GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

Next question: where the hell was Ford when Matt Bonner needed a car?</p>

 

NBA: INDIANA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 92
TORONTO 99 3:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 98
TORONTO 104 0:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

CAL-DER-ON, CAL-DER-ON</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 101
TORONTO 110 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 30 26 18 27 101
TORONTO 22 31 28 29 110 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - JAMAAL TINSLEY 20, TROY MURPHY 20,
JERMAINE O'NEAL 14
TOR - CHRIS BOSH 22, T.J. FORD 15, JOSE
CALDERON 15</div>

 

Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

Great win, the only disapointment tonight was Andrea Bargnani, he played limited minutes due to his foul trouble but because of Garbo we didtn need him in the 2nd half. Garbo was the key to the win tonight, whenever he is on the court he just spreads the floor giving the raptors good spacing and one thing he does which I havnt seen much from the Raptors this season is he sometimes passes up open looks to get a better shot like he did a couple of times today. Anyways good win and I am glad Calderon finished the game today as he was on fire from anywhere on the floor and distributing the ball as well.</p>

 

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Good game and much more consistent performance start to end from the raptors.</p>

Nothing wrong with depth but I almost wonder if we have too many good players on this roster. We seem to have more candidates for the second unit than we could conceivably play, even if we were ravaged by injuries. We should see if we can ship one or two guys off in exchange for maybe a 3^rd pg and a very scrappy big man to control the boards.</p>
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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 101
TORONTO 110 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">INDIANA (101) AT TORONTO (110)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M DUNLEAVY F 36:31 4-14 4-4 2 5 7 2 1 1 1 13
J O'NEAL F 33:42 6-12 2-2 3 3 6 7 4 1 7 14
J FOSTER C 25:33 2-7 2-4 4 5 9 0 3 0 0 6
D GRANGER G 37:34 3-12 5-5 2 6 8 3 3 2 1 12
J TINSLEY G 34:42 8-13 1-2 1 2 3 5 2 2 2 20
S WILLIAMS 14:30 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
T MURPHY 26:26 7-10 3-4 2 5 7 1 2 0 1 20
T DIENER 13:41 3-5 2-2 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 10
K RUSH 10:57 3-7 0-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 6
D HARRISON 6:24 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-82 19-23 15 32 47 23 20 7 16 101
(.439) (.826) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 17 (16 PTS)

TORONTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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J MOON F 20:49 1-4 1-2 0 7 7 0 2 0 2 4
C BOSH F 36:17 5-15 12-13 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 22
M BASTON C 18:02 3-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 6
A PARKER G 30:05 5-10 3-4 0 5 5 1 0 1 0 15
T FORD G 25:07 6-12 3-3 1 1 2 7 1 1 3 15
A BARGNANI 4:35 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
J KAPONO 21:00 5-9 0-0 2 0 2 3 3 1 2 12
C DELFINO 24:29 3-7 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 11
J CALDERON 23:36 6-8 1-1 0 3 3 10 2 1 1 15
K HUMPHRIES 11:43 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 2
J GARBAJOSA 24:17 3-7 0-0 0 6 6 2 0 1 0 8
J DIXON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-81 22-25 6 29 35 26 20 7 13 110
(.469) (.880) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14 (14 PTS)

INDIANA 30 26 18 27 - 101
TORONTO 22 31 28 29 - 110

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D GRANGER 3, D HARRISON 2, J O'NEAL. TORONTO -
M BASTON 2, J MOON 2, C BOSH 2, C DELFINO.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 10-29 (.345), M DUNLEAVY 1-6, D GRANGER 1-
5, J TINSLEY 3-7, S WILLIAMS 0-2, T MURPHY 3-4, T DIENER 2-3, K RUSH 0-
2. TORONTO 12-23 (.522), J MOON 1-1, A PARKER 2-4, T FORD 0-1, J KAPONO 2-
4, C DELFINO 3-6, J CALDERON 2-2, J GARBAJOSA 2-5.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: INDIANA 1 (D GRANGER, 4:50 3RD).
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, KEVIN FEHR, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 19,800. T - 2:14.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">INDIANA (101)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Dunleavy 36:31 4-14 4-4 2-7 2 1 13
J O'Neal 33:42 6-12 2-2 3-6 7 4 14
J Foster 25:33 2-7 2-4 4-9 0 3 6
D Granger 37:34 3-12 5-5 2-8 3 3 12
J Tinsley 34:42 8-13 1-2 1-3 5 2 20
S Williams 14:30 0-2 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
T Murphy 26:26 7-10 3-4 2-7 1 2 20
T Diener 13:41 3-5 2-2 0-2 3 3 10
K Rush 10:57 3-7 0-0 1-4 0 1 6
D Harrison 6:24 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-82 19-23 15-47 23 20 101
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Percentages: FG-.439, FT-.826. 3-Point Goals:
10-29, .345 (M Dunleavy 1-6, D Granger 1-5, J
Tinsley 3-7, S Williams 0-2, T Murphy 3-4, T
Diener 2-3, K Rush 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6.
Blocked Shots:6 (D Granger 3, D Harrison 2, J
O'Neal). Turnovers:16 (J O'Neal 7, J Tinsley
2, S Williams 2, T Diener 2, T Murphy, M
Dunleavy, D Granger). Steals: 7 (J Tinsley 2,
D Granger 2, J O'Neal, D Harrison, M
Dunleavy).


