<font size=""4"">Ugly turns to beauty</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Bosh was asked if last year's Raptors squad would have found a way to win last night's game. "Last year, oh no, no, no," Bosh said. "Last year we probably get down by 20 and put our heads down. You know, that's a wrap. That's the thing I like about this team. We just keep our eyes on the prize."</div> <font size=""4"">Raps forced to scramble</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Bargnani did not attend the morning shootaround, but it was still believed he would be in attendance for last night's game. Flu-like symptoms stayed with him through the day, and when the lineups were posted Bargnani was a scratch. "What else is new?" Mitchell said when asked for his first reaction to the news.</div> <font size=""4"">Vancouver pulls out as host of world junior hoops tourney</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The event likely would have featured the Canadian debut of American freshman Kevin Durant, one of the most hyped collegiate players of the past decade. </div> <font size=""4"">Oh my Bosh, what a rally</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"You've got to look at it both ways, look at some of the games we've lost," he said. "That's the thing about the season, it kind of balances out. You let some get away and then some that you think you probably won't get, you find a way to get them. "I would think (last night) was one of those games."</div> <font size=""4"">Raptor executive Embry honoured by Cavs</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"The Bulls' No. 23 wouldn't let us win," he said, referring to Chicago's Michael Jordan. "But now Cleveland has its own 23 (LeBron James)."</div> <font size=""4"">Bosh helps Raptors edge Hornets</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Raptors briefly got down to business in the third as Bosh tied the game on a dunk with just over seven minutes left in the quarter. But that merely set the stage for another let-down, as the Hornets went on a 12-2 run. "It was tough for everybody," said Calderon, who scored 14 points and eight assists without making a turnover. "We didn't get easy baskets. We tried to move the ball but we missed easy shots. Sometimes it's like this, but we didn't give up."</div> <font size=""4"">Hornets fail to seal the deal</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Byron Scott even pumped his left fist when guard Devin Browndrained a 3-pointer from the left wing to put the Hornets ahead 79-64 with 7:34 left to play against Toronto. But what happened next was, as Scott so eloquently put it, the Hornets "just got soft.? Raptors forward Chris Bosh and guard Jose Calderon combined for 17 of the game's next 27 points. Calderon blew past Jackson each time down the court for lightly contested layups. Bosh did his damage from the foul line and the perimeter.</div> <font size=""4"">Coming Up Short</font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Raptors (21-22) were 1-15 in games they trailed at halftime, and at halftime against against the Hornets they were down 50-44.</div>
