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PHOENIX - Three days removed from one of their worst losses in franchise history, the Raptors (6-11) hope to turn the page on Friday against the Phoenix Suns (10-9), one of the NBAs early-season surprises. Catch the game, live from US Airways Center, on TSN2 beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. Torontos 27-point collapse in Tuesdays 112-103 loss to Golden State was the largest comeback by an opponent in the Raptors 19-year existence. After allowing the Warriors to shoot 68 per cent and being outscored by 27 during the final 12 minutes, the Raptors aim to replicate their dominance through the first three quarters rather than the nightmare that occurred in the fourth. While the Raptors have dropped four straight - allowing opponents to shoot 50 per cent and giving up 104.0 points during that stretch - the Suns continue to defy the odds, winning five of their last eight games. Expected by many to be one of the worst teams in the league this season, Phoenix has started off strong, thanks in large part to their dynamic backcourt and improved offence. The Suns have been the leagues most improved offensive team over last season according to NBA.com/stats, scoring six points more per 100 possessions. Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe - who was acquired in an offseason trade with the Clippers - are both averaging career highs in scoring and have combined to contribute 36.7 points, 12.6 assists and 6.5 rebounds per contest, both shooting over 48 per cent from the field. "Theyre a little bit like the Phoenix teams of old as far as their running games concerned," Dwane Casey said following shootaround Friday afternoon. "Dragic does a great impersonation of [Steve] Nash. Hes playing very well right now, handling the basketball, hes the head of the snake so our work is cut out for us on the defensive end." Torontos guards, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, accounted for 46 points in Tuesdays loss. DeRozan has led the team in scoring in six of the last eight games, pouring in 17 or more points in a career-high 11 straight contests. Meanwhile, Lowry has paced the club in assists in nine straight games, recording at least six dimes in each, also a career-best. Having swept the season series with Phoenix last year, the Raptors are looking to win four consecutive games against the Suns for the first time in their history. Trends and Tidbits The Raptors are 4-2 in games following a 20-point comeback by an opponent. Toronto has been outscored in the paint in each contest during its four-game skid and by 58 points overall (188-130). The team is averaging just 17.3 assists, committing 17.5 turnovers and is allowing opponents to shoot 40 per cent from three-point range over that stretch. What to Watch For Slowing down the Suns With Bledsoe and Dragic running the show, the Suns have been the leagues most lethal team in transition, scoring 20.0 fast-break points per game. Phoenix has tallied 20 or more fast-break points in 11 of 19 contests this season so keeping this young and athletic Suns team in the half-court will be a key to Torontos success. It should also be one of the Raptors biggest challenges. Defending the three-point line Although the Raptors contained Golden States sharpshooters through the first three quarters, holding the Warriors to 4-of-12 shooting from long distance, they got burned by the three-ball down the stretch. The Warriors went 8-for-11 in the fourth quarter with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson connecting on six of their seven attempts. Like the Warriors, the Suns are not shy from beyond on the arc. Phoenix attempts the fourth-most threes in the league on a per game basis and has drained seven or more treys in 11 straight contests. Who to Watch For DeMar DeRozan Even in embarrassing defeat on Tuesday, DeRozan has been the best and most consistent Raptor this year. Sitting 12th in the NBA in scoring at 21.8 points per game, DeRozan has been especially productive over the last eight contests when hes averaged 26.4 points on 50 per cent shooting from the field and 46 per cent from three-point range. DeRozan needs 18 points to reach 5,000 for his career, becoming the sixth player in franchise history to achieve that milestone, joining Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Andrea Bargnani, Morris Peterson and Jose Calderon. His biggest challenge Friday will come on the defensive end where he will be assigned to one of Phoenixs point guards, Bledsoe or Dragic. "It gives us a different look but we have to adapt, we have to adjust," said Casey, who spoke about trying to exploit the Suns small lineup. "We want to try to make sure we make them pay on the offensive end with our size and our inside game." Eric Bledsoe After missing six games with a shin injury, then coming off the bench for two, Bledsoe has returned to the