<div align="center"> vs <font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font> at <font color="Indigo"> Toronto Raptors </font> When Wednesday, February 4 Where Air Canada Centre Time 7:00 ET TV Local Records Raptors:22-24 Magic: 13-37 Season Series The teams split their first two meetings, with Orlando posting a 104-93 victory on December 21.</div> Previous Games <u>Raptors</u> <ul>[*] 02/03/04 Win 93-80 @ Philadelphia [*]02/01/04 Loss 84-83 vs L.A. Lakers [*]01/30/04 Loss 90-89(OT) vs Detroit[/list] Last 10: 3-7 <u> Orlando </u> <ul>[*]02/03/04 Loss 113-100 @ Minnesota [*]01/31/04 Loss 115-106 vs L.A. Clippers [*] 01/29/04 Loss 89-79 vs New Jersey[/list] Last 10: 3-7 Probable Starters Andrew DeClercq vs Chris Bosh Juwan Howard vs Donyell Marshall Keith Bogans vs Vince Carter Tracy McGrady vs Alvin Williams Tyronn Lue vs Jalen Rose Injury List <u> Orlando</u> Pat Garrity Grant Hill <u> Toronto</u> Michael Bradley Michael Curry Eric Montross Keys to the Game <u> Orlando</u> <ul>Rebound the basketball[/list]<ul>Shoot the 3's. The Raptors are the worst team in the league when it comes to defending the 3 point line. The Magic must make the open looks.[/list]<ul>Bench Production. Rookies Reece Gaines and Zaza Pacuila have seen an increase in minutes throughout the week. They must take advantage of any playing time they get, to prove themselves worthy of more.[/list]<ul>Help McGrady; The Magic have yet to establish their second scorer because everyone is so inconsistant.[/list] [quoteright]"Whatever I've done I'm going to keep doing it. Fans just want to see what's going to happen next, what are you going to do next. That's one of the things I really enjoy doing, keep people guessing, wondering what I'm going to do next. Maybe that's it. I really don't know what the key ingredient it is." -Vince Carter[/QUOTERIGHT] <u>Toronto</u> <ul>Vince must attack the basket. He will either have his way in the paint or get the whistle from the refs.[/list] <ul>Contain McGrady. Vince/Tracy love to put on a show, they need to try and out due eachother to win the ballgame.[/list] <ul>Make sure Marshall and Bosh get their touches. They are solid in the post and finish their shots.[/list] Current Team Leaders <u> Orlando</u> <ul>[*]Points Tracy McGrady (27.0) [*]Rebounds Juwan Howard (7.0) [*]Assists Tracy McGrady (5.6) [*]Steals Tracy McGrady (1.34)[/list] <u>Toronto</u> <ul>[*]Points: Vince Carter (21.3) [*]Rebounds: Carter Bosh (7.5) [*]Assists: Vince Carter (4.6) [*]Steals: Vince Carter (1.05) [/list] <div align="center"> Key Bench Players <u> Orlando</u> Drew Gooden 12 Points Per Game, 6.7 Rebounds Per Game, 1.2 Assists Per Game <u>Toronto</u> Morris Peterson 7.3 Points Per Game, 2.7 Rebounds Per Game, 1.4 Assists Per Game</div> Key Matchup <font size="1">Tracy McGrady/Vince Carter</font> Look for these cousins to bring their 'A' game trying to outduel eachother. The 'X' Factor Magic rookies; If given the minutes, can they produce? Ice's Take Raptors in a very close game <font color="Red"><font size="1">Go to NBA.com for the official preview</font> </font>
lol I love this...not only is T-Mac vs Vince show...but is AT Toronto...that means every time T-Mac touches the ball he will get boooed...and then he will go and shut them up and as usual finish with more pts , ast , rebs , steals than their All-Star. Magic by 6.
Nice Preview Ice. I agree with you tmac-ownz. It's fun seeing T-Mac shut up the haters. Too Bad I'm not going to be able to see this one. I say Mgaic by 9.
