NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2013–14 Toronto Raptors season is the 19th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the offseason, they traded Andrea Bargnani away to the New York Knicks for a 2016 first-round draft pick, a 2014 second-round draft pick, a 2017 second-round draft pick, Steve Novak , Quentin Richardson and Marcus Camby . The Raptors were not expected to make the 2014 playoffs however, with a weak Atlantic Division they found themselves as contenders for the Atlantic Division title despite an early losing record. On December 9, 2013, the Raptors traded Rudy Gay , Quincy Acy , and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings for John Salmons , Greivis Vásquez , Patrick Patterson , and Chuck Hayes .[ 1] The Rudy Gay trade was marked as a turning point for the Raptors as they went on a 10–2 run from a 6–12 record maintaining their division lead and finishing the season with a 48–34 record, their best in franchise history at that time, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The record consisted of a 26–15 home record, their best since 2001, and a 22-19 road record, their best in franchise history at that time.[ 2] They also clinched the Atlantic Division title and the No. 3 seed for the first time since 2007. However, the Raptors were eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets led by Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in an intense seven game first round series.[ 3]
Key dates
Pre-season
2013 pre-season game log Total: 6–2 (home: 4–1; road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 6–2 (home: 4–1; road: 2–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 7
@ Boston
97–89
Gay & Hansbrough (17)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (5)
TD Garden (16,424)
1–0
2
October 9
Minnesota
89–101
DeMar DeRozan (17)
Tyler Hansbrough (7)
Kyle Lowry (4)
Air Canada Centre (17,261)
1–1
3
October 11
New York
100–91
DeMar DeRozan (20)
Rudy Gay (6)
DeRozan & Buycks (2)
Air Canada Centre (15,357)
2–1
4
October 12
@ Minnesota
104–97
Austin Daye (12)
Amir Johnson (7)
Dwight Buycks (7)
Target Center (10,106)
3–1
5
October 16
Boston
99–97
Terrence Ross (19)
Quincy Acy (8)
Dwight Buycks (5)
Air Canada Centre (13,331)
4–1
6
October 21
New York
123–120 (2OT)
Terrence Ross (27)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Gay , Valančiūnas , Lowry , Fields , Buycks , Stone (3)
Air Canada Centre (15,701)
5–1
7
October 23
Memphis
108–72
DeMar DeRozan (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre (14,421)
6–1
8
October 25
@ Milwaukee
9–14
Rudy Gay (6)
D. J. Augustin (2)
DeMar DeRozan (1)
BMO Harris Bradley Center
6–2
2013–14 season schedule
Roster
2013–14 Toronto Raptors roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Updated: 2014–03–09
Regular season
Game log
2013–14 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 26–15; road: 22–19)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
November
: 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2
November 1
@ Atlanta
95–102
DeMar DeRozan (31)
Landry Fields (9)
Lowry & Augustin (4)
Philips Arena (18,118)
1–1
3
November 2
@ Milwaukee
97–90
Rudy Gay (18)
Rudy Gay (15)
DeMar DeRozan (5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,046)
2–1
4
November 5
Miami
95–104
DeMar DeRozan (21)
Rudy Gay (10)
Kyle Lowry (5)
Air Canada Centre (18,470)
2–2
5
November 6
@ Charlotte
90–92
Rudy Gay (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena (11,118)
2–3
6
November 8
@ Indiana
84–91
Rudy Gay (30)
Amir Johnson (10)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (13,316)
2–4
7
November 9
Utah
115–91
Tyler Hansbrough (23)
Amir Johnson (11)
Rudy Gay (5)
Air Canada Centre (17,211)
3–4
8
November 11
@ Houston
104–110 (2OT)
Rudy Gay (29)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Jonas Valančiūnas (3)
Toyota Center (18,134)
3–5
9
November 13
@ Memphis
103–87
Rudy Gay (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
Kyle Lowry (6)
FedExForum (15,971)
4–5
10
November 15
Chicago
80–96
DeMar DeRozan (37)
