The Score televised Toronto's season opener and announced that it drew a record audience of 420,000 during its broadcast, with a peak audience of 741,000 during the final half-hour.

It was the highest regular-season Raptors audience across any Canadian network within the past decade.

The previous high had been an audience of 238,000.

The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have exercised the fourth-year team option on the Rookie Scale Contract of guard Marco Belinelli. Belinelli is now guaranteed through the 2010-11 season. In accordance with the league?s collective bargaining agreement, the Raptors had until October 31 to exercise their option on Belinelli. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal was not disclosed.

Belinelli had 10 points in 19 minutes in Wednesday?s season-opening win versus Cleveland.

Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points and had a team-best FIC game score of 16.5 in Toronto's 101-91 Opening Night win over Cleveland.

"I was talking about that with a friend the other day. I was saying if Andrea gets going, if he's scoring the basketball a lot, then we're going to be tough to beat," said Chris Bosh. "He had a great second half of (last) season, but we haven't had that consistency with him scoring so many points. So that's a plus for us."

"I think there's not too many 7-footers who can do the things he can do," added Toronto point guard Jose Calderon, who picked up 11 assists. "Maybe (Dirk) Nowitzki is the only one."

The second night of the 2009-10 season brought us twelve stellar games. Big name acquisitions like Vince Carter (Orlando), Hedo Turkoglu (Toronto), Richard Jefferson (San Antonio) and Ben Gordon (Detroit) all had successful debuts for their new clubs.

- Atlanta 120, Indiana 109

Team FIC Differential: Hawks +35.2, Pacers -35.2

The Atlanta Hawks (1-0) used a ten-point edge in the fourth quarter to distance themselves from the Indiana Pacers (0-1). Al Horford starred with 24 points and 16 rebounds, Josh Smith posted 18 points and eight assists and Joe Johnson scored 25 points on 10-for-21 shooting. Indiana shot 53% from the field, but turned the ball over an astounding 25 times. Danny Granger led with 31 points, Troy Murphy tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Earl Watson scored 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting off the bench.

Game FIC Scores

Al Horford, Atlanta ? 26.4

Josh Smith, Atlanta ? 22.1

Danny Granger, Indiana ? 17.0

Troy Murphy, Indiana ? 16.5

- Orlando 120, Philadelphia 106

Team FIC Differential: Magic +21.9, 76ers -21.9

The Orlando Magic (1-0) took a 31-point lead into the final period and held on to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) at Amway Arena. Dwight Howard dominated with 21 points and 15 rebounds, Jason Williams tallied 15 points and five assists and Ryan Anderson contributed 16 points and five boards in the victory. Philadelphia attempted 13 more foul shots than Orlando, who shot 55% from the field. Marreese Speights led with 26 points and five rebounds, Elton Brand struggled with eight points and six boards on 2-for-7 shooting and Louis Williams put up 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in the loss.

Game FIC Scores

Dwight Howard, Orlando ? 26.5

Marreese Speights, Philadelphia ? 19.5

Louis Williams, Philadelphia ? 16.4

Jason Williams, Orlando ? 12.0

- Toronto 101, Cleveland 91

Team FIC Differential: Raptors +21.2, Cavaliers -21.2

The Toronto Raptors (1-0) dealt the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) their second loss in as many nights with a strong performance at Air Canada Centre. Andrea Bargnani had 28 points and five rebounds, Chris Bosh posted 21 points and 16 boards and Hedo Turkoglu added 12 points and 7 rebounds in his Raptor debut. Both teams took 37 free throws, while Cleveland shot just 34% from the field. LeBron James stuffed the stat sheet with 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, Shaquille O?Neal tallied 12 points and seven boards and Mo Williams contributed 16 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers.

Game FIC Scores

LeBron James, Cleveland ? 21.8

Andrea Bargnani, Toronto ? 16.5

Hedo Turkoglu, Toronto ? 13.5

Chris Bosh, Toronto ? 13.3

- Boston 92, Charlotte 59

Team FIC Differential: Celtics +63.8, Bobcats -63.8

The Boston Celtics (2-0) opened up a 22-13 after the first quarter and never looked back against the Charlotte Bobcats (0-1). Ray Allen scored a team-high 18 points in the balanced attack, Rajon Rondo tallied 10 points and 11 assists and Shelden Williams put up 12 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Boston held Charlotte to 31% shooting and outscored the young Bobcats in each of the game?s four quarters. Gerald Wallace led with 10 points and 12 rebounds, Raymond Felton posted nine points and four boards and rookie Gerald Henderson had eight points on 3-for-7 shooting in his professional debut.

