arsenalist.com - 4/17/2008
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Toronto Raptors 97, Chicago Bulls 107
The bench got some big time run in meaningless game #82 but couldn’t pull it out in Chicago as the Bulls ended their miserable season amid speculation of a coaching change along with some very awkward contract talks coming up with Luol Deng and Ben Gordon. The Raptors end their season at a not-so-hot 41-41, well below pre-season expectations but ...
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Linkage - April 17
The AltRaps Blog —
... team can get some stops and contain the perimeter shooters and thats going to come down to how disciplined we are on defense and what our defensive plan is against the multi-threat Magic. Analyzing individual matchups and assigning W/Ls to them isn’t going to yield the series winner, that will have to come from which team is going to rotate out to the shooters while making life difficult for the start power forward. Sam Mitchell and his men have lots of work to do in the next 3 days. - Arsenalist Since the start of the 2006-2007 season, in Toronto, there has been a stark ...
Rolling a blog joint - April 17
Cuzoogle —
... linkage
Ball Don’t Lie - Cavs-Wiz preview.
The Commision - Who ya got? Preview of the Eastern Conference..
Ball Hype Blog - NBA playoffs pick’em contest.
Hardwood Paroxysm - Previewing the Phoenix Suns.
Basketbawful - Be patient they are working on their playoff previews.
The Arsenalist - Putting a Rap on Toronto’s season, next up Orlando. ...
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NYT > Pro Basketball 4/17/2008
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors will be in good shape if T.J. Ford shoots this way in the playoffs. While Ford finished with 18 points in 18 minutes, Tyrus Thomas scored a season-high 26 to lead Chicago to a 107-97 victory over Toronto on ...
