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DeRozan needs Raptors teammates to keep shooting

Team so atrociously from three-point range that teams are willing to give up those shots to shut down DeRozan.

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan is fouled by Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay (8) Sunday night. Teams are focusing on shutting down DeRozan because his teammates aren't making shots.

There is price to pay for success and the Toronto Raptors are finding out what it is.

With DeMar DeRozan off to one of the best starts to a season in NBA history, teams are finding creative ways to limit his effectiveness, sending the Raptors scurrying to find counters to the different looks.