After another decisive win yesterday the Raptors are set to take on the Knicks at the ACC. The Raptors are playing some of their best basketball in a couple seasons and could win their seventh straight game.
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- The Raps' frontcourt of Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion and Andrea Bargnani has been very consistent over this win streak. Yesterday they combined for 52 points and 32 rebounds.
- Jose Calderon. He's nice to watch.
- The Knicks have been terrible in Toronto since the Raptors entered the league in '95. After winning six straight games against the babyfaced expansion Dinos, our boys have won 16 of 19 games. We'll see if the Raptors can improve the more recent winning percentage to .850.
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Preseason Game Two, Preseason Win Two
Player of the game:
Chris Bosh - 20 points (on 9-16 from the field and 2-3 from the line), 7 rebounds, 3 steals in 25 minutes. It's fair to say the Raptors need production like this from Bosh most games, and he looks ready as ever to deliver.
Notables:
- Andrea Bargnani - 15 points, 5 rebounds in 27 minutes. I said yesterday that he needs to heep his fouls under control, and he went ahead and fouled out tonight. Six fouls in 27 minutes is unacceptable for an impact player, especially one as hot-cold as him. After two full seasons, he needs to find a way to stay in the game.
- Jamario Moon - 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists in 27 minutes. Nice all-around game, if he can bring that every night he'll be a nice complement to Bosh and O'Neal.
- Will Solomon - 12 points, 5 assists, 2 assists in 21 minutes. Has shown decent scoring ability, but has 9 turnovers in two preseason games.
- Roko Ukic - 7 points, 2 assists in 13 minutes. Despite his unremarkable stats, he showed impressive passing ability and the ability to drive through the lane. Is looking more and more like a slightly flashier, younger Calderon - which is definitely a good thing.
Full box score
Stat of the game:
The Raptors shot 50% from 3-point land: Solomon 3-3, Parker 2-2, Kapono and Moon 2-4, Bargnani 1-2, Bosh 0-1 and Calderon 0-4(!). With Bosh and O'Neal working down low, it will be especially important for different (not just Kapono and Parker) perimeter players to make their outside shots.
Chris Bosh - 20 points (on 9-16 from the field and 2-3 from the line), 7 rebounds, 3 steals in 25 minutes. It's fair to say the Raptors need production like this from Bosh most games, and he looks ready as ever to deliver.
Notables:
- Andrea Bargnani - 15 points, 5 rebounds in 27 minutes. I said yesterday that he needs to heep his fouls under control, and he went ahead and fouled out tonight. Six fouls in 27 minutes is unacceptable for an impact player, especially one as hot-cold as him. After two full seasons, he needs to find a way to stay in the game.
- Jamario Moon - 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists in 27 minutes. Nice all-around game, if he can bring that every night he'll be a nice complement to Bosh and O'Neal.
- Will Solomon - 12 points, 5 assists, 2 assists in 21 minutes. Has shown decent scoring ability, but has 9 turnovers in two preseason games.
- Roko Ukic - 7 points, 2 assists in 13 minutes. Despite his unremarkable stats, he showed impressive passing ability and the ability to drive through the lane. Is looking more and more like a slightly flashier, younger Calderon - which is definitely a good thing.
Full box score
Stat of the game:
The Raptors shot 50% from 3-point land: Solomon 3-3, Parker 2-2, Kapono and Moon 2-4, Bargnani 1-2, Bosh 0-1 and Calderon 0-4(!). With Bosh and O'Neal working down low, it will be especially important for different (not just Kapono and Parker) perimeter players to make their outside shots.
Preseason Game Two - vs. Knicks
Tonight is Raptors vs. Knicks, 7:00PM tipoff. The game is available on Raptors NBA TV (all five preseason home games will be), but at posting time, League Pass was not covering tonight's game (neither from Toronto nor New York radio). NBA.com's preview is available here.
What to watch for:
- Mike D'Antoni's Knicks to be (or attempting to be, at least) running and gunning. D'Antoni came over from Phoenix in the off-season to be New York's head coach, and it'll be interesting how his offense works without a Hall of Fame point guard (Steve Nash) running the show.
- Solomon, Humphries, and Bargnani to continue to play substantial minutes.
- Ukic to play more than yesterday (only 7 minutes) and Mitchell to experiment with him and Solomon on the court at the same time. Solomon figures to play the point with this setup (as Roko has a four-inch height advantage), but Ukic will likely be given a chance as well.
What to watch for:
- Mike D'Antoni's Knicks to be (or attempting to be, at least) running and gunning. D'Antoni came over from Phoenix in the off-season to be New York's head coach, and it'll be interesting how his offense works without a Hall of Fame point guard (Steve Nash) running the show.
- Solomon, Humphries, and Bargnani to continue to play substantial minutes.
- Ukic to play more than yesterday (only 7 minutes) and Mitchell to experiment with him and Solomon on the court at the same time. Solomon figures to play the point with this setup (as Roko has a four-inch height advantage), but Ukic will likely be given a chance as well.
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