TORONTO (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Moon 20:49 1-4 1-2 0-7 0 2 4
C Bosh 36:17 5-15 12-13 2-4 3 3 22
M Baston 18:02 3-3 0-0 1-2 0 3 6
A Parker 30:05 5-10 3-4 0-5 1 0 15
T Ford 25:07 6-12 3-3 1-2 7 1 15
A Bargnani 4:35 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
J Kapono 21:00 5-9 0-0 2-2 3 3 12
C Delfino 24:29 3-7 2-2 0-1 0 0 11
J Calderon 23:36 6-8 1-1 0-3 10 2 15
K Humphries 11:43 1-5 0-0 0-3 0 3 2
J Garbajosa 24:17 3-7 0-0 0-6 2 0 8
J Dixon DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 38-81 22-25 6-35 26 20 110
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Percentages: FG-.469, FT-.880. 3-Point Goals:
12-23, .522 (J Moon 1-1, A Parker 2-4, T Ford
0-1, J Kapono 2-4, C Delfino 3-6, J Calderon
2-2, J Garbajosa 2-5). Team Rebounds: 8.
Blocked Shots:7 (M Baston 2, J Moon 2, C Bosh
2, C Delfino). Turnovers:13 (C Bosh 4, T Ford
3, J Moon 2, J Kapono 2, J Calderon, A
Bargnani). Steals: 7 (J Kapono, T Ford, J
Calderon, J Garbajosa, C Bosh, C Delfino, A
Parker).

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INDIANA 30 26 18 27 - 101
TORONTO 22 31 28 29 - 110
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Technical fouls: Indiana - 1 (Defensive
Three, 5:58 4th).
Flagrant fouls: Indiana 1 (D Granger, 4:50
3rd). A: 19,800. T: 2:14. Officials: Bill
Kennedy, Kevin Fehr, Mark Wunderlich.</div>

 

By Brian Herman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


TORONTO (Ticker) - Chris Bosh scored 22 points to lead sixplayers in double figures as the Toronto Raptors snapped theirthree-game home losing streak with Friday's 110-101 victory overthe Indiana Pacers on Friday.


Jose Calderon had 15 points and 10 assists off the bench andT.J. Ford and Anthony Parker also scored 15 for the Raptors.

Toronto opened the second half on an impressive 16-4 run,highlighted by seven points by Ford, who converted a three-pointplay with 6:47 left in the third quarter for a 67-60 edge.

But Indiana answered back with a 12-6 run to close within 73-72on a 3-pointer by Troy Murphy at the 2:30 Mark. Murphy finishedwith a season-best 20 points off the bench.


Parker hit a a 66-foot buzzer-beater during an 11-4 surge thathelped create an 87-78 with 10:33 remaining. Jason Kaponodrained two 3-pointers in the stretch.


The Pacers remained close in the fourth, getting within two on ajumper by Murphy at the 5:36 mark, but Calderon hit a 20-footerand Carlos Delfino nailed a shot from the arc with 4:15 left toregain control, 97-90.


Jamaal Tinsley scored 20 points and Jermaine O'Neal added 14 andseven rebounds for Indiana, which shot 43 percent (36-of-82)from the field.

