Orange and blue streamers fell from the rafters tonight. Why? BECAUSE THIS WAS THE THUNDER'S FIRST HOME WIN IN OVER A MONTH. Of course, this had to come against our beloved struggling Raptors. Our team is now in a bona fide basketball recession, losing 4 straight and 9 of their past 11. They now sit unchallenged as the worst in the Atlantic Division at 10-16.
Hey, at least it can't get much worse than that, right? Wrong: Jermaine O'Neal left the game at half time with a sore left shoulder.
Player of the game:
Chris Bosh - 22 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists. 1 of 2 Raptors in double digits tonight. Chris grabbed 8 offensive boards and tried his best to put the Raptors on his back.
Notables:
Andrea Bargnani - 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist. The only other Raptor in double figures. Not much else positive to say about his game tonight... He made a three? He had an offensive board?
Joey Graham - 9 points, 9 rebounds. +6 on the floor. He kept bringing the energy that we are all becoming accustomed to.
Stat of the game:
The Oklahoma City Thunder give up 103.3 points per game. Tonight the Raptors scored 83. The Raptors were held to 36% from the floor and 2-17 from three point range. Simply put, the Thunder do not know how to play defense. People keep saying that the Raptor offense is fine, they just need to fix their defense. However, the Raptors have only made it to 100+ points in 2 of their last 13 games. Maybe getting back on the winning end of games involves more than just defense.
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