Raptors Rapid Recap - LA Lakers 109 - Toronto 107
by Raptors HQ - Vicious D on Mar 10, 2010 1:22 AM EST
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Print- There was a lot to like from tonight's game. From Bosh's clutch three, to Bargnani's rediscovery of his offense, the Raptors matched up with the Lakers. Jarrett Jack, though, was absolutely spectacular and gave the Raptors some much needed offense and defense. There is no doubt who was the best off-season signing for the Raptors last summer.
- Kobe Bryant was magical in his final shot, fading in the corner, with a couple Raptors draped over him for good measure. The Lakers were just too strong from the inside-out thanks to guys such as Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
- I'm not one to harp on the refs much. I believe that there's usually something that the team can do to overcome the refs, but tonight, the Raptors just didn't get the breaks they needed. The Lakers got the benefit of phantom calls as some timely fan interference.
- Hedo Turkoglu was undoubtedly the dud of the game. Readers may argue about his merits, but the Raptors got a whole lot of nothing when they needed something from their tall small forward. Careless turnovers, bad decisions, and bricked shots were all a part of Hedo's repertoire tonight. His ankle may still have been bothering him, but the Raptors needed something from everyone and Turk didn't bring much of anything.
- All in all, as good of a loss as you could want. The Raptors seem to have rediscovered their fire and will now travel to Sacramento for yet another back-to-back.
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It's such a dogfight for 6 thru 9 now.
Gotta take at least 1 of the next 3. I find the Raptors have trouble bringing the kind of intensity they had tonight into subsequent games.
by torontocoltsfan on Mar 10, 2010 1:27 AM EST reply actions
Big time
Really worried that they WON’T carry over the intensity to tomorrow and get blown out.
Tough loss…what can you say about Kobe.
by Adam Francis on Mar 10, 2010 1:34 AM EST up reply actions
He's one of the all-time greats
But why does the NBA have to be officiated the way it is. Why do star players need to get bailed out by phantom calls from the refs? If Antoine Wright is in good position and Kobe intiates contact and misses he shouldnt get the call. If Bosh stands with his arms extended straight up beside Kobe as he misses the lay-up himself… ah f-ck it
by torontocoltsfan on Mar 10, 2010 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
Winnable
except for coaching. Wtf was with sitting Jack for so long in the 4th? Then playing him with Calderon – notice he stopped scoring when he was on with Calderon. They’re both thrown off by that 2 PG combo. How many games has that cost us?
Great team effort. Too bad JT blew it.
Believe it or not
That fan that interfered with the play was none other than Lapo Elkann.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapo_Elkann
Interesting…
And he was rooting for the Raptors to win!
“Having two Italians (Andrea Bargnani and Marco Belinelli) on the [Raptors] and being Italian, I wished for them to win,” Elkann said. “I saw the ball coming on me, and I pushed it.”
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