<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#c8362d"><span style="font-family:Impact">Toronto</span> </span></span><span style="color:#c8362d">(30-24)</span> vs. <span style="color:#0A355E"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:Impact">Indiana</span></span></span> <span style="color:#0A355E">(22-34)</span> </div> <div align="center"> When: Monday February 25th, 2007 @ 7:00PM EST Where: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN TV/Radio: TSN, FAN 590 </div> <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:Impact"><u>GAME PREVIEW</u></span></div></span> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Andrea Bargnani helped the Toronto Raptors salvage a split of a home-and-home set against one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. On Monday, they'll try to take advantage of another struggling opponent as they visit the Indiana Pacers. The Raptors (30-24), who are fifth in the East, are coming off a 115-92 win over New York on Sunday after losing 103-99 to the Knicks on the road two nights earlier. Bargnani scored 10 of his 25 points in the first quarter Sunday while matching his career high by going 5-for-10 from 3-point range. It was in stark contrast to the forward-center's previous two games, during which he went 2-for-13 for nine total points. "I tried to be more aggressive from the beginning," said Bargnani, the first overall selection of the 2006 NBA draft. "We were very angry after (Friday's) loss. It was a bad loss." The Italian, though, is still only shooting 38.8 percent and averaging 10.3 points after making 42.7 percent of his shots for an 11.6 scoring average as a rookie in 2006-07. Despite the drop in production, Chris Bosh feels Bargnani is more effective if he is involved early in a game in order to make an impact. "We have to start him off the right way,"? said Bosh, who added 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting on Sunday. "If he starts off the game with his feet set and he has time to make a decision and he's stepping into that 3, it's a little bit easier than falling away. That gives him a little momentum going into the rest of the game." Bosh, the team's leader with 22.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, has been outstanding of late, making 70.4 percent (38-for-54) of his shots and averaging 26.8 points in helping Toronto win three of its last four games. The All-Star forward-center has led Toronto to wins in each of the two season meetings with Indiana (22-34), scoring 22 points in each contest. He also added 16 rebounds in the most recent matchup, a 104-93 victory at Conseco Fieldhouse on Dec. 14. The Pacers, losers of 11 of their last 14 games, are also coming off a split of a home-and-home series. They lost 102-91 at New Jersey on Saturday after winning 113-103 on Friday. Indiana is 11th in the East, but only 2 1/2 games behind eighth-place Philadelphia.</div> <div align="center">Source: Yahoo!Sports</div> <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Impact"><u>STARTING LINEUPS</u></span></div></span> <div align="center"> <span style="color:#c8362d">Jose Calderon - Anthony Parker - Jamario Moon - Chris Bosh - Andrea Bargnani</span> <span style="color:#0A355E">Travis Diener - "Bizzaro Joey Graham" - Mike Dunleavy Jr. - Troy Murphy - Jeff Foster</span></div> <span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><div align="center"><u>KEY MATCHUP</u></div></span></span> <div align="center"> <span style="color:#c8362d">Anthony Parker</span> vs. <span style="color:#0A355E">Danny Granger</span></div> Without Jermaine O'Neal, this Pacers club has become very one-dimensional. Like the Raptors, they live and die by the jumpshot. And it all begins with Danny Granger. He's the best player on Indiana's roster and has a very solid offensive game. Parker will need to continue his solid defensive play and try to limit Granger, as he's probably the only Pacer that can consistently find his own shot. On the other side, it'd be great if AP could continue attacking the basket when the opportunity presents itself. <div align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:Impact"><u>PREDICTION</u></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><div align="center"><span style="color:#c8362d">Toronto 112</span> - <span style="color:#0A355E">Indiana 105</span></div></span>
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Good victory for the Raptors, they kindof struggled all game long and never really gained a large enough lead to open up the fridge door but they fought through the 2nd half and managed to squeeze out a victory. Hopefully this is a start to Toronto's first long winning streak!!
a little tighter than I would have liked but a win on the road is good no matter how you get it. the team moves to seven games over .500 for the first time this season and hopefully propells themselves further above the watermark. My man C' Delf was on point last night.
