Post Up: Melo vs. Mayo

by Holly MacKenzie Ooof. It’s tough when the team you watch day in and day out loses. People have constantly been asking me if I’m a Raptors fan, but it’s hard to describe. I’m a basketball fan. I’m a basketball writer. I root for players, good stories and great games. That being said, seeing the same group of guys every day at practice, hearing them talk about how much they want to do the right things and win, watching them stay late after practice to get extra shots up, you want them to succeed. That being said, it was easy to fall in love with the game the Magic were playing yesterday, taking down the Raptors 125-116. With Vince Carter and Mickael Pietrus out, they get huge performances from JJ Redick (career-high 27 points to go with six rebounds and five assists in a career-high 45 minutes), Ryan Anderson (20 points, five three-pointers), Jameer Nelson (30 points, five three-pointers) and Matt Barnes who had six steals in the game to go with his 12...