Didn’t watch
I was with my other lover tonight. Covering the 14-0 Carleton Ravens, the top ranked CIS team, it’s easy to forget about the Raptors and all the headaches they give me/ us/ the world. In this game the Raptors lose yet again and extend their losing streak to nine games. They have not won since January 9, and have not been able to give their home fans 100-point pizza since January 12.
As a team the Raps were outrebounded 43-33 including 17-9 on the offensive glass, and Philadelphia used these second chance opportunities to close out the game in the second half. Toronto also struggled to move the ball with a total of 19 assists compared to the 76ers 28 assists. The Raps main problem this game, however, was the lack of bench contribution as the Toronto bench was outscored 58-17, primarily by Speights who finished with 23 points and nine rebounds.
The Raptors were without Kleiza, Barbosa, and Dorsey (and Reggie), and Sundiata Gaines was not back, but D-League leading scorer Trey Johnson has been called up in his place by the Raptors, who also acquired Alexis Ajinca. Youthful optimism aside, DeMar DeRozan finished the game with 29 points (11-12 FTs) and is starting to become really consistent and a legitimate NBA scorer so that the Raps don’t have to always rely on the shaky prospect of Bargnani (17 points) leading the team on offense every game. Jose Calderon finishes with 13 assists and eight points, but even the return of Sonny Weems couldn’t stop the 76ers from keying in on Bargs and DMDR and shutting down the Raptors imbalanced offense. Even though the Raptors bring it within 8 points in the final minute, it’s too little too late.
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