Friday, December 5, 2008

Raptors Hope To Get A Win Off A Tough Road Trip

Raptors at Utah, 10:30. The game is available for your viewing pleasure on TSN and channelsurfing.net, and for listen on the Fan 590. So far through 2 games on their 3 game Western Conference visit, the Raptors are 0-2, losing by a combined 58 points in those 2 games. In this road trip, the Raptors have let go of their head coach, Sam Mitchell, but hey, at least Jermaine O'Neal returned to the lineup after 3 DNP's.
The Jazz are currently 12-8, while the Raptors are 8-9.

What to watch for:
- Jay Triano! Lets see if he can draw up a play, or tell the Raptors players to play defense.
- The Raptors catch a break tonight as Carlos Boozer will not play, and Andrei Kirilenko, who averages 2.8 blocks per game against the Dinos, is not 100%. This may enable the Raptors to get an advantage inside.
- Jason Kapono and Anthony Parker average 70% and 60% respectively from three point land in their career vs. the Jazz. Hopefully they will be able to lift them out of the shooting funk the Raps have gotten themselves into the past couple days. Last game against the Nuggets, the Raptors shot 36.6 percent, the worst of the season thus far.

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