A loss to the Milwaukee Bucks followed by a win against the Boston Celtics is certainly a topic for discussion amongst Raptor columnists. Are the Raptors ‘tanking’ against bad teams for a higher draft pick, or did they simply have a great game tonight? Regardless, the Raps pulled off a huge upset Friday night, taking down the powerhouse Celtics 86-74.
Surprisingly, the Raptors were in the driver seat the whole game, and never looked back after a hot start against the struggling Celtics squad.
Jerryd Bayless was out, and is listed as day to day with a sore ankle.
Let’s get to the report card:
Offence- B-
Positives
DeMar DeRozan continued his encouraging play with 21 points. Jose Calderon was also phenomenal with 17 points and 14 assists.
James and Amir Johnson also contributed nicely, with 26 points in total.
Negatives
Aside from the ones listed above, the Raptors didn’t provide much offence. However it was enough to get the W.
Defence- A
Positives
What a ga...
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PLAYERS:
Jerryd Bayless,
DeMar DeRozan,
Jose Calderon,
Amir Johnson,
Rajon Rondo,
Kevin Garnett,
James Johnson,
Aaron Gray
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors
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