Wednesday April 18 2012 – 11:14pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

That was a 2nd half to forget!

No Bosh … no Wade … No problem!

Miami took advantage of an undermanned Raptors squad (Calderon, Kleiza, Bargnani, Bayless) and wiped out a close 1st half with a DOMINANT 2nd half.

For more on this game, check out the  latest #SmithAndJones VLOG … which tonight … became the #Smith VLOG:

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If you missed the game … here are some of the ‘highlight’ …

RAPTORS @ HEAT (April 18):

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Have a good one folks.

E. Smith

Wednesday April 18 2012 – 2:11pm Eastern – Miami, FL

The final road trip of the season is here.

Miami, Detroit, and Milwaukee over the next 6 days.

And it starts tonight with the Heat resting some key players against the Raptors.

For all the info you need, check out the latest #SmithAndJoness WATERSIDE preview:

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The Jays take over the Sportsnet 590 airwaves tonight so you can hear the call of the Raptors and Heat up the dial on AM610 CKTB.  Jonesy and I hit the air at 730pm..

Have a good one folks

E. Smith

Monday April 16 2012 – 11:16pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

After blowing out the Hawks in Atlanta last night … Toronto was dealt a dose of their own medicine by ATL … losing by 22 points at the ACC.

For more on the game, check out the latest #SmithAndJones video recap:

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We’ll be back on the air at 7:30pm on Wednesday night from Miami.

You can hear us that night on AM610 (not SN590).

Thanks folks … have a good one.

E. Smith

Sunday April 15 2012 – 11:22pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

Back home in a HURRY thanks to our ‘Kobe Bryant’ of pilots, Captain Murray!

But before we left Atlanta, Paul Jones and I had a chance to recap the Raptors dominant win over the Hawks:

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A big shout-out to our cameraman for this #SmithAndJones VLOG (the man you heard say “go” at the beginning, haha) … Associate Producer of the Raptors television broadcasts, Chris Phillips.

After winning wire-to-wire tonight … we’ll see if Toronto can repeat that performance when they see the Hawks again on Monday night at the ACC.  Jonesy and I will be on the air at 7pm.

Have a good one

E. Smith

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Game highlights – Raptors at Hawks (APR 15):

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Post game interview with the Raptors swingman, DeMar DeRozan (APR 15):

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Sunday April 15 2012 – 2:03pm Eastern – Atlanta, Georgia

Tip off is about 4 hours away …

We check in with the latest from Atlanta:

We’ll be on the air at 5:30pm with the pre game show and we’ll have the tip off of the Hawks and Raptors just after 6pm.

Have a good one folks

E. Smith

Friday April 13 2012 – 10:58pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

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Here’s the #SmithAndJones recap:

- It was a little dark (they had shut the lights off at the ACC already) … but it works!

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Game highlights – Celtics at Raptors:

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Post game interview with the Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan:

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The Raptors are back in action on Sunday against the Hawks.  Jonesy and I will hit the air at 530pm with the pre game show and we’ll have the call just after 6pm.

* WE ARE BACK ON SN590 ON SUNDAY AS WELL *

Have a good one folks

E. Smith

Wednesday April 11 2012 – 11:59pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

Last week the Raptors held Philly to only 7 points in the 4th QRT and Toronto walked out of the City of Brotherly Love with its third-straight win.

Tonight, Dwane Casey’s crew had the tables turned as the Sixers handed the Raps their 4th straight loss and left T.O. with a blowout win after a dominant 4th.

For more on the game, check out the latest #SmithAndJones video recap:

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Jonesy and I will be back on the air with the Raptors and Celtics at 7pm on Friday.

*SPECIAL NOTE* – we will NOT be on Sportsnet 590 the FAN that night.  Be sure to tune in to AM610 for all of that action on Friday.

Toronto COULD be playing without Jose Calderon (eye), Linas Kleiza (knee), and Andrea Bargnani (calf) for that tilt against Boston.  Calderon has now taken 7 stitches to 2 separate gashes on his right eye in the last seven days, Kleiza is day to day with soreness, and Bargnani is scheduled for an MRI and further testing/evaluation on Thursday.

My gut says Calderon could/should play…Kleiza is 50/50…and Bargnani is likely a no-go (and COULD (sooner than later?) be shut down for the year.

We’ll see…’cause there’s a lot of time to figure this out before Friday’s 7pm tip.  A lot can happen!

Have a good one folks.

E. Smith

Game Highlights – Sixers at Raptors:

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Post-game interview with Sixers (F) Thaddeus Young:

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Post-game show with #SmithAndJones (“The Rap”) -

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REMINDER, again, Friday’s game can be heard on AM610 (not SN590)!  Follow me and/or Jonesy on Twitter for all of the latest broadcast news and station location(s) for the final 7 games of the season as well as the latest info on Toronto’s ailing bodies:  www.twitter.com/Eric__Smith … or … www.twitter.com/Paul__Jones

Tuesday April 10 2012 – 12:24am Eastern – Toronto, ON

The Pacers took advantage of a Raptors team that was missing its top scorer … jumping out to an early lead and never looking back.

Though Toronto was able to slice a 16-point Indy advantage down to as little as 2, the absence of Andrea Bargnani was apparent as the Raps simply couldn’t get over the hump.

This was the 24th game where Dwane Casey’s crew has gone to the final minute of the game with the deficit in the game being plus or minus 5 points for T.O. (but the overall record in those games now stands at 6-18).

For more on this tilt, including the 4th quarter heroics of Linas Kleiza, check out the latest #SmithAndJones recap that was record IN INDY before flying back to Toronto:

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Be sure to check out our post-game interview with Leandro Barbosa (Pacers) who has a lot of great things to say about the fans and the organization in T.O.
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The Raptors next game is Wednesday…when they host the Philadelphia 76ers.

Have a good one folks

E. Smith

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Game Highlights – Raptors @ Pacers:

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Sunday April 8 2012 – 9:42pm Central – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mid-third quarter … Jose Calderon hits a 3-ball to pull the Raptors to within 3 at 58-55.  Thunder coach Scott Brooks burns a timeout and Toronto is going punch for punch with one of the top teams in the NBA.

Then the wheels fall off.

Toronto loses to OKC 91-75 and #SmithAndJones broke it all down in their latest recap:

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Toronto now heads to Indianapolis for the back to back against the Pacers on Monday.

We’ll update Andrea Bargnani’s status as soon as we get word.

Have a good one folks … Happy Easter.

E. Smith
Game highlights – Raptors @ Thunder:

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Sunday April 8 2012 – 12:18pm Central – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Happy Easter!

No turkey or duck or whatever many of you are eating for us today in OKC; heck we can’t even find a SUBWAY that’s open.

But food aside, Paul Jones and I still had a chance to head to practice this morning … and we have the latest on Jose Calderon, James Johnson and more.  Check out the latest #SmithAndJones VLOG:

http://youtu.be/qfj6JSOQaaM

Jose Calderon

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We will not have a pre-game show tonight…so tune in right at 7pm for the tip-off of the Raptors and Thunder.

Have a good one folks.

E. Smith