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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork. Adidas NMD Clearance .com) - Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists and the Toronto Raptors pulled away for a 105-89 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, becoming the first Eastern Conference team to 20 wins. Patrick Patterson and Lou Williams each had eight points in the fourth quarter and Lowry scored six as the Raptors outscored the Nets 29-16 over the last 12 minutes to wrap up their fourth consecutive win. From the players all the way up to the management, it just shows how close we are and how focused we are, said Patterson. Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 10 assists with Patterson, Amir Johnson and Greivis Vasquez each scoring 13. The Raptors (20-6) have had three winning streaks of at least four games this season. Mason Plumlee had 23 points to lead the Nets, Joe Johnson scored 17 and Mirza Teletovic added 14 in the first meeting between the Atlantic Division foes since Brooklyns seven-game win in the first round of the playoffs. Having that time on the court has given my teammates confidence in me, said Plumlee. Its a great opportunity for me. The Nets were coming off a 95-91 loss at home to Miami on Tuesday night in a game that was delayed because the Barclays Center roof was leaking rain. Williams buried a 3-pointer that sparked a 9-2 flurry for the Raptors in the fourth quarter that pushed their lead from six points to 13 with a little more than five minutes remaining. Brooklyn was never within single digits after that. Earlier, Lowry had 10 points in the first quarter but Toronto trailed by as many as 11. The Raptors shot better than 61 percent in the second and took a 53-52 lead into halftime. They led 76-73 going into the fourth quarter. Game Notes Deron Williams had 11 points and seven assists for the Nets ... The teams split their four regular-season meetings last season ... The Raptors face the Pistons in Detroit on Friday ... The Nets remain on the road to face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday ... Wednesday was Drake Night at Air Canada Centre, the second year in a row the Raptors honored the Toronto-born rapper. Ticket holders received a T-shirt bearing the teams logo and Drake Night on the back. Fake NMD Human Race For Sale . Tensions rose in the first period when Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik hit Bruins forward Loui Eriksson with what appeared to be a clean hit. Cheap Adidas NMD 2019 . Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin, Bode Miller and Tim Jitloff underlined the squads enormous potential on the Rettenbach glacier in Austria. http://www.cheapnmdonline.com/wholesale-adidas-nmd-human-race-china.html . Listen to the Rangers vs. Kings live on TSN Radio starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. You can also stream the post-game press conferences live on TSN.TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are Peter Horacheks team for the remainder of the season. Club president Brendan Shanahan said Friday the club wont hire a full-time head coach until after the season, meaning Horachek will remain behind the bench until that time. Horachek was promoted to interim head coach Wednesday, a day after Randy Carlyle was fired. Were going to wait until the off-season now, he said. Ive been pleased with just the early reports from Peter. Peter will be one of the people that we will consider at the end of the year but were going to wait until the end of the year. Shanahan wouldn’t get into the types of moves he anticipates making in the future, saying simply, “If we have an opportunity to make this team better, we will.” “We in management prepare for each and every game but you’re also constantly looking down the horizon. We certainly have a good feel for what we’ve seen so far, we don’t always share our plan because our plan can change.” “We (management) are watching and we wont be afraid to act if things dont get better.” Toronto dropped a 6-2 home decision to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, just hours after Horachek was promoted. The club resumes action Friday night, hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Shanahan spoke following Torontos pre-game skate, his first availability since Carlyles dismissal. The first-year president said he was his intention to meet with reporters at the halfway point of the season to discuss the teams fortunes to that point. Heading into Fridays action, Toronto (21-17-3, 45 points) is tied with the Florida Panthers for ninth in the Eastern Conference standings, three points behind eighth-place Boston (21-15-6), which faces Philadelphia later in the evening. But Toronto has dropped five of its last six games and is 2-8-0 in its last 10 contests. The Leafs havent won at home since Dec. 16 and their last victory in regulation came Dec. 28. I think our assessment has been fair to say that it hasnt been good enough, Shanahan said. Weve seen our team and this group play the kind of hockey we want to play, some very good hockey. But the fact of the matter is to have success in this league you have to be more consistent . . . we have not been consistent enough. We felt there was a change that needed to be made (and) going forward with this group as we now get into the second half were going to learn a lot more about the entire team. Cheap Mens Adidas NMD Shoes. Shanahan said general manager Dave Nonis decided to make the coaching change following a discussion with the Leafs hierarchy. Shanahan added such conclusions are usually made by committee following a discussion involving himself, Nonis, assistant GM Kyle Dubas, player-personnel director Mark Hunter and Brandon Pridham, Noniss assistant. Its not any one person, he said. Generally speaking when we have a big decision to make or direction we want to go, we discuss it as a group. I think Dave felt it was his job to make that call. I agree with him, hes the general manager. He made that call, he made that announcement but we make all these decisions as a group, we dont hide behind any one person. Shanahan said with the coaching change, the onus is squarely on Leafs players to perform. Shanahan met with them following Fridays skate and made it clear management is watching with a clear mandate to make whatever changes are necessary to improve the clubs sagging fortunes. Once you get around this time of year and obviously with the changes we made to the coaching staff i felt it was a good time to remind them of what their expectations are and try to galvanize the group, he said. Were not at the end of the season, were at the midpoint of the season and theyre still in the hunt. How theyre going to be defined is really up to them at this point. I also wanted to make it very clear to them that were watching and that were on it. Whether weve seen some good things or bad things theyre not getting by us, theyre not escaping us. Were not going to be a group that is afraid to act if we feel were going to be able to make ourselves better. And Shanahan made it clear there are no untouchables on the Leafs roster. I dont know how many teams ever proclaim that players are untouchable, he said. If we have an opportunity to make this club better, we will. Following Friday nights home game, the Leafs will embark on a four-game road trip with contests against Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Jose and St. Louis before returning home to face Carolina on Jan. 19. Shanahan said he plans to make the trip to L.A. Its a tough trip, he said. We know that this is a difficult part of the schedule. I think its an important time for our guys so, yeah, I will be there. ' ' '