Back to back blowout losses has got to be deteriorating for the Raptors confidence level. The Raptors lost 100-64 against the Celtics, and this was the worst game of the season for the Raptors.
Coming off a blowout loss to the Hawks , the Raps looked for some redemption tonight in Boston, but had none. They were blown out right from the start and showed no resistance whatsoever the whole ballgame.
Andrea Bargnani was out once again, and Linas Kleiza was a late game scratch with a sore knee. That can’t be good news, and hopefully his knee injury isn’t re-aggravated.
This should be fun. Let’s get to the report card:
Offence- F
Positives
Jerryd Bayless put up 14 off the bench, but that’s all an F will get you.
Negatives
Just terrible, terrible offence by the Raptors tonight. The starting 5 combined for an embarrassing 34 points, and the team just seemed dead out. Having minimal depth is starting to pay its toll on the young squad.
Defence- D+
Positives
I guess...
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PLAYERS:
Andrea Bargnani,
Linas Kleiza,
Jerryd Bayless,
Ed Davis
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
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