 

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Good game and much more consistent performance start to end from the raptors.</p>

Nothing wrong with depth but I almost wonder if we have too many good players on this roster. We seem to have more candidates for the second unit than we could conceivably play, even if we were ravaged by injuries. We should see if we can ship one or two guys off in exchange for maybe a 3^rd pg and a very scrappy big man to control the boards.</p>
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That makes sense. Joey Graham, Juan Dixon, and maybe even Jamario Moon eventually could be used as solid trade bait. I'd have added Garbajosa in there, but I forgot how important a healthy Jorge can be to this team. We have tonnes of shooters, but he spreads the floor with more than just the threat of a jumpshot. He's moving off the ball, setting timely picks, and he makes solid passes. As the game progressed, I noticed more of last season's play coming back (that pumpfake jumpshot near the end was vintage Garbo). And honestly, that made the win so much sweeter. I really wanted him to bounce back on this team. Pau Gasol can eat some crow for now.

The consistency with this game was very encouraging and I attribute it to how Bosh approached tonight. Even when we were struggling with our shooting early on, we were still running a more efficient offense than the past few games because we could dump it into Chris for the high percentage shot. I agree with Mos, in that I'd still like to see him recognize the double quicker and be more decisive when he gets the ball, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.

If Calderon was Japanese we could make a pretty humerous car analogy. Regardless, he had a heck of a game tonight and was much more effective than Ford (TJ had a decent game as well, but the entire offense didn't execute as well with him on the floor). Aside from the last few possessions where he got abused defensively by Tinsley, Jose was leading our team and the other players were clearly feeding off of him. For the entire fourth quarter, I was worried that Smitch would sub in TJ with 3 minutes left and completely mess up our flow. Luckily, he realized that he shouldn't mess with a good thing.

I want to see Bargnani pick up his play. He looked unathletic and unenthusiastic out there tonight and I know he's capable of better than that. He's really played terrible since being demoted to the bench.

On the other hand, Delfino is friggin' awesome. And Humphries has also played much better than I expected at the beginning of the season. Even Maceo had a solid first game.</p>

 

Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

Just watch, TJ Ford is going to start playing better now that Calderon is stepping his game up. Competition is great.</p>

 

Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

That's what I'm saying. Can't understand why Mitchell took this long to play them off each other. It worked so well last season.</p>

 

By Brian Herman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


TORONTO (Ticker) - Chris Bosh scored 22 points to lead sixplayers in double figures as the Toronto Raptors snapped theirthree-game home losing streak with Friday's 110-101 victory overthe Indiana Pacers on Friday.


Jose Calderon had 15 points and 10 assists off the bench andT.J. Ford and Anthony Parker also scored 15 for the Raptors, whosent the Pacers to their sixth straight loss.


"Anytime you can keep pressure at that point guard position awhole game, it's trouble for the other team," Bosh said. "They(Ford and Calderon) were dishing it out, finding people andhitting their shots."


Toronto opened the second half on an impressive 16-4 burst,highlighted by seven points by Ford, who converted a three-pointplay with 6:47 left in the third quarter for a 67-60 edge.

But Indiana answered back with a 12-6 run to close within 73-72on a 3-pointer by Troy Murphy at the 2:30 mark. Murphy finishedwith a season-best 20 points off the bench.


Parker hit a 66-foot buzzer-beater during an 11-4 surge thathelped create an 87-78 with 10:33 remaining. Jason Kaponodrained two 3-pointers in the stretch.


"I looked up and saw that I had time, so I thought to just throwit up and see what happens, and it went in," Parker said. "Ithink it gave us a little momentum going into the fourthquarter."


The Pacers remained close in the fourth, getting within two on ajumper by Murphy at the 5:36 mark, but Calderon hit a 20-footerand Carlos Delfino nailed a shot from the arc with 4:15 left toregain control, 97-90.


"It's a relief to get the win but now we have to keep it going,"Bosh said. "We have to play with intensity and good defense todefend our home court and we were able to do that."

"It seemed like every time we got close they hit big shots,"Murphy said.


Jamaal Tinsley scored 20 points and Jermaine O'Neal added 14 andseven rebounds for Indiana, which shot 43 percent (36-of-82)from the field.


"During our last five or six games, we've been having good firsthalves but can't seem to put it together in the second half,"O'Neal said. "Until we play better defense and have better shotselection for the whole game, we are going to struggle."

 

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Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-5) at TORONTO (4-4)

Lmao, I laughed so hard. I love and hate Jack Armstrong's voice, so raspy.</p>

 

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LOL @ Jack Armstrong that was hilarious.

When Bosh is on his game we pretty much can win or have a very good chance of winning most of the games and that was evident in the Pacers game. Now only if Bargnani could get out of the funk he is in we should be looking very good...</p>