Preseason Game4 Toronto Raptors vs Zalgiris Kaunas 17/10/07
Raptors Soar to Win Over European Team
Posted Oct 17 2007 10:10PM
Jose Calderon was among six Raptors in double figures with 12 points.
2006-07 Stats at a Glance
Toronto 105, Zalgiris Kaunas 99
TORONTO, Oct. 17 (AP) -- Jason Kapono and T.J. Ford each scored 13 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat Zalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League 105-99 in an exhibition game on Wednesday.
Jose Calderon added 12 points for the Raptors, who had six players score in double figures. Ford finished with 11 assists.
Jonas Maciulis had 24 points for the touring European team, while DeJuan Collins scored 16.
The Raptors played their first game in Toronto after a 13-day day trip to Europe. They lost their last game to Real Madrid last week.
Toronto coach Sam Mitchell hoped that loss would serve as a wake-up call for his team. This game went down to the wire, but four straight points by Carlos Delfino put the Raptors up 100-99 with 2:25 left and they didn't trail again.
The Lithuanians had several hundred boisterous fans at Air Canada Centre, waving the national flag and chanting.
Zalgiris Kaunas is the defending Lithuanian National League champions, an honor the team has won 14 times since the country earned its independence in 1991.
They lost to Golden State on Monday.
