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Kyle Larson, another Sprint Cup regular, qualified in the 12th position. Regan Smith, who leads the series standings, got the 15th spot. Smith also was on top of the standings when the series made its first of two stops at Chicagoland last year. Smith then slid into the infield on Lap 129 and finished 13th. Cheap Fake Jordan 1 . After missing 20 games as a rookie a year ago, Valanciunas - like the Raptors as a whole - has been fortunate to be in good health this season. As he spoke about it, the Raptors sophomore centre scanned the room for wood to knock on. "It is disappointing because we lost today so thats the worst part of the day," said Valanciunas, who left Tuesdays game with a lower-back sprain in the third quarter, missing the rest of Torontos 118-113 overtime defeat at the hands of the Hawks. Balenciaga Shoes Clearance . 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"Every win is great for us right now for what were trying to do, especially with Kyle out and Amir (Johnson) out," said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. "Hopefully it gives our guys some confidence. . . guys who stepped in, to go where we need to go." Johnson missed all but the first three minutes with an ankle injury. DeRozan poured in 29 points, and was key in the fourth quarter, doling out a couple of assists and uncharacteristically taking a charge. "Those are the winning plays that hes learning to make and hes making now, other than just scoring," Casey said. "Hes doing a great job of scoring but theres so many other things when he plays those kinds of minutes, especially now with Kyle out, hes got to do a lot more." When he somehow cut his finger with just over three minutes to go, he continued to play despite the blood that was smeared across his shorts. "I kind of split the middle of my hand, the webbing of my hand, I didnt even notice," said DeRozan, who estimated he had four or five stitches. "I looked down and my whole hand was soaked." Jonas Valanciunas and Greivis Vasquez added 15 points apiece, and Terrence Ross finished with 14 for the Raptors (43-32). James Harden scored 26 points to top the Rockets (49-25), who were missing Dwight Howard (ankle) for the third consecutive game. Chandler Parsons added 20. Lowry missed the game after a hard knee-on-knee collision with LeBron James in the Raptors 93-83 loss to Miami two nights earlier. His X-rays were negative, so there was no structural damage. Johnson played the first three minutes but headed to the locker-room with a sore right ankle. But despite the absence of not only two of the teams top contributors but arguably its two hardest workers, the Raptors werent going to let this game slip away. With seven games to go, every game is meaningful as the Raptors fight for a favourable opponent in the post-season and homecourt advantage. Vasquez, who started at point guard, said its no surprise that DeRozan and the Raptors stepped up so well in Lowrys absence. "Its not hidden that (DeRozan and Lowry) are our leaders. We go as they go. And everybody else understands that," said Vasquez. "This is why we have a healthy locker-room, were not fighting egos, we know whats going on. Those two guys are going to score, those two guys are going to make winning plays. And whenever one of those guys goes down, weve got their back. Thats what this team is all about. "This is not a fluke. We earn wins, and we earned a win tonight." Houston, which has now dropped seven straight decisions in Toronto, was coming off a 105-96 loss the previous night at Brooklyn, and arrrived in Toronto at 3 a.ddddddddddddm. Wednesday. The Raptors led by as much as 20 points in the third against the fourth-place team in the mighty Western Conference. But they allowed the Rockets to pull within 90-80 heading into the fourth and it was during a stretch in the final 12 minutes that the Raptors really felt the absence of Lowry and Johnson. The Rockets pulled within two points with 8:45 to play but that was as close as the visitors would get, and when a wide-open Ross drained a three-pointer with four minutes to play it brought the crowd to its feet and gave Toronto a six-point lead. There were some tense moments as Houston showed some life late. Jeremy Lin drained a three-pointer to cut Torontos lead to three points with nine seconds left, but a free throw by Vasquez sealed the Raptors victory. "We are a team that is desperate for a win right now," Lin said. "Weve dropped three in a row, definitely not a good feeling. We just have to regroup. The one thing I will say is that Im proud of how hard we played but we didnt play great in terms of execution, in terms of coverage and a lot of those little things." As for Lowrys knee injury, Casey said sitting his starting guard wasnt a matter of getting him rest. Wednesdays game was one the coach really wanted to win, so if Lowry could have played, he would have. "Theres a pride factor, you want to win, you want to win a division, you want to win and try and get home court," Casey said. "Were in position, so theres no use of letting off the pedal now. Every game for me is desperate. "But its not live or die or anything like that, were not going to risk a kids health to try to do that." Lowry is averaging 17.4 points, 7.