Game FIC Scores

Rajon Rondo, Boston ? 19.8

Shelden Williams, Boston ? 13.6

Kevin Garnett, Boston ? 12.8

Paul Pierce, Boston ? 11.0

- Miami 115, New York 93

Team FIC Differential: Heat +23.8, Knicks ? 23.8

The Miami Heat (1-0) exploded in the third quarter en route to an emphatic win over the New York Knicks (0-1) on Wednesday night. Dwyane Wade starred with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists, Jermaine O?Neal posted 22 points and 12 boards and Michael Beasley scored 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting. Miami shot a blistering 56% from the field, while holding New York to 10-for-39 from three-point land. David Lee had 22 points and nine rebounds, Wilson Chandler tallied 21 points and seven boards and Danilo Gallinari contributed 22 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Game FIC Scores

Jermaine O?Neal, Miami ? 21.3

David Lee, New York ? 16.5

Danilo Gallinari, New York ? 16.5

Dwyane Wade, Miami ? 15.1

- Minnesota 95, New Jersey 93

Team FIC Differential: Timberwolves -0.3, Nets +0.3

Damien Wilkins rebounded a missed shot and put it in to give the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) and dramatic win over the New Jersey Nets (0-1). Rookie Jonny Flynn had 18 points, Wilkins posted 12 points and 10 rebounds and Al Jefferson struggled with nine points and four boards in 25 minutes of play. Minnesota outscored New Jersey 31-15 in the fourth quarter and forced 22 turnovers. Brook Lopez starred with 27 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, Yi Jianlian tallied 17 points and 12 boards and Devin Harris put up 14 points, eight assists and six rebounds in defeat.

Game FIC Scores

Brook Lopez, New Jersey ? 26.6

Yi Jianlian, New Jersey ? 15.0

Damien Wilkins, Minnesota ? 14.9

Devin Harris, New Jersey ? 9.8

- San Antonio 113, New Orleans 96

Team FIC Differential: Spurs +25.5, Hornets -25.5

The San Antonio Spurs (1-0) started the new season off on the right foot with an impressive win over the New Orleans Hornets (0-1). Six players scored in double figures for the Spurs with Tony Parker turning in 17 points and six assists, Manu Ginobili 16 points on 5-for-11 shooting and rookie DeJuan Blair recording 14 points and 11 rebounds. San Antonio outrebounded New Orleans by nine and shot 52% from the floor. Chris Paul had 26 points and nine assists, Emeka Okafor debuted with 18 points and 10 rebounds and David West tallied 18 points and nine boards for the Hornets.

Game FIC Scores

David West, New Orleans ? 18.8

Chris Paul, New Orleans ? 16.8

Tim Duncan, San Antonio ? 15.5

DeJuan Blair, San Antonio ? 14.6

- Oklahoma City 102, Sacramento 89

Team FIC Differential: Thunder +29.5, Kings -29.5

The Sacramento Kings (0-1) tried to make a game of it in the fourth quarter, but the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) had built too much of a lead. Kevin Durant excelled with 25 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green posted 24 points and eight boards and Russell Westbrook flirted with a triple-double (14 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds). Oklahoma City shot 51% from the floor, while holding Sacramento to just 40%. Kevin Martin scored 27 points on 5-for-19 shooting, Jason Thompson tallied 11 points and nine rebounds and rookie Omri Casspi had 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting off the bench.

Game FIC Scores

Jeff Green, Oklahoma City ? 21.0

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City ? 20.8

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City ? 18.1

Kevin Martin, Sacramento ? 16.2

- Detroit 96, Memphis 74

Team FIC Differential: Pistons +31, Grizzlies -31

Ben Gordon scored 22 points in his debut as the Detroit Pistons (1-0) thumped the Memphis Grizzlies (0-1) at the FedEx Forum. Richard Hamilton had 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting, Tayshaun Prince posted 14 points and five rebounds and Charlie Villanueva had seven points and three blocks. Detroit held Memphis to 36% shooting and turned the ball over just nine times. Marc Gasol led with 21 points and 15 rebounds, Zach Randolph began his Memphis career with 14 points and nine boards and Rudy Gay added 16 points and five rebounds in the loss.

Game FIC Scores

Marc Gasol, Memphis ? 20.6

Richard Hamilton, Detroit ? 15.4

Tayshaun Prince, Detroit ? 11.1

Ben Gordon, Detroit ? 9.9

- Denver 114, Utah 105

Team FIC Differential: Nuggets +5.4, Jazz -5.4

The Denver Nuggets (1-0) used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from the Utah Jazz (0-1) on Wednesday night. Carmelo Anthony starred with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Kenyon Martin tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds and rookie Ty Lawson contributed 17 points and six assists off the bench. Denver narrowly outshot and outrebounded Utah in the close battle. Deron Williams led with 28 points and 13 assists, Carlos Boozer posted 12 points and 11 rebounds and Andrei Kirilenko put up 16 points, five boards and four dimes.

