Uzoh records Raptors' first triple double in 11 years

 　　TORONTO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Toronto Raptors guard Ben Uzoh recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds¹ and 12 assists to lead the Raptors to a 98-67 victory over the New Jersey² Nets in NBA action on Thursday night.

　　Uzoh's triple double was the tenth in franchise³ history and first since March 23, 2001 when Alvin Williams recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.

　　Uzoh credited his teammates with helping⁴ him achieve the rare feat⁵ in team's final game of the season. "My teammates were just rooting me on and kind of pushed me to try and get that and that is a big thing in this league," he said after the game.

　　The triple double was also the eighteenth overall this season. Celtics guard Rajon Rondo leads the league with six and twelve other players (including Uzoh) are tied for second with one a piece.

　　Uzoh also received praise from Raptors head coach Dwane Casey.

　　"He had a heck of a game. Coming in on a 10 day contract, I doubted his point guard skills at times but I just watched a young man grow in his two 10 day contracts... to watch his confidence grow and him grow as a point guard in this league and for him to do it against his former team is beautiful," said Casey.

　　With the team eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago, the Raptors had the luxury of giving young players the opportunity to play.

　　"I wanted to see the young players play. I wanted to see Solo, Ben Uzoh and James Johnson. That's what the last couple of weeks have been about, getting those guys as many minutes as possible," said Casey.

　　With the season over, the Raptors finish with a 23-46 record and fail to make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive⁶ season.

1 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

6 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。