Game 3: Raptors will their way past Magic behind Forderon

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The Internets are alive: Magic at Raptors, Game 3
Published 4/25/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... "The Raptors gave away bright "I AM RED-Y" t-shirts to all the fans who came through the turnstiles. It made it easy to pick out the four or five Magic supporters in the sell-out crowd. One was wearing a Penny Hardaway circa 1994 jersey. His buddy was decked out in a Superman shirt, complete with a big, puffed plastic chest. For the record, neither is from Florida. Both are Torontonians who just happen to love the Magic and "hate the Raptors." Arsenalist: "I am at a complete loss to explain Jason Kapono’s ...

Linkage - April 25
Published 4/25/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... Bargnani’s defense on Howard was fundamentally sound and forced Howard into taking a few uncomfortable looking shots, Howard still got his on the offensive glass but overall, he was well-contained by the Raptors and the whistle-happy officials. Howard might be a beast but there are weaknesses in his game that are there to exploit, he doesn’t have great footwork, is turnover prone and isn’t a great passer out of double teams. The pressure the Raptors put on him today showed that. - Arsenalist A big cog in the machine was Bargnani’s defense on Howard. Never thought I would ever ...

NBA link cram - April 25
Published 4/25/2008 by Cuzzy at Cuzoogle
What the NBA blogosphere is talking about today Arsenalist - Recapping Toronto’s Game 3 win but not getting excited just yet. True Hoops - Talking about some redemption finally for T-Mac and the Rockets. Blazers Edge - Looking for the most impressive thing about the Blazers season. Supersonicsoul - Looking deeper into David Stern running the Sonics out of town. Red’s Army - Is laughing Simpsons style ...