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds. Johnson, whos averaging 10.8 points and 6.8 boards, has long battled bad ankles, but the hardworking forward normally plays through the pain. The fact he left the game is worrisome. The Raptors are tied with Chicago for third in the Eastern Conference and two-and-a-half games ahead of Brooklyn. The good news is Wednesdays game was the Raptors last against a Western Conference opponent. And of the remaining games, Toronto plays last-place Milwaukee twice, and Philadelphia (second-last) once. The Raptors got off to a sloppy start, falling behind by 12 points midway through the first quarter. Toronto ended the quarter with a 12-2 run capped by a three-pointer by Vasquez and trailed 25-23 heading into the second. DeRozan led the way with 15 points in a second quarter that Toronto finish with a 13-4 run, and when the Raptors all-star drilled a 32-footer at the buzzer it sent Toronto into the dressing room with a 55-50 lead. A pair of free throws by Salmons gave the Raptors a 20-point lead -- their biggest of the game -- with just under four minutes to go in the third. But the Rockets finished with an 18-8 run to make it a 10-point game with a quarter to go. 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After three straight trips to the NFC championship game and a Super Bowl near miss, Harbaugh and the Niners agreed to part ways following four seasons and the disappointment of a down year that began with Super Bowl hopes.Harbaugh will not fulfil the final season of his $25 million, five-year contract coaching the 49ers that he signed in January 2011. The announcement came after Sundays 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals that left the Niners at 8-8.Its been the time of my life, Harbaugh said. Been a lot of great memories, great moments. ... Its been a tremendous four years, its been a pleasure to work and serve for this organization. I feel great about what we accomplished.Before he said his final goodbyes with hugs, handshakes and high-fives — even a greeting from Alex Rodriguez — there was one final Whos got it better than us? No-body!The last, Whos got it better than us? I said it as loud as I could, said wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who could soon follow the San Francisco coachs departure.Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback Harbaugh promoted in November 2012, threw a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown pass to Bruce Miller late in the third quarter and Frank Gore capped another 1,000-yard season with 144 yards on 25 carries.Anquan Boldin caught a 76-yard TD pass and went over 1,000 yards receiving. Gore reached 1,000 yards rushing for the eighth time in 10 NFL seasons with the 49ers. The franchises all-time rushing leader hopes to return to the only team he has known and the team has publicly expressed a mutual interest.Here are some other things we learned from Sundays first-year finale at $1.3 billion Levis Stadium:ARIANS MESSAGE: Coach Bruce Arians was clear to his team: I dont want anybody moping on the plane.The No. 5 seed Cardinals (11-5) missed the franchises first 12-win season and the NFC West title as defending Super Bowl champion Seattle beat St. Louis 20-6 to win the division and the overall top seed.The Cardinals play at Carolina next Saturday, and Arians has been optimistic quarterback Drew Stanton will be back next week from a spraineed right knee that got infected.ddddddddddddIt is about short-term memory right now. What we did before doesnt matter anymore, win or lose, linebacker Kevin Minter said. It is time to just kick it into another gear. This is my first time in the playoffs. I have heard it is a whole other beast.LINDLEYS LESSON: Ryan Lindley finally threw his first touchdown pass on his 229th career attempt with a 20-yard strike to Michael Floyd. He did a lot right Sunday, but made some costly mistakes, too.Lindley completed touchdown passes of 20 and 41 yards to Michael Floyd in the first half, then threw a late interception on a last-ditch drive in the closing minutes.I felt the most comfortable Ive felt out on the field probably since Ive been in the NFL, he said. But theres still a handful of plays that kill you.Floyd finished with eight catches for 153 yards. Arians went with Lindley under centre after he originally planned to start rookie Logan Thomas before changing his mind.GORES GAINS: With his sons and family members in attendance, franchise rushing leader Gore provided a bright spot. He became the 11th player in NFL history with eight 1,000-yard seasons and 20th player to reach 11,000 yards rushing.Its a blessing, Gore said, noting he has been emotional about his future. I just wanted to finish it right. ... I cried today because when I first got here I was 21, 10 years ... Knowing this could be my last game here, its tough because this is all I knew.BOLDINS BIG DAY: Facing his former team, Anquan Boldin caught a 76-yard touchdown pass from Kaepernick in the first quarter for the second-longest catch of his career.Boldin became the fourth player in 49ers franchise history with multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons, joining Jerry Rice (12), Terrell Owens (5) and John Taylor (2).He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass that was negated by rookie centre Marcus Martins chop block penalty.SMITHS FINALE?: 49ers defensive end Justin Smith might be done after a 14-year career.Smith wasnt available after the game, but has said recently he would make a decision after the season.Im still going to be upset about the year but Im excited for Justin Smith and any other guy that might not be here next year, linebacker Dan Skuta said. Im excited they got to go out on a win. 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