<div align="center"> Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Place: Air Canada Center TV: Local <font size="4">Team Records</font> <font color="purple">Toronto: 13-22</font> <font color="green">Boston: 16-19</font></div> <div align="center"><font size="4"><font color="purple">Raptors Head Coach</font></font> <font color="red">Sam Mitchell</font></div> <div align="center"><font size="4"><font color="purple">Raptors Projected Starting Lineup</font></div></font> <div align="center"> <font color="red">(Rafer Alston, Morris Peterson, Eric Williams, Chris Bosh, Rafael Araujo)</font></div> <div align="center"><font size="4"><font color="green">Celtics Head Coach</font></font> <font color="green">Doc Rivers</font></div> <div align="center"><font size="4"><font color="green">Celtics Projected Starting Lineup</font></font> <font color="green">(Gary Payton, Paul Pierce, Jiri Welsch, Raef Lafrentz, Mark Blount)</font> </div> <font color="DeepSkyBlue"><div align="center"><font size="4">Bench Factors</font></font> (<font color="purple">Jalen Rose</font>,<font color="green">Ricky Davis</font>) </div> <div align="center"><font size="4">Key Players</font> (<font color="purple">Chris Bosh</font>, <font color="green">Paul Pierce</font>) <font color="purple">Chris Bosh:</font> 13.9 ppg, 7.8 apg, and 1.6 rpg <font color="green">Paul Pierce:</font> 21.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, and 4.2 apg</div> <font size="4">Keys to the Game</font> <font size="3"><font color="purple">Toronto:</font></font> <ul> [*]Chris Bosh- Getting Bosh the ball should be a priority in the game, the players need to get the ball to Bosh early, and establish him against a weak defender in Raef Lafrentz. Bosh should get about 12-14 shots in the game, and if he can maintain a high percentage he should get 20 or more. [*]Play some Defense- The Raptors need to keep up the defensive intensity, Pierce likes to drive to the basket and draw the foul, and help defense will be very important in the game. The Raptors also need to clean up the glass and not allow any second chance oppurtunities. [*]Get back on the break- As the Celtics also like to run, the Raptors need to get back on defense on every possesion, the Celtics will push the ball, and uneccasarily going for offensive rebounds will hurt the team defense. The guards and small forward need to get back and protect the basket, and not allow easy points. [/list] <font size="3"><font color="green">Boston:</font></font> <ul> [*]Push the Ball- The Celtics need to try and establish the early lead and push the ball. They need to go out and try to get the easy points, and keep the Raptors on their heels. [*]Attack the Basket- If the Celtics can get Bosh and/or Araujo in early foul trouble it will be very beneficial for them. It will force the Raptors to play more on the perimeter, and it will also hurt the Raptors interior rebounding. Attacking the basket and drawing fouls in the process should be an early priority. [/list] <font size="4"> Prediction</font> Like the Raptors the Celtics also like to run, except they shoot a higher percentage, and are more efficient in their running game. Also like the Raptors, the Celtics defense hasn't been too impressive, Doc Rivers has gotten at some of the players for their defensive effort, and overall effort. The Raptors have been looking like a very good team at home, the same can't be said on the road, but as this is a home game, look for the Raptors to take this one. It will be close through three quarters, and the Raptors will take it in the 4th, and win 110 - 104
