Non-Canadians had a lot to celebrate today; Martin Luther King, and the Raptors losing their sixth straight. Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson, and Josh Smith today combined for 73 of the Hawks 87 points, the only other Hawks to score were Flip Murray (12) and Mo Evans (2). On the Raptors' side, Jermaine O'Neal and Jose Calderon were both no goes again, however J-Killa (worst nickname ever, Matt Devil-in) made his return with 9 points.
Player of the game:
Chris Bosh - 22 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists. *Sigh*, is Yi Jianlian really above Chris in all star voting?
Notables:
Andrea Bargnani - 20 points, 10 rebounds. It is looking like Andrea is gaining confidence and looking more and more consistent each game. This was Andrea's 12th straight game reaching double figs in points. Also important to note were his 10 rebounds and only 3 fouls.
Anthony Parker - 12 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists. AP flirted with a triple double today as he started at the point guard spot for the second straight game. He did manage a Will Solomon-esque 4 turnovers however.
Stat of the game:
Today the Raptors did not take advantage of every possession. They went an astonishingly horrid 2-18 from three point land, and the point guards combined for 9 turnovers. For the Raptors to be successful, the point guards must be efficient with the ball and players should be aggressive, not settling for the three ball.
Coach Jay Triano is looking forward, "There are a lot of games to play," Raptors head coach Jay Triano said. "We've still got 50 cents on the dollar, so we need to cash that and see if we can get on a roll". Whatever that quotation was supposed to mean, we are sure it was somehow optimistic...
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