Rudy Gay (9)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
4–6
11
November 17
Portland
110–118 (OT)
Rudy Gay (30)
Rudy Gay (10)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre (17,945)
4–7
12
November 20
@ Philadelphia
108–98
DeMar DeRozan (33)
Gay & Hansbrough (8)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Wells Fargo Center (10,787)
5–7
13
November 22
Washington
96–88
DeRozan & Gay (17)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Air Canada Centre (18,671)
6–7
14
November 26
Brooklyn
100–102
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Hansbrough & Valančiūnas (7)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre (16,421)
6–8
15
November 29
Miami
83–90
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Tyler Hansbrough (12)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre (18,290)
6–9
December: 8–6 (home: 2–3; road: 6–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 1
Denver
98–112
Rudy Gay (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre (16,290)
6–10
17
December 3
@ Golden State
103–112
DeMar DeRozan (26)
Amir Johnson (10)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Oracle Arena (19,596)
6–11
18
December 6
@ Phoenix
97–106
Amir Johnson (22)
Gay & Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (7)
US Airways Center (12,672)
6–12
19
December 8
@ L.A. Lakers
106–94
Amir Johnson (32)
Amir Johnson (10)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Staples Center (18,997)
7–12
20
December 10
San Antonio
103–116
DeRozan & Johnson (19)
Amir Johnson (9)
DeRozan & Lowry (9)
Air Canada Centre (17,702)
7–13
21
December 13
Philadelphia
108–100
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Air Canada Centre (17,133)
8–13
22
December 14
@ Chicago
99–77
Kyle Lowry (16)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
Lowry & Vásquez (6)
United Center (21,386)
9–13
23
December 18
Charlotte
102–104 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan (30)
Amir Johnson (13)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Air Canada Centre (15,201)
9–14
24
December 20
@ Dallas
109–108 (OT)
Kyle Lowry (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
DeMar DeRozan (9)
American Airlines Center (19,406)
10–14
25
December 22
@ Oklahoma City
104–98
Kyle Lowry (22)
Amir Johnson (13)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena (18,203)
11–14
26
December 23
@ San Antonio
99–112
Ross & Lowry (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (9)
AT&T Center (18,581)
11–15
27
December 27
@ New York
95–83
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (18)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Madison Square Garden (19,812)
12–15
28
December 28
New York
115–100
Kyle Lowry (32)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
13–15
29
December 31
@ Chicago
85–79
Jonas Valančiūnas (15)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (6)
United Center (21,507)
14–15
January
: 11–6 (home: 7–2; road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
30
January 1
Indiana
95–82
DeMar DeRozan (26)
DeRozan & Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (14)
Air Canada Centre (18,271)
15–15
31
January 3
@ Washington
101–88
DeMar DeRozan (20)
Johnson & Valančiūnas (7)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Verizon Center (14,940)
16–15
32
January 5
@ Miami
97–102
DeMar DeRozan (26)
Amir Johnson (8)
Kyle Lowry (9)
American Airlines Arena (20,020)
16–16
33
January 7
@ Indiana
79–86
DeMar DeRozan (28)
Ross & Valančiūnas (8)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,147)
16–17
34
January 8
Detroit
112–91
Kyle Lowry (21)
Johnson & Valančiūnas (11)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Air Canada Centre (16,194)
17–17
35
January 11
Brooklyn
96–80
DeMar DeRozan (26)
Patrick Patterson (12)
DeMar DeRozan (5)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
18–17
36
January 13
Milwaukee
116–94
Kyle Lowry (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
Air Canada Centre (15,819)
19–17
37
January 15
@ Boston
83–88
DeMar DeRozan (23)
DeRozan & Valančiūnas (8)
Kyle Lowry (12)
TD Garden (17,569)
19–18
