thestar.com - 4/24/2008
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191-13 Series record of teams that lead 2-0 in NBA best-of-sevens 83-0 Record of teams that go 3-0 37 Points the Raptors have been outscored by in first quarters of Games 1 and 2 22 Points the Raptors have outscored the Magic by in the other six quarters of Games 1 and 2 AIR CANADA CENTRE TIPOFF: 7:30 TV: SCORE. RADIO: FAN 590 KEY MATCHUP The point guards The raw numbers: Game 1, Orlando's ...
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First Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star: "While Chris Bosh was stretching his limits, too many of his teammates -- say, the other four-fifths of the starting lineup -- disappeared. Considering those vanishings happened in the biggest game of the season, and that losing tonight's Game 3 would essentially end all hope, changes are necessary. But perhaps the change that would make the most sense -- inserting Jose Calderon as the starting point guard in place of the struggling T.J. Ford -- can't and won't be made." ...
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The AltRaps Blog —
... name to try and begin to restore. The stock excuse – "We’re young" – doesn’t cut it. Bargnani’s 22. Howard’s 22. The league’s elite aren’t geezers."We stick to Chris like leeches," Jamario Moon, the rookie forward, was saying not long ago. "We go where he takes us." Forgive Bosh if next season he’d prefer being flanked by a fellow shark or two rather than being dragged down by so many bloodless suckers. Tonight’s the last real chance for so many Raptors to prove they have a pulse. - Toronto Star The "tweak" will undoubtedly involve the removal of Rasho Nesterovic from the ...
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With his team facing a 2-0 series deficit, Raptors coach Sam Mitchell knows something has to change. Exactly who that change involves, Mitchell isn't saying.
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Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/24/2008
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T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 108-94 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Dwight Howard had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, ...