Suns starting lineup. With the increased playing time - 34 minutes per game, up from 20 with the Clippers last season - Bledsoe is averaging career highs in points (18.8), assists (5.9) rebounds (4.2) and steals (1.6). The Suns guard has already scored 20 or more points six times this year after doing so on four occasions in his first three NBA seasons. "Theyve made it work because Bledsoe is a tough little guy down in the post," Casey said of the Suns small backcourt. "A lot of teams have tried to post him and well probably try to do some of the same but he does a good job even though hes small. Hes strong, hes like a little fireplug. So weve got to do a good job of getting deep post position on him and try to make them pay for playing small." Injury Report Kyle Lowry was hit in the head late in the third quarter Tuesday but returned in the fourth. 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LeVeon Bell Jersey .35 million. The right-hander had agreed last February to a deal that pays him $3.775 million this year and allows him to earn an additional $225,000 in bonuses based on games finished.Hull KR and Leeds collide at the KC Lightstream Stadium on Thursday with the winner guaranteed four home games in the Qualifiers. The teams are level on 24 points with Hull KR occupying 10th place thanks to a superior scoring difference.Rovers were 30-10 winners when they visited Headingley on April 1 and Leeds head coach Brian McDermott says revenge will be on his players minds. That was a dark day that, so we owe them one, said McDermott. That was our poorest performance, we were absolutely awful that day and Hull KR were smart enough to exploit that.Although McDermotts men have endured their worst season for 20 years, 12 months on from becoming only the third team to complete the modern-day treble, they have rediscovered their form with four wins from their last five matches.McDermott is hoping to take that form into the Qualifiers, which determines the final make-up of Super League for 2017, and insists the trip to Hull KR is crucial to their hopes of ending the year on a high. McDermott drops Rhinos hint Leeds coach hints at remaining in charge of Rhinos in 2017 We can finish ninth and thats hugely important because we get more home games and we want to play as many home games as we can, he said.There is still a scenario where we can finish bottom and we dont want to do that.We also want to be going into Middle 8s on the back of a run of performances which we can be proud of. Without kicking up old dust, weve been in some places this year we havent been that proud about. Highlights of Hull KRs victory at Headingley on April 1 To have a bit of pride, some integrity about how were operating in recent weeks has been big for us.Hull KR are going to be a challenge. They got beat by Hull so they will want to turn that around, and every team in the Middle 8s will want to go into them on the back of a win.For us were trying to hang onto some things that weve been creating for about six weeks now.dddddddddddd Mitch Garbutt could return for Leeds against Hull KR McDermott has included captain Danny McGuire in his 19-man squad and, although he does not expect him to play, he is able to add prop Mitch Garbutt to a virtual full-strength team, a far cry from mid-season when at times he was without 10 senior players through injury.I dont think Danny is going to play, said McDermott. Obviously we have some big games coming up and we dont want to run the risk of further injury.But were reasonably healthy, this team will be strongest weve had all year.Stevie Ward is training with the players, hes starting to look like a rugby league player and thats good, hes still two or three weeks away. We catch up with Hull KRs players as they try to stay afloat in Super League Hull KR have lost former Leeds second rower Chris Clarkson, prop Mitch Allgood, back rower Graeme Horne and centre Iain Thornley from the side that lost the Hull derby but front rower James Green returns from suspension.French internationals Kevin Larroyer and John Boudebza are recalled and second rower James Donaldson will play as long he passes the mandatory head test after being concussed last week.Hull KR: Maurice Blair, John Boudebza, Ben Cockayne, Kieran Dixon, James Donaldson, James Green, James Greenwood, Albert Kelly, Kevin Larroyer, George Lawler, Shaun Lunt, Josh Mantellato, Matty Marsh, Thomas Minns, Robbie Mulhern, Ken Sio, David Thompson, Dane Tilse, Adam Walker.Leeds Rhinos: Carl Ablett, Mitch Achurch, Tom Briscoe, Rob Burrow, Adam Cuthbertson, Brett Delaney, Brett Ferres, Keith Galloway, Mitch Garbutt, Ryan Hall, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jimmy Keinhorst, Jordan Lilley, Danny McGuire, Joel Moon, James Segeyaro, Brad Singleton, Liam Sutcliffe, Kallum Watkins.Watch Hull KR v Leeds live on Sky Sports 3 HD on Thursday from 7.30pm. 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