38
January 17
Minnesota
94–89
Kyle Lowry (24)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
20–18
39
January 19
L.A. Lakers
106–112
DeMar DeRozan (23)
Valančiūnas & Patterson (7)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Air Canada Centre (17,706)
20–19
40
January 20
@ Charlotte
95–100
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Chuck Hayes (13)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena (14,929)
20–20
41
January 22
Dallas
93–85
DeMar DeRozan (40)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
Air Canada Centre (18,179)
21–20
42
January 24
@ Philadelphia
104–95
DeMar DeRozan (34)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Wells Fargo Center (11,489)
22–20
43
January 25
L.A. Clippers
118–126
Terrence Ross (51)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
Kyle Lowry (12)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
22–21
44
January 27
@ Brooklyn
104–103
Kyle Lowry (31)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Barclays Center (15,790)
23–21
45
January 29
Orlando
98–83
Kyle Lowry (33)
Jonas Valančiūnas (15)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Air Canada Centre (17,694)
24–21
46
January 31
@ Denver
100–90
DeMar DeRozan (19)
Amir Johnson (9)
John Salmons (9)
Pepsi Center (17,131)
25–21
February
: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
47
February 1
@ Portland
103–106
DeMar DeRozan (36)
Patrick Patterson (9)
DeMar DeRozan (12)
Moda Center (19,996)
25–22
48
February 3
@ Utah
94–79
DeMar DeRozan (23)
Amir Johnson (11)
DeRozan , Salmons & Vásquez (4)
EnergySolutions Arena (17,139)
26–22
49
February 5
@ Sacramento
101–109
Kyle Lowry (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Sleep Train Arena (17,317)
26–23
50
February 7
@ L.A. Clippers
105–118
DeMar DeRozan (36)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
DeMar DeRozan (8)
Staples Center (19,060)
26–24
51
February 10
New Orleans
108–101
DeRozan & Patterson (22)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
Kyle Lowry (12)
Air Canada Centre (17,596)
27–24
52
February 12
Atlanta
104–83
DeMar DeRozan (31)
Jonas Valančiūnas (14)
Kyle Lowry (13)
Air Canada Centre (17,121)
28–24
All-Star Break
53
February 18
@ Washington
103–93
Kyle Lowry (24)
Patrick Patterson (6)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Verizon Center (15,624)
29–24
54
February 19
Chicago
92–94
DeMar DeRozan (32)
Tyler Hansbrough (7)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre (17,704)
29–25
55
February 21
Cleveland
98–91
Terrence Ross (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Air Canada Centre (18,854)
30–25
56
February 23
Orlando
105–90
Kyle Lowry (28)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre (17,435)
31–25
57
February 25
@ Cleveland
99–93
DeMar DeRozan (33)
Patrick Patterson (8)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Quicken Loans Arena (13,758)
32–25
58
February 27
Washington
129–134 (3OT)
DeMar DeRozan (34)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre (17,758)
32–26
March
: 10–6 (home: 6–2; road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
59
March 2
Golden State
104–98
DeMar DeRozan (32)
Amir Johnson (9)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Air Canada Centre (18,658)
33–26
60
March 7
Sacramento
99–87
Terrence Ross (18)
Amir Johnson (9)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre (18,188)
34–26
61
March 9
@ Minnesota
111–104
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Kyle Lowry (12)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Target Center (13,116)
35–26
62
March 10
@ Brooklyn
97–101
Kyle Lowry (21)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Barclays Center (17,351)
35–27
63
March 12
Detroit
101–87
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre (18,247)
36–27
64
March 14
Memphis
99–86
Jonas Valančiūnas (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (12)
Air Canada Centre (18,465)
37–27
65
March 16
Phoenix
113–121
Kyle Lowry (28)
Valančiūnas & Lowry (5)
Kyle Lowry (13)
Air Canada Centre (18,717)
37–28
66
March 18
@ Atlanta
