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The Toronto Raptors have been scoring at a pace impressive even by their own standards. Robin Yount Jersey . That offensive output will face a stiff challenge Tuesday night against the defensive-minded Portland Trail Blazers in a battle of two of the NBAs hottest teams. Catch all the action on TSN 1050 in Toronto starting at 9pm et. Toronto (24-7) has won eight of its last nine contests, seven by double-digits. The Raptors ranked second in the league with 107.3 points per game through Dec. 17, but have reached another level of production in their last five, averaging 114.8 points. Kyle Lowry has led Torontos balanced offence, which has committed only 11.6 turnovers per game - the second-fewest in the league - and hasnt given it away more than 10 times in the past five. Lowry is averaging career highs in field-goal percentage (45.5 percent), assists (7.7) and scoring (20.5 ppg), including a 30-point, 11-assist effort in Sundays 116-102 victory over Denver. The Raptors bench also has been outstanding, scoring 40.1 points per game to rank among the leagues top five. Reserve Lou Williams led the way on Sunday with 31 points. When Lou gets it going you want to find him, Lowry said after Toronto improved to 7-0 when Williams scores 20 points. Our teams like that. Were unselfish. We want everyone to be successful. Including DeMar DeRozan, who has been sidelined since Nov. 28, nine players average at least 7.7 points. Thats one of the major things that this team has; were a very poised group, Lowry told the Raptors official website. Guys just go out and compete and even when things slip a little bit, we tend to get it back. After winning largely because of its offence last season, Portland (25-7) has been excellent at both ends in the seasons first two months. The Blazers are averaging 104.0 points to rank sixth in the league, but theyre holding opponents to 96.5 per game - a 6.3-point improvement over 2013-14. Lately, theyve had to do it without LaMarcus Aldridge, whos missed three of the past four with an upper respiratory illness. Wesley Matthews has stepped up, scoring 25 in a 114-93 win over Philadelphia on Friday to kick off Portlands seven-game homestand before leading the way with 28 on Sunday in a 101-79 rout of the New York Knicks. Its great, I think, having to depend on guys coming off the bench who havent had much of an opportunity, Damian Lillard said. It gives our team confidence, more guys we can depend on even when we have full strength. Aldridge is questionable for this one, and the Raptors would certainly like if he took another night off. Hes averaged 27.7 points and 13.5 rebounds in his last six against Toronto, and Portland has won 10 of the last 11 in the series. Even if Aldridge cant go, the Blazers long-distance shooting has been helping make up for his absence. Portland has taken an average of 36.7 3-pointers over the past three games, and made 46.4 percent of them - including 6 of 9 in the first quarter against the Knicks. Its contagious. It was just a good vibe from the jump, said Matthews, whos 18 of 37 from long distance in that stretch. I think I missed the first one, but then (Nicolas Batum) hit one, Damian hit one and I think the floodgates really opened. The Blazers are 9-1 when Matthews scores at least 19 points and 11-1 when they hit more than 10 3s. Aaron Hill Brewers Jersey . Team officials travelled to Los Angeles on Thursday night to meet with the free agent, a person with knowledge of the plans said. Matt Garza Jersey . TSN platforms will broadcast 75+ live games per season ¨C tripling the networks current slate of MLB games. 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Bruins forward David Krejci made his return to the lineup after missing 11 straight games and 17 of the last 19 with a groin injury. He registered one shot in 18:22 of ice time. Kyle Brodziak and Jason Pominville both supplied offense for the Wild, who have lost consecutive games for the first time in over a month. Niklas Backstrom stopped 22 pucks in defeat. Two players playing in their 700th career game combined on the game-tying goal for the Wild. Svedberg fought off Ryan Suters shot from the left point, but Suter followed the rebound and his shot went off Pominvilles skate in front for a 2-2 contest with 8:21 remaining. The Bruins went on the power play with 2:28 to play after Brett Sutter leveled Craig Cunningham away from the play for an interference minor, but the Wild killed it off and the game went to overtime. Booston needed just 5:06 to start the scoring as Soderbergs strong effort in front beat Backstrom. Aaron Hill Jersey. Just 27 seconds later, Brodziak emerged from the left boards, slipped the puck through Gregory Campbells skates and ripped a wrister over the shoulder of Svedberg from the circle for a tied game. Bergeron was tightly marked by a defender along the right boards, but released a knuckler that fooled Svedberg for a 2-1 lead with 2:05 remaining in the opening stanza. In the second, Minnesota embarked on a 5-on-3 power play for over a minute after Kevan Miller tripped Zach Parise 48 seconds after a Bergeron hooking call, but the Bruins defense stood tall as they killed off both infractions to maintain the lead. Both teams had quality chances in the middle stages of the third. Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeons blast rang off the crossbar with 11:07 left and the Bruins jammed the puck past Backstrom less than a minute later, but it was ruled no goal because Backstrom had it covered and was pushed over the goal line. Game Notes The Bruins won the second game of back-to-back contests for the first time this season. They were 0-5-0 in those instances prior to the win ... It was Bostons third straight game decided beyond regulation ... Wild forward Justin Fontaine recorded a game-high six shots on goal. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '