Archive for January, 2008

Raptors use big second quarter, 3-point barrage to beat Wizards 122-83 (AP)
January 30, 2008

The Toronto Raptors didn’t have to wait long for another shot at Washington, and they certainly took advantage of it. Andrea Bargnani scored 19 points, Chris Bosh had 16 and Toronto used a big second quarter and a flurry of 3-pointers to beat the Wizards 122-83 on Wednesday night. The 39-point margin of victory matched [...]

T.J. Ford close to practicing again with Raptors (AP)
January 30, 2008

Injured point guard T.J. Ford is close to practicing again with the Toronto Raptors, but there is still no timetable for his return to games. Ford has missed the last 22 games because of a left-arm stinger. Toronto had gone 12-10 without him entering Wednesday’s game against Washington. Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo said before [...]

Blatche fills in for Butler, teams with Jamison to lead Wizards past Raptors (AP)
January 29, 2008

Andray Blatche did a fine job filling in for an injured Caron Butler, and he got plenty of help from Antawn Jamison and others. Blatche had 19 points and eight rebounds in only his second start of the season, and Jamison finished with 24 points and 20 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Washington Wizards to [...]

Chris Bosh scores 32 as Raptors use 19-point run to beat Bucks 106-75 (AP)
January 25, 2008

Even Chris Bosh has a bad game every once in a while. It’s just not likely to happen twice against the same team. Bosh, who scored one point the last time Toronto played Milwaukee, had 32 points Friday night to lead the Raptors to a 106-75 victory over the Bucks. Carlos Delfino added 18 points [...]

With 15 3-pointers, Raptors beat Celtics 114-112 (AP)
January 23, 2008

Jose Calderon converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 10.5 seconds left and finished with 24 points and 13 assists, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Chris Bosh and Anthony Parker scored 23 points apiece for the Raptors, and Andrea Bargnani had 20 points, seven rebounds and [...]