113–118 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan (29)
Amir Johnson (11)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Philips Arena (11,759)
37–29
67
March 19
@ New Orleans
107–100
DeMar DeRozan (31)
Tyler Hansbrough (13)
Kyle Lowry (5)
Smoothie King Center (15,282)
38–29
68
March 21
Oklahoma City
118–119 (2OT)
DeMar DeRozan (33)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Johnson , Lowry & Vásquez (4)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
38–30
69
March 23
Atlanta
96–86
Kyle Lowry (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Greivis Vásquez (5)
Air Canada Centre (18,140)
39–30
70
March 25
@ Cleveland
100–102
Kyle Lowry (22)
Amir Johnson (9)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Quicken Loans Arena (15,497)
39–31
71
March 26
@ Boston
99–90
Terrence Ross (24)
Jonas Valančiūnas (14)
Kyle Lowry (4)
TD Garden (18,341)
40–31
72
March 28
Boston
105–103
DeMar DeRozan (30)
Valančiūnas & Johnson (8)
Lowry & Vásquez (5)
Air Canada Centre (19,800)
41–31
73
March 30
@ Orlando
98–93
DeMar DeRozan (28)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Kyle Lowry (4)
Amway Center (16,018)
42–31
74
March 31
@ Miami
83–93
Greivis Vásquez (17)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
American Airlines Arena (19,831)
42–32
April
: 6–2 (home: 4–1; road: 2–1)
2013–14 season schedule
Standings
Playoffs
Game log
2014 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
2014 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Jonas Valančiūnas
C
81
81
2,282
714
57
24
71
916
28.2
8.8
.7
.3
.9
11.3
Terrence Ross
SG
81
62
2,159
252
79
64
27
879
26.7
3.1
1.0
.8
.3
10.9
DeMar DeRozan
SG
79
79
3,017
343
313
86
28
1,791
38.2
4.3
4.0
1.1
.4
22.7
Kyle Lowry
PG
79
79
2,862
369
586
121
15
1,417
36.2
4.7
7.4
1.5
.2
17.9
Amir Johnson
PF
77
72
2,214
505
115
56
88
799
28.8
6.6
1.5
.7
1.1
10.4
Tyler Hansbrough
PF
64
4
978
287
17
28
19
312
15.3
4.5
.3
.4
.3
4.9
Greivis Vásquez †
PG
61
5
1,314
139
228
25
4
582
21.5
2.3
3.7
.4
.1
9.5
John Salmons †
SG
60
0
1,281
117
103
35
11
298
21.4
2.0
1.7
.6
.2
5.0
Steve Novak
PF
54
1
540
58
13
12
4
178
10.0
1.1
.2
.2
.1
3.3
Patrick Patterson †
PF
48
7
1,118
243
63
42
34
437
23.3
5.1
1.3
.9
.7
9.1
Chuck Hayes †
C
45
0
575
163
29
23
10
99
12.8
3.6
.6
.5
.2
2.2
Landry Fields
SF
30
2
322
59
20
10
3
68
10.7
2.0
.7
.3
.1
2.3
Nando de Colo †
SF
21
0
193
28
33
7
3
65
9.2
1.3
1.6
.3
.1
3.1
Julyan Stone
SG
21
0
120
20
12
3
0
18
5.7
1.0
.6
.1
.0
.9
Rudy Gay †
SF
18
18
639
133
40
28
23
350
35.5
7.4
2.2
1.6
1.3
19.4
Dwight Buycks
PG
14
0
146
23
10
8
0
43
10.4
1.6
.7
.6
.0
3.1
D. J. Augustin †
PG
10
0
82
4
10
1
0
21
8.2
.4
1.0
.1
.0
2.1
Austin Daye †
SF
8
0
33
7
2
0
0
8
4.1
.9
.3
.0
.0
1.0
Quincy Acy †
SF
7
0
61
15
4
4
3
19
8.7
2.1
.6
.6
.4
2.7
Aaron Gray †
C
4
0
20
8
3
0
0
5
5.0
2.0
.8
.0
.0
1.3
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.
Playoffs
Transactions
Trades
Players Added
Via trade to Toronto
Players Lost
Via trade to New York [ 4]
Players Added
Via trade to Toronto
Players Lost
Via trade to Sacramento [ 5]
Players Added
Via trade to Toronto
Players Lost
Via trade to San Antonio [ 6]
Waived
References
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^ "Archived copy" . www.nba.com . Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Nets vs. Raptors - Game Recap - May 4, 2014 - ESPN" .
^ "Raptors Acquire Three Players, Three Picks From Knicks" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
^ "Report: Toronto to trade Rudy Gay to Sacramento" . NBA.com . December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013 .
^ "Raptors Acquire Nando De Colo" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014 .
^ "Raptors Exercise Amnesty Provision On Kleiza" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2013 .
^ Raptors buy out Marcus Camby
^ "Raptors Waive Quentin Richardson" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 3, 2013. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2013 .
^ "Raptors Waive Augustin" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2013 .
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