VC & The Nets Visit Toronto - Game Preview
ballhype.com 4/11/2008 — There have been so many games this year that were considered “statement games” that the term lost its importance realtively early. When you have to make so many statements, you either aren’t speaking the language properly or your talking has required you to do more talking. The Raptors didn’t look like anything special against the Bucks the other night and I ...

Toronto vs. New Jersey, 7pm
dinosty.com 4/11/2008 — Here we are, four games left, stuck in the 7 slot and a playoff date with Detroit. It’s a fate slightly less palatable than dental surgery. So what can we do about it? Short of tampering with the 76ers team plane (which I DON’T ...

Refreshing defense leads Raps over Nets, but how long will it last?
arsenalist.com 4/12/2008 — NJ Nets 85, Toronto Raptors 113 The Raptors showed some promise tonight in blowing out the Nets to avenge the loss from last week. An element of revenge was in the air too as it officially knocked the Nets out of the playoff picture. More ...

Back for Seconds, Thirds and Fourths
ballhype.com 4/12/2008 — Some things don’t happen very often. Total eclipses, Haley’s comet, a Knicks win. So that’s why when something extraordinary happens, you have to take notice. Tonight, the Raptors stepped up and played a solid game, playing like a team that just wanted it more than the other team they were playing. But that’s not the part that was so abnormal. No, that came as the Raptors got their asses ...

Raptors Victory Over Nets Oh-So-Sweet
mvn.com 4/12/2008 — Throughout the first quarter of tonight’s game it looked as the same old Raptors that had been struggling showed up to play against a New Jersey Nets team that was barely clinging onto it’s playoff hopes. The Nets used a 10-2 run midway ...

Raptors Eliminate Nets from Playoff Contention with 113-85 Win — NBA.com: News 4/12/2008
Carlos Delfino scored 24 points, Chris Bosh had 21 and the Toronto Raptors eliminated the New Jersey Nets from playoff contention with a 113-85 victory Friday night.

Raptors win, end Nets' playoff chances (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/12/2008
Carlos Delfino scored 24 points, Chris Bosh had 21 and the Toronto Raptors eliminated the New Jersey Nets from playoff contention with a 113-85 victory Friday night. Vince Carter had 21 points and Devin Harris added 19 for the Nets, who last ...

N.B.A. Roundup: Loss to Raptors Puts Playoffs Out of Reach for Nets — NYT > Pro Basketball 4/12/2008
Carlos Delfino scored 24 points, Chris Bosh had 21 and the host Toronto Raptors eliminated the Nets from playoff contention Friday night with a 112-85 victory.

THAT'S A RAP! — NY Post: Sports 4/12/2008
TORONTO - Now, next season unofficially starts for the Nets. Their 2007-08 playoff dreams are finished. They have been eliminated. That is official. The Nets were living on borrowed time with little hope. They had to win their final four games...

For Bosh, All-Star Résumé May Not Be Enough for Olympics — NYT > Pro Basketball 4/12/2008
Chris Bosh has made a minimal impact on the United States program over the last two years, and does not assume there is a spot guaranteed for him even if others do.