Raptors Rapid Recap: Toronto 117 Indiana 102
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Jan 31, 2010 8:47 PM EST
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Print- The Toronto Raptors are red-hot at home, having captured 11 of 12 contests in the friendly confines of the Air Canada Centre.
- The Dinos finished the month of January with 10 wins and five losses, and are four games above .500 for the first time since 2008.
- The Raptors shot a season-high 60.2% from the field, with seven players in double figures, and won the battle of the glass 44-32.
- Player of the Game? No surprise. All-star forward Chris Bosh continues to make it look easy with 26 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks.
- The face of Pizza Pizza, Hedo Turkoglu, left the game early in the first quarter after being elbowed in the right eye by Mike Dunleavy Jr. Turkoglu went to the hospital for further tests.
- The Pacers used hot shooting from outside to stay in it. They were 10-21 from downtown at one point before missing their last six attempts from long range.
- Point guards Jarrett Jack and Jose Calderon combined for 28 points and 13 assists. That had to be especially tough to watch for third-stringer T.J. Ford, who logged a DNP – Coach’s Decision despite having started ahead of both Jack and Calderon at times in
- Danny Granger just never got it going in this one, finishing with just eight points on 3-13 shooting.
- The Raptors travel to
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Devlin Interview With Johnson Before The Game
Devlin asks Johnson what he attributes his recent increase in scoring to.
Sure I'll take the win
But I really wasn’t impressed with first three quarters, even start of the fourth. We just couldn’t stop them and there key guy was having an off night.
Last six minutes made me forget.Lately this team has been able to outplay their opponents down the stretch so consistantly . When was the last time you could say that about a Raptor team?
Soon as Bosh got back in the game, and Bargnani sat, the Pacers had no answer. Defensively Bargnani didn’t look right. Don’t think he’s 100%. Johnson was bringing it tonight.. PG play was huge as well.
Lately this team has been able to outplay their opponents down the stretch so consistantly . When was the last time you could say that about a Raptor team?
I can’t even answer that. Not in the last few years, that’s for sure.
Between digging themselves out of double digit leads to this newfound ability to close out games, I’m impressed.
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Jan 31, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
It's Business Time
If Raptors games were Flight of the Conchords songs, this one would be “It’s Business Time”. Raptors pulled ahead to a comfortable lead in 3Q. The Pacers then used up everything they had to get back in it. But after a brief scare at 97-97, Raptors finished the game on a 20-5 run helped by some cold Pacers shooting and some good defense.
FOTC: It’s Business Time (TV show version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhN93rFZuJs
Boston
Is an injury away from being a sub-.500 team. They are starting to look their age.
That being said, I still don’t see enough consistent play from the Raptors to catch them.
Raptors are 15-5 in their last 20 games, 11-1 last 12 @ home.. How much more consistent is it possible to be ? Wait and see 8 of next 12 @ home.
Have you been watching the games?
The record looks good, but the play is very inconsistent… every game they are either down double-digits and need to come back or they are up double-digits and blow the lead.
How about a great chance of hitting the ASG with a NINE game winning streak. This team can hang with a hobbled Boston or Orlando team in a 7 game series.
by torontocoltsfan on Feb 1, 2010 12:20 AM EST reply actions
Boston maybe (if they continue on their recent slide and suffer an injury or two). Orlando, not so much… Remember: this stretch has coincided with a pretty soft schedule. And Toronto has still not figured out how to beat above .500 teams on the road.
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Feb 1, 2010 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
your right I'm getting ahead of myself
but hopefully they build on this post ASB
by torontocoltsfan on Feb 1, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
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