Game FIC Scores

Deron Williams, Utah ? 23.5

Carmelo Anthony, Denver ? 19.8

Ty Lawson, Denver ? 14.4

Chauncey Billups, Denver ? 12.4

- Houston 108, Golden State 107

Team FIC Differential: Rockets +13.4, Warriors -13.4

Stephen Curry made a layup in the final seconds off a missed three-pointer by Anthony Morrow that was too little, too late for the Golden State Warriors (0-1) against the Houston Rockets (1-0). Trevor Ariza had 25 points, five rebounds and five assists, Luis Scola posted 21 points and 11 boards and Aaron Brooks contributed 18 points and 12 dimes. Houston used a 35-19 edge in the third quarter to grab control of the game. Monta Ellis led with 26 points and five assists, Corey Maggette tallied 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Curry had 14 points and seven dimes in his professional debut.

Game FIC Scores

Luis Scola, Houston ? 18.5

Aaron Brooks, Houston ? 17.8

Stephen Curry, Golden State ? 14.8

Shane Battier, Houston ? 14.5

- Phoenix 109, L.A. Clippers 107

Team FIC Differential: Suns +8.7, Clippers -8.7

Steve Nash hit a driving layup with six seconds remaining to give the Phoenix Suns (1-0) a close win over the Los Angeles Clippers (0-2). Nash led with 24 points and eight assists, Grant Hill tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds and Amare Stoudemire put up 16 points and five boards in the victory. Los Angeles shot 55% from the floor, but cooled down in the second half. Marcus Camby had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Baron Davis posted 12 points and 12 assists and Chris Kaman contributed 22 points and nine boards in the loss.

Game FIC Scores

Marcus Camby, Los Angeles ? 24.3

Grant Hill, Phoenix ? 18.5

Baron Davis, Los Angeles ? 17.8

Steve Nash, Phoenix ? 15.6

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The Raptors will advise their players to get the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available, team officials confirmed on Wednesday.

GM Bryan Colangelo said his medical staff led by Dr. Howard Petroff and Dr. Paul Marks have been on this thing since training camp, when the team held a half hour information session for the players and staff.

Since then, the team has installed hand sanitizers every where from the practice court, to the locker room and weight room. It also has mandated that anyone showing any symptoms of the flu stays away from the team until he is cleared.

"We have to make sure if somebody's sick they don't come to practice and find out how sick they are," coach Jay Triano said. "We leave them at home and we'll send somebody over there to evaluate them and we'll do a swab test to find out if it is positive and keep them away from everybody."

Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu believes that the team is as good as any in the NBA this season.

"We are as good as anybody out there right now," Turkoglu told the Toronto Sun. "We don't get a lot of credit, even to make the playoffs. But we really don't care. I'm very confident about myself and my teammates."

Most analysts pick the Raptors to finish anywhere from fifth to eighth in the Eastern Conference. However, Chris Bosh sees potential in the retooled team as well.

"I see a lot of potential. We can be either good or bad, it depends on us," Bosh said. "I think we're going to be good. But we're only going to be as good as we want to be. We have to believe in ourselves, first and foremost. But we have to put in the work to be good."

Raptors forward Chris Bosh appears to still be upset over the comment made by Shaquille O'Neal last season.

O'Neal, then with the Suns, called Bosh "the RuPaul of big men."

Toronto will face off against Cleveland, O'Neal's new team, on Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre.

"I don't care. I really don't care. Everybody can talk back and forth all day. But at the end of the day, it's what happens on the court," Bosh told the Toronto Sun of the comments. "But I've never quit ever in my life."

Raptors coach Jay Triano insists that everything is in the past.

"It was a year ago and it's a cancelled check," added Triano. "It really has no value. Sometimes people use that for motivation and hopefully Chris did."

The Raptors are attempting to adjust to their new pieces and that has led them to become almost too unselfish with the basketball.

"I think they're trying to fit so well that they're making unnecessary passes," said Jay Triano. "What's happening is these guys want to learn each other and they want to get along with each other so well that I'm almost at the point now where we have to be a little bit more selfish."

Chris Bosh doesn't want to see the Raptors change their game-day routine as some teams have this season.

"The schedule? It's fine," Bosh told the Toronto Star. "No sense messing with it."

The Knicks have stopped conducting morning shootarounds at home this season in favor of rest, while the Blazers have changed their typical departure times for road games.

Others teams have pushed back practices on the days after home games to give the players more time to recuperate.

"I don't like being at the gym for an extended period of time. I don't like that sitting around and I don't like that idle time. I like to get in, do my job," Bosh added.

"I get in right before it's time for me to get out on the court and shoot; get loose, shoot and by the time I shoot and by the time I get dressed and the coaches speak, we're out there for warm-ups."

Raptors point guard Marcus Banks was sidelined with the flu on Sunday.

Banks was tested on Saturday and swine flu was ruled out, but the Toronto Sun reports that the Raptors are being cautious and keeping the guard away from his teammates.

The Cavaliers were hit hard by the flu last week.