Toronto kicks off another back to back tonight in Washington before facing the Bulls tomorrow. The Wizards are feeling good after their victory against the Bucks the night after they beat the Raptors. Earl Boykins had a productive fourth quarter against the Bucks and it looks like Arenas is out of the funk he was in prior to the game against the Raptors. Wonder what the over/under for this game will be.
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The Hawks were undefeated at home until they lost to Orlando last week. They’ve already had a seven game winning streak this season but lost three of the last four taking some of the shine off the team. The Hawks are hoping to get back on track against the Raptors tonight.
The Raptors have four back-to-backs this month with most of the games being on the road. This month could be a disaster for the Raps unless they find some way to bring some sustained energy away from home where they usually collapse in the second half. The coaching staff have also been making some noise about changes. We’ll see if they have anything up their sleeve to get the team going.
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The Raptors played Boston twice in the preseason and lost both games. The results don’t really matter in the preseason but it was obvious even then that the Celtics were a far superior defensive team. The Celtic bench was very effective against the Raps showing great hustle and grit that allowed them to extend leads without their stars on the floor.
Fast forward a few weeks and the Celtics are once again among the best defensive teams in the league. The Raptors on the other hand are not. Tonight marks the first of four meetings for these two teams and the Raps will need to play well on both ends of the floor if they hope to make the Celtics care about what’s happening below them in the Atlantic.
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Bobcats head coach Larry Brown is notorious for his aversion to rookies and his tendency to ride his starters. That was before the Bobcats’ easy victory over the Pacers last Sunday. Brown gave significant minutes to the bench and was rewarded with solid play especially from his 2nd round pick Derrick Brown who chipped in 13pts. After the game, coach Brown said he will start resting his starters more in order to develop his bench.
Just in time to go up against the Raptors’ talented second squad. Jarret Jack has put his terrible start to the season behind him and is playing the kind of basketball we all expected when he was signed as a free agent. He’s not alone with Belinelli and Amir Johnson providing some much needed scoring and hustle off the bench. Let the battle begin.
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