Can you post this in the Raptors forum..... Bosh and Alvin both have spained ankles so I dont think they will play. Moiso and Peterson might take there spot.
I think the Raptors will be able to win this one. It should be a good game, it is always great to have two stars face each other. Raptors by 4.
hm....... this is a hard one, usually I would expect the Raptors to win against the Magics but since Bosh, and Alvin are injured and we don't do so good with Back-to-back games, who knows, maybe that all changed, id say if The Raptors were to win, it would be by....7 points and if the Magics do.... I?d say by 3
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TMac_OwNz:</div><div class="quote_post">lol I love this...not only is T-Mac vs Vince show...but is AT Toronto...that means every time T-Mac touches the ball he will get boooed...and then he will go and shut them up and as usual finish with more pts , ast , rebs , steals than their All-Star. Magic by 6.</div> Yea well McGrady will be motivated, too bad not motivated enough to pull Magic out of the bottom and start changing his team game instead of his stats for a change haha
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"Whatever I've done I'm going to keep doing it. Fans just want to see what's going to happen next, what are you going to do next. That's one of the things I really enjoy doing, keep people guessing, wondering what I'm going to do next. Maybe that's it. I really don't know what the key ingredient it is." -Vince Carter</div> Holy Goddamn!! He said that? We're seein totally rejuvenated Vince right now. We good to go man, start a winnin streak or somethin. He's really carryin the team on his back, I've never seen him play this solid for already 3 games in a row, good news.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TMac_OwNz:</div><div class="quote_post"> and as usual finish with more pts , ast , rebs , steals than their All-Star. Magic by 6.</div> as usual? err....last time i checked, vince has won that match-up a few times. btw, sick preview ice, big up i like the way the raps are playin lately. raps should take this one by 8 at least
ouch! no t-mac = a 20 point halftime lead its not over yet, but i dont see the magic commin back and winning this game with the defense, or should i say lack-there-of being displayed moiso lookin good again! hes makin me eat my words big up moiso though, good for him! 2nd half just starting, stick around kids, ill be back with my post game analysis later
im gonna miss the end of the game, cuz i gotta bounce and head over to my girls place, but moiso with another double double...last night wasnt a fluke!!! big up moiso i thought chuck made a good point, he said that lammond was called upon and given more chances then moiso was, and he simple didnt play well when it was his time to show the raps what he can do. moiso on the other hand, in his limited opportunity has stepped up and played hella good ball. the bosh injury was a perfect time for him to get more minutes and do what he did last night, and he did that, im so happy. good win for the raps, we couldnt have played any better. even jalen had a great game.
Good game for the Raps but it was without Mcgrady. They took care of business tonight and kept it out of reach. The Real test is goin to be on Friday against the Pacers. Can they make it to .500?
Raptors Win in a pretty boring but good game. Tmac didn't play. That's how the Raptors used to be without Vince...and Marshall...and Bosh...and Jalen... And yes Vince usually ALWAYS wins the matchups. Tmac is a prob the best talent in the NBA but is a horrible player.
[quoteright]Tmac is a prob the best talent in the NBA but is a horrible player. --AirJordan[/quoteright] AirJordan.....Tmac is a horrible player?I never knew that....
[quoteright]Tmac is a prob the best talent in the NBA but is a horrible player. --AirJordan[/quoteright] AirJordan.....Tmac is a horrible player?I never knew that....
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AirJordan:</div><div class="quote_post"> And yes Vince usually ALWAYS wins the matchups. Tmac is a prob the best talent in the NBA but is a horrible player.</div> How bad is this post??? Do you even watch the NBA? I hope you are talking about Todd Maccolugh(spelling) because if you talkin about Tracy Mcgrady...I suggest you start watching some basketball.
LMAO!!!! t-mac is a horrible player??? OH MY GOOOOOD what a joke! how does a horrible player win the scoring title? how does a horrible player get votes as mvp? what a joke p.s. welcome to my sig
Like i said before in last game's thread...take THAT all you Moiso non-believers!!! Oh, and Marshall was a complete Monster in the game. Incredible performance.
