Raptors' Rapid Recap: Toronto 114 - LA Clippers 92

by RaptorsHQ - Howland on Mar 31, 2010 9:39 PM EDT

- After a shaky first half, the Toronto Raptors used a complete team effort to pull away in the second half en route to a 114 to 92 win over the LA Clippers. The win marked their second in a row, but unlike the last few matches, this one was over halfway through the fourth quarter.

-Chris Bosh looked like his pre-All-Star-Game self at last finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds, completely dominating the Clippers interior. LA had no answer for him, or Sonny Weems either for that matter. Weems was a perfect 8 of 8 from the field, finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and along with Bosh, was a key catalyst in this win.

-However it wasn't these two alone who got the job done for the Raps. Andrea Bargnani had a very nice 21 and 8 on the evening, while Jose Calderon, Antoine Wright and DeMar DeRozan all scored in double figures as well. This was a complete team effort, led again by Toronto's starters, who for the second straight game looked quite comfortable in their new partnership.

- For a Clippers team minus Baron Davis, it was a long night. Their bigs down low, especially Drew Gooden, gave the Raptors a lot of trouble in the first half, but couldn't sustain things in the second portion. LA did do a nice job from long-range thanks to the Raptors porous perimeter D, but the Clips were equally terrible in that realm allowing Toronto to shoot 61 per cent from the field on the night.

-On a whole it was a bit of a snoozer of a game (it was the Clippers) but it was a solid win by the Raps helping to put some space between themselves and the Chicago Bulls. Toronto of course has a chance to regain some momentum late in the season with upcoming games against Philly and G State, and hopefully tonight's win puts them on the right path to accomplishing such a goal.

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shout out to sonny

team high +27, 8-8 fgs, 17-5-4

by bigweeze on Mar 31, 2010 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Amir vs. Bosh

Amir doesn’t play a lot of minutes against elite big men, but he certainly has shown flashes of a nice offensive game. If we do have to deal with the Worst Case Scenario (TWCS), I think there’s reason to think that Amir can be an above average starting 4 in this league. Remember, he’s only 22.

Of course, if we’re shopping CB4, BC will most likely want another PF in return, by process of elimination. Too much money tied up at the 3 already, 2 PGs under contract, and two young stud SGs who need minutes to develop. Don’t know who BC would target though. Lamar? Antawn? Z-Bo (like Bosh would want to go to Memphis)

by Aaron Craig on Mar 31, 2010 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

i say trade boshe to nets gets courtnee lee and a first round draft pick
get john wall trade calderon for a good perimeter defensive player like aaron aflalo n the raps are set i think amir has big potential at the pf hes 22 and already 5 years in the league he can be a good pf if he just develops is post moves and maybe a mid range jump shot

by raptors_run_the_show on Mar 31, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree, while we are at I think I should trade my girlfriend for Jessica Alba and then hook up with Halle Berry for a threesome. Get real dude. Why would NJ trade away a franchise player (Wall) for a franchise pf? They are not the same thing as the NBA has been moving to a guard domination (even more so then in the past) league with the hand checking rules. If you look at the top scorers in the league they are all SG/SF’s not PF’s. Bosh would have rocked it in the 90’s but now he is just a really good PF.

by McGateway on Mar 31, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions