Official Game Thread: Washington @ Toronto (1/31/07)

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<font size=""4"">Washington Wizards</font> VS. <font size=""4""><font color=""Red"">Toronto Raptors</font></font>

<font size=""4"">26-17, 1st Southeast</font> <font size=""4"">22-23, 2nd Atlantic</font>

<font size=""4"">WHEN:Wed., Jan. 31, 7:00pm
WHERE: Air Canada Centre
TV: NBALP, SCORE
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(click on logo for team stats)

<font size=""4"">Starters</font>

<font size=""1"">Ford, Parker, Garbajosa, Bosh, Nesterovic</font>

<font size=""4"">Bench</font>

<font size=""1"">Bargnani, Humphries, Peterson, Jones, Graham, Sow, Calderon</font>

<font size=""4"">Team Injuries/Inactive List</font>

<font size=""1"">Slokar, Martin</font>


(click on logo for team stats)

<font size=""4"">Starters</font>

<font size=""1"">Arenas, Stevenson, Butler, Thomas, Haywood</font>

<font size=""4"">Bench</font>

<font size=""1"">Daniels, Thomas, Taylor, Hayes, Blatche, Mason, Booth</font>

<font size=""4"">Team Injuries/Inactive List</font>

<font size=""1"">Ruffin, Songaila, Booth, Lang, Jamison</font>

<font size=""5"">Who's Hot</font>




<font size=""1"">Bosh: 29 ppg in last 3 gp / Jose: 14.6 ppg in last 5 gp</font>




<font size=""1"">Agent Zero: 28.3 ppg in last 7 g/ Butler: 22 ppg in last 14 gp</font>

<font size=""5"">Key Match-ups </font>


<font size=""3"">Caron Butler vs. Jorge Garbajosa</font>


<font size=""3"">Gilbert Arenas vs. Jose Calderon</font>

<font size=""3"">Fox Sports World's Head to Head Match-ups</font>
(click either player photo to see numbers against one another)

PG vs. PG

SG vs. SG

SF vs. SF

PF vs. PF

C vs. C




(click on image for preview *NOTE: only available on "Game Day")



<font size=""4"">Prediction</font>

<font size=""4""><font color=""Red"">Raptors</font></font> - 95
<font size=""4"">Wizards</font> - 108</div>



Agent Zero is pissed and payback will be a bitch for the Raptors tomorrow night. Look for the Wiz to run away with this one right off the bat. Rumour has it that T.J. is ready to return to the line-up so look for Martin to move back onto the Inactive List.

Predict and discuss!

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Nice preview, J.

It'll be interesting to see what Arenas does when not faced with his kryptonite (a 1 PM tip-off). This is going to be a tough game for the Raps, but they've had the benefit of some rest. Also, is Ford returning for tonight?

 

I love Kate Beckinsale...

 

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She's definitely in my top 3. You can tell she doesn't need any makeup to look good unlike most women in hollywood.

 

Awesome job on the GT!

 

Great job on the preview once again DRJ! Sorry I havn't been making GT's lately, I've been really busy with basketball.

 

Jamison hurt his knee against Detroit, so I have doubts he will be available for this one.

 

Jamison is out, and TJ is a game-time decision.

We're coming off 3 days off, while Wiz is on the second of a back-to-back set.


A 50/50 game.

 

OK, the Yahoo preview is now available for those who care and I updated the line-ups to reflect Antawn sitting out this evening.

Sorry for not getting the headlines up today fellas. I was in court this morning and just arrived at work right now. I'll continue them tomorrow morning.

 

Supposedly Kiefer Sutherland aka Jack Bauer is going to be at the game.

Kiefer Sutherland > Samuel L. Jackson

 

^ No.

 

Wizards are playing their third game in 4 nights.

 

Count that basket !!!! what a shot !!!

Chutney I am on the Juve train right behind u man !!! They've been my team for a long time.

 

^ Awesome man. Good to see more fans that didn't jumpship when they got demoted to Serie B.


Geez, what a game. Jose Calderon, Chris Bosh, and Andrea Bargnani all had some of their best games of the season.

Bosh was simply automatic out there. I mean, 15 straight field goals (including an absolutely ridiculously 3 pointer). But what was more impressive was, when Washington collapsed on him in the 4th, he always passed out of the double team. Very uncharacteristic, but it was essential in this win.

Calderon was just awesome. The fact that he had Ford instead of Martin backing him up definitely helped. He did a great job of feeding our post players and his jumper was falling from all over the place.

Nice game to bounce back from a horrible effort against Indiana, for Bargnani. He didn't completely settle for the 3, put the ball on the floor, and even posted up a clearly mismatched Andray Blatche a few times. That's the type of game I look forward to seeing from him.

 

That three by Bosh might just be the best buzzer-beater this year. Not only did he make it from 70 feet out, he stole the ball to begin with too. I guess when you've made 10 straight prior to that, he might have sank that anyways had he kicked it.

Calderon was amazing, and I'm loving it when both him and Ford are on the court. The way Calderon shoots at times, he's fine to be a two guard and having two quick ballhandlers really help against the press like what happened in the second half tonight.

On another note though, Calderon's accent is thick.

 

Here's the goods:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF1Q0c6uY-A

Bam!

 

Oh how much Jose has progressed from last year. Truly amazing.

 

Bosh started 0-4 and then he made 15 straight shots.

Raps shot 60% from the field!

 

btw, I used to hate those halftime interviews with Jim Todd, but does anyone else find them funny now? He's so pessimistic and like expects to lose every half. On the other hand, Chuck and Leo ask him these half-assed questions that are designed to elicit positive responses, but he goes and despresses the entire viewing audience.

 

That was a pretty disgusting game by the Wizards. Hopefully it's not something we'll have to deal with now with Jamison's sprained knee. Chris Bosh's 15 straight field goals was enough for me.