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Vince Carter leads Nets against former mates
Vince Carter leads Nets against former mates
Playing with a sore right ankle that may have to be surgically repaired once the season is over, Vince Carter scored 32 points to lead the Nets to a 99-90 win over the Raptors.
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Linkage - April 6
The AltRaps Blog — ... put up was 45 - the number of minutes he played, more than anyone else on the team. "It says a lot about him as a person," Lawrence Frank said. "He probably had every opportunity to if not sit out or shut it down, to take some time off or reduce his minutes. Yet he continues to fight." "It just means a lot to me personally to be able to finish the season," Carter said. "We’re not quite mathematically out. We may be counted out, but that doesn’t mean we can’t come out and play hard." - NY Daily News But the Raptors aren’t alone in their struggles down the stretch, as the Cavs, ...

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