Wednesday November 11 2009 - 10:42pm Eastern - Toronto, ON
Bulls @ Raptors
Final Score:
99-89, Raptors (4-4)
“Smith and Jones” Player of the Game:
- DEMAR DEROZAN
9 points
9 rebounds
2 blocks
* His best game as a rookie thus far; a huge spark plug in the Raptors’ 3rd QRT “D” / comeback
“Alice Fazoolis” Player of the Game:
- CHRIS BOSH
28 points
11 rebounds
2 assists
2 steals
10/10 FT
Shout-out to the Bulls:
- JOAKIM NOAH
12 points
11 rebounds
4 assists
2 blocks
5/10 FG
Stats that stood out:
- Toronto puts up 50 Points in the Paint on the Bulls (CHI had 34)
- Raptors hold the Bulls to only 29 second half points
- Tight on the Glass: 47-46 advantage for the Raps
- Toronto wins 3 of the 4 QRT (ugly 2nd QRT though)
- Raps hold Derrick Rose to only 14 points on 6 of 14 from the floor.
Thumbs Up:
- 2nd half defence … holding the Bulls to only *29* total points … making up for (see below) …
Thumbs Down:
- 2nd QRT … 35 points allowed … a TERRIBLE defensive effort
Smith says:
- “A solid win that SHOULD bode well for the Raptors’ mental make-up as they hit the road for a nasty 4-game west coast trip.”
Jones Says:
- “It’s amazing what EFFORT can do.”
Keep the 3-ball Steak Alive (868 games and counting):
- The Raptors were 5 of 20 from 3PT range
Next game:
- Raptors @ Clippers – Friday November 13 2009 - 10:30pm Eastern
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Toronto supplied to clear examples of halves to watch for the rest of the year in terms of what we need defensively; 1st half never again. 2nd half, just do that every night.
It’s amazing to see anyone from BC to Jay Triano to Chris Bosh all saying that their d system requires only the desire to execute and effort.
So if we see more lazy-azz first halves like we saw last night, all agree that it’s just lack of desire and effort…kinda makes you want to work on d a little more.
When you see guys like Kevin Garnett play d, they always seemed ticked off that you have THEIR ball and are very agressive with the hands and play right up on you, limiting your options.
Eric, playing against Shaq or Dwight Howard is one thing, but why do the Raps with so many 7 footers in the front court have rebounding deficiencies against EVERY team??? I think it’s more that Bargs and Hedo etc are tall but not athletic enough to know WHEN to jump and get no hang time rebounding.
Anyway, a great come from behind win and hopefully the lessons learned will prove even more important as we head on the road.
- GaryYo Eric
- john ArtisOle Jose it was great too see our guards doing the penatration It is a whole different offence when we are aggressive.
Raptorized John
Love the win!
DeMar really impressed me a lot!
- Raps FanHe’s been better the past game or two John. But Jose has to keep it up
- Eric Smith