Post Up: Welcome to the Thunderdome

by Peter Walsh / @goinginsquad It may be Super Bowl weekend, but please believe that the NBA is in full swing this weekend. Catch up on all of last night’s action below…Let’s go Giants. Raptors 106, Wizards 89 The Wizards have been playing better basketball since the firing of coach Flip Saunders. But, last night the Wizards came out flat and got outplayed in every facet of the game. Leandro Barbosa, who was battling flulike symptoms, came off the bench and dropped 19 to lead Toronto in an easy victory. The Raptors killed D.C. in the paint, outrebounding them 61 (23 offensive) to 37 and outscoring them 68-38 around the basket. Amir Johnson, who has regressed this season compared to last, played his best game of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds–he also had this huge dunk. Jose Calderon, whose name has been floating around in trade rumors, had 17 assists (compared to D.C.’s 13) and Linas Kleiza had 15 points, all of which came in the...