Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Preseason Game One - @ Cavaliers

The day you've (sort of) all been waiting for!
The Raptors' season (sort of) begins tonight!

Tonight is Raptors at Cavaliers, 7:00 PM tipoff. The game is not on the radio or TV (including Raptors NBA TV), but you can listen live here. NBA.com's game preview is very threadbare (as they have no stats for this season) but you can find that here.

Tonight's game should be more of a test of rotations and seeing how different guys play together. Don't expect LeBron, Bosh, or O'Neal to play any more than 25 minutes, although Bosh and O'Neal will likely play together while they're on.

What to watch (listen) for:
- LeBron James, obviously.
- Mo Williams in a Cavaliers jersey.
- O'Neal, Bosh and Calderon to familiarize themselves with each other on the court.
- Sam Mitchell to experiment with several different on-court rotations.
- Projected scrubs (Sampson, Solomon for the Raptors, Jackson, Hickson for the Cavs) to see extended minutes.

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