"On a SLOB play in the second quarter, A.J. Lawson got caught on a screen. David Roddy switched and the refs deemed the latter's shot contest unnecessarily aggressive, calling a flagrant foul. Raptors 905 head coach Drew Jones yelled at Lawson from the sidelines. "AJ, wake up! You gotta handle that shit!" Lawson rolled his eyes with a look of shame and embarrassment the way kids do when scolded by their parents."
"But Lawson would heed his coach's plea, who remained loud and vocal throughout the game, with a steal and transition dunk in the third. His fast-break lay-up tied the game at 123 after AJ Hoggard picked James Akinjo's pocket. Lawson fouled Akinjo on the other end with about three seconds left. It seemed like all the prior effort would be nullified. Akinjo missed his first free throw, but hit his second."
"The 905 are up one point and the Grand Rapids Gold inbound the ball. Akinjo has the moves of a wide receiver in the Super Bowl to shake off Alijah Martin, gets the ball, and a great look at the 3. Clank. The 905 narrowly escape with a 125-124 win over the Gold. The two-ways, Lawson and Martin, had 18 points each and assignment player Jonathan Mogbo had 11."
A late-game sequence decided a close contest as the Raptors 905 escaped a 125-124 victory over the Grand Rapids Gold. A.J. Lawson was initially caught on a screen and drew criticism from coach Drew Jones, then responded with a third-quarter steal and dunk to help tie the game. Lawson fouled James Akinjo with seconds remaining; Akinjo split free throws before Olivier Sarr drew and converted two free throws after a timeout alley-oop attempt. Moses Brown dominated with 37 points (16-for-21), while Lawson and Alijah Martin each scored 18 and Jonathan Mogbo added 11.
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