Pelicans. Amir Johnson
added 17 points and nine boards for the Raptors, who have
won three of their last five. Tyler Hansbrough chipped in
a game-high 13 rebounds and Greivis Vasquez contributed
14 points. "We understand we needed this game, plus we
have a long flight back home that we didnt want to sit on
this loss with," DeRozan said. The Raptors will get a
boost to their lineup this evening, as centre Jonas
Valanciunas will return to the lineup as a starter.
Valanciunas, who left Tuesdays loss to the Atlanta Hawks
late in the third quarter with a lower back sprain,
participated in the shoot around Friday morning and was
declared ready to play about an hour before game time.
Kevin Durant had 35 points, 11 rebounds and six assists
to lead the Thunder over the Cavaliers on Thursday. It
was his 33rd consecutive game with 25-plus points, which
is the longest run of his career and the longest in the
NBA since Michael Jordan strung 40 straight together
during the 1986-87 season. "My shot was a little flat and
I missed some easy ones," said Durant, who shot 12-for-21
from the field. "I just tried to play as hard as I can on
defense and make winning basketball plays." Serge Ibaka
supplied 16 points and 11 boards, while Reggie Jackson
added 13 points and six assists for the Thunder, who have
won four of their last five games. Star Thunder guard
Russell Westbrook did not suit up to rest his surgically-
repaired knee. Oklahoma City is 1 1/2 behind the San
Antonio Spurs for Western Conference supremacy. The
Raptors are 2 1/2 games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets for
the lead in the Atlantic Division, but they are only a
half-game in front of the Bulls for the third seed in the
Eastern Conference. Toronto will play two straight north
of the border and will host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
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health this season. As he spoke about it, the Raptors
sophomore centre scanned the room for wood to knock on.
"It is disappointing because we lost today so thats the
worst part of the day," said Valanciunas, who left
Tuesdays game with a lower-back sprain in the third
quarter, missing the rest of Torontos 118-113 overtime
defeat at the hands of the Hawks.SAN JOSE, Calif. --
After struggling to score any goals for four games, the
San Jose Sharks had plenty of moves left for a shootout.
Joe Thornton capped San Joses perfect shootout with a
nifty toe-drag past Corey Crawford that helped the Sharks
snap a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over
the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. "What a move,"
Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "Really nice to watch.
That must have been in his bag for a long time because
Ive been here for six years and I hadnt seen that. Its
nice that it came out." Joe Pavelski scored a short-
handed goal in regulation and opened the shootout with a
goal, and Patrick Marleau also scored in the tiebreaker
for the Sharks, who have won six straight shootouts.
Antti Niemi made 29 saves and stopped Patrick Sharp in
the second round of the shootout. After Pavelski and
Marleau scored in the first two rounds of the shootout,
Thornton ended it when he dragged the puck around
Crawford and knocked it in the empty net. Thornton has
scored on all three shootout attempts this season after
not even attempting one the previous three seasons. "I
was just lucky enough that it went in," Thornton said.
"Usually he likes putting me fourth but with so many guys
out, I got moved up a slot, which is nice on the ego."
"Not making a save in the shootout was the only thing
that bothered me," Crawford said. "We played well and we
had our chances to win, a couple of chances late. Our
guys were doing a great job of not allowing many second
chances." The teams traded goals early in the third
during a Chicago power play with Brad Stuart off for
hooking Patrick Kane. Pavelski got the scoring started
with a short-handed goal after a bad breakout pass from
Sharp. Scott Hannan quickly sent the puck back to
Pavelski, who knocked the pass down, skated past Duncan
Keith and beat Crawford high for his 29th goal. "We get a
little tip on it and it turns into a fluttering puck,"
Pavelski said. "Next tthing you know, you see it laying
there, and if you can win the race, youve got a
chance.dddddddddddd I was able to get just enough of an
opening to make a shot." Just over a minute later, Saad
answered late in the power play after Justin Braun failed
to clear the puck from the defensive zone. Kris Versteeg
fed Saad, who beat Niemi for his 18th goal. That was
Chicagos third power-play goal in two games after having
just one the previous seven. Crawford kept the game tied
when he made a pad save at the goal line on a one-timer
by Stuart, and the Blackhawks killed a late penalty to
force overtime. San Jose is 0-for-16 on the power play
the past six games. The game was scoreless after two
periods despite both teams getting quality scoring
chances but were unable to get past either Niemi or
Crawford. Kane hit a post early in the first period for
Chicago, and Dan Boyle got robbed by the crossbar later
in the first for San Jose. Niemi made a strong pad save
to rob Ben Smith in the first period and withstood a
couple of frantic flurries near his net in the second.
Niemi also was helped when Marian Hossa missed the net
off a nice setup by Saad during a power play late in the
second period. The Sharks put 22 shots on net against
Crawford in the first two periods, generating heavy
pressure during a second period power play for too many
men on the ice. But Crawford was up to the task. San Jose
was attacking at the end of the second, and Marleau had a
prime chance when he batted a puck from midair in the
slot toward the net in the closing seconds. "It was a
playoff type atmosphere," Versteeg said. "Time and space
were virtually non-existent and thats when you need to
play smart." NOTES: Jason Demers, who leads San Jose
defenceman with 24 points, was scratched with a lower-
body injury. ... Chicago F Michal Handzus returned to San
Jose for the first time since being dealt to the
Blackhawks last March. ... The Sharks reassigned F John
McCarthy to Worcester of the AHL after he cleared
waivers.
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