Raptors Rapid Recap: Atlanta 107 – Toronto 101

by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Apr 9, 2010 10:37 PM EDT in Raptors Rapid Recap

- With their grasp on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference slipping away, the Toronto Raptors needed to prove they deserve the right to be destroyed by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the playoffs.

- The Atlanta Hawks started just 2-16 from the field and Toronto ended the first quarter on a 9-0 run for a 25-14 lead.

- With Chris Bosh sidelined for at least the remainder of the regular season, Andrea Bargnani and masked man Hedo Turkoglu FINALLY stepped up… at least in the first quarter. The duo was a combined 7 of 10 from the field for 16 points in the opening frame.

- And then the wheels fell off. I mean, they REALLY fell off. A 45-22 second-quarter demolition capped by Jamal Crawford’s eighth four-point play of the season staked the Hawks to a 59-47 lead at halftime.

- Offensive rebounding (18-12 in favour of the Hawks), second-chance points and free-throw shooting (27 of 30 for the Hawks) were the story in this one. The aforementioned Bargnani and Turkoglu were also just 4 of 13 after the first quarter.

- Antoine Wright was the latest Raptor to require assistance leaving the court with an ankle injury. Hey, at least he didn’t break his nose!

- Despite falling behind by as many as 20 points, the Raptors fought back to make it close. But it was a case of too little, too late.

- Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls now looms as the biggest game of the season.

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Buills-Nets

In OT, 25 seconds left, Bulls up 2

by B.C. on Apr 9, 2010 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

Chicago and New Jersey take it to Overtime...

Yeesh. Can the Cavs just get a bye week?

Kinnon "Vicious D" Yee
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by Raptors HQ - Vicious D on Apr 9, 2010 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

by benjibopper on Apr 9, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Tied at 112-112

Bulls ball, 12.8 left

by B.C. on Apr 9, 2010 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

hahah - double OT

I never thought I’d say this: Go NETS

by B.C. on Apr 9, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Jesus....

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Kinnon "Vicious D" Yee
Author - RaptorsHQ.com Twitter @RapHQVicious

by Raptors HQ - Vicious D on Apr 9, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Double OT tied at 112!

Room 112 where the players dwell… D Rose can’t hit the fadeaway!

by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Apr 9, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

Cleveland fear the raps..

Against the raptors they played to win & knock off the raps from the 8th seed. Played james majority of the minutes.. played verajao w/c they rest the previous games… w/out counting hurting bosh heheh.. then next games against the bulls james takes a day off… wow.. They dont want to play raps coz we have beaten them.. & the games we lose were prettty close.

by xUnKnOwNx on Apr 9, 2010 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

Clearly The Clown That Wrote This is A Johnson Hater

eom

by Buddahfan on Apr 9, 2010 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

Nets domination the 2nd OT

Up 7, 2:19 left

Derrick Rose is self-destructing

by B.C. on Apr 9, 2010 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

Up 8, 50 seconds left, Nets ball

I’ve seen everything now: Yi took a charge!

If the Bulls somehow pull this out, I’ll be shocked.

by B.C. on Apr 9, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Nets are running away and hiding in the 2nd OT

Good news for the Raps, I guess.

by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Apr 9, 2010 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

NBA should ban both the Bulls and Raps from the playoffs

They are both embarassing themselves

by B.C. on Apr 9, 2010 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

Sunday will be must see TV

by bigweeze on Apr 9, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

It may set pro basketball back a decade or more.

by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Apr 9, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

it's awful, but I can't look away!

just like a car crash

by bigweeze on Apr 9, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

omg bulls lost we needed some luck after bosh injury

by raptors_run_the_show on Apr 9, 2010 11:08 PM EDT reply actions

good try

The bulls lost to the NETS..yep at least the raps are losing to top playoff teams..the bulls are losing to teams that they shouldn’t be losing to.this makes sundays game a must see..on tonights game it was the second quarter that did them in the raps won every other quarter and made a game out of it…good effort tho

by sherwin316 on Apr 10, 2010 12:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions