caldeford.blogspot.com - 4/17/2008
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In my last post, I wrote that the matchup between Chris Bosh & Dwight Howard was the most compelling one-on-one matchup in the Eastern Conference's opening round matchups. I stand by that statement, but--as faithful reader Chris Kemlo pointed out on the message board (and as Michael Grange pointed out in an interview that will be posted later on today)--the key matchup for the series ...
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Hedo Turkoglu is Awesome
Third Quarter Collapse —
... put Turkoglu in the starting lineup of his All-Hombre team along with Steve Nash, Bryant, LeBron James, and Rasheed Wallace. He received 9 votes for Most Improved Player from ESPN's panel of 20 experts; the runner-up was Boston's Rajon Rondo, with 3 votes. He scored 487 points in fourth quarters, which is 30.4% of his total points. His 6.2 points per fourth quarter is seventh in the NBA this season, according to 82games. T. Jose Caldeford calls him "Mr. Under the Radar" and worries the Raptors may not be able to stop him. ...
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Bulls 107, Raptors 97 —
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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 ...
