Quality win for the Raptors. Not a must win, but it really was. Can’t be losing to teams who aren’t .500 at this point. Can’t get excited over this win, but I am for one reason: the Hawks went on a 13-2 run to start the 3rd, and the Raptors responded with a run of their own to take a lead into the 4th. You read it, the Raptors withstood a serious run, retook the lead, and held on for the win.

Moon has been impressing me with his ability to rebound from making mistakes, putting it behind him, and making serious contributions on the floor. Bargnani started off reasonably well, but was berried on the bench for non-inspirational play. Parker has been the unsung hero of the last couple weeks. His play has been the missing link for this team, with Delfino offering the same spark off the bench. They still need help on the boards, but are making due with what they have. If BC makes a trade, I think it will be to address rebounding and scoring in the paint, not another PG, book it.

So Horfod ruins Ford’s career, and everyone feels bad for him. What do the Hawks do for an encore? Johnson elbows Calderon in the back of the head. It is bullshit, another serious physical incident with the Raptors and nothing. I don’t know man, I am getting embarrassed. Girl scouts look out for their own more vigilantly then these guys. I appreciate the fans booing Horford. He shouldn’t be allowed to walk into our house, and have an easy go at it. He needs to be reminded that the foul, thought he may not wanted to injure Ford (I am sure he wanted to foul him hard though), that he needs to be responsible for his actions. Sorry about the lame post, but I don’t have much, it was a rough week, now down to business:

1st Quarters:

• G*d I hope Horford gets booed. No sense giving him an easy go at it in our house.
• Bosh wins the tip.
• Bargs swings the ball to Moon for the jumper.
• Moon steals the ball from Marvin Williams, leads to Parker dunk on break.
• Moon steals the ball from Josh Smith..Atlanta looking shaky in the early goings.
• Calderon lob pass to Bosh for the dunk, timeout Hawks.
  • Smith converts post-up over Bosh.
• Parker hits a tear drop in the lane from a curl off the screen.
• Bosh airs fade away…should have passed out of the double team.
• Makes up for it by hitting a layup +1.
• I’m pretty sure I heard Horford get booed, it was weak, but I’ll take it.
• Bosh misses jumper from top of the key.
• Bargnani grabs a board in traffic on the defensive end.
• Calderon turns the ball over, weak.
• Bosh hits running hook over Horford in the paint.
• Moon fouls Smith on layup in the paint…he has to learn he can’t block everything… +1
• Hawks are right up in the Raptors grill.
• Bargnani playing pretty good to start the game.
• Moon takes it baseline, and gets fould - hits both.
• Horford definitely getting booed…LOUDER Y’ALL!
• Calderon air balls on the play out of the timeout.
• Bosh doesn’t roll good enough on the high pick. Calderon always looks for it, but he’s never there.
• Bargnani cutting to the basket, getting fouled…hits both.
• Bosh schools Horford on drive.
• Rasho defense causes Horford to travel.
• Bosh is an animal in the paint.
• Raptors playing some good defense, not making anything easy for the Hawks.
• Childress looks like a cracked out black toothpick.
• Calderon nails a jumper after a vicious pump fake on Acie Law.
• Damn, Parkers tear drop is dangerous…where the hell did that come from?
• Moon gambling a bit too much on defense for my liking.
• Joe Johnson hits a trey off a no-call charge…regs are at it again.
• Calderon nails a jumper before the end of the quarter.

2nd Quarter:

• Hawks hitting the offensive boards, gotta limit those.
• Lorenzen Wright bails Bosh out on a shaky fade on the baseline…missess both.
• I’m so happy Krispy Kreme Martin didn’t dress for the game.
• Kapono, locked-and-loaded, hits an open j at the top of the key.
• Humphries missess a wicked pass from Dixon…idiot.
• Delfino takes it to Law on the break, misses both ft.
• Raptors not switching on the pick, Acie Law got a wide open shot, lucky he missed.
• Humphries drives from outside, and crowns Wright…wasn’t expecting that shit.
• Humphries, and I’ve said this before, should not be the first offensive option.
• Smith turns the ball over, and Dixon finishes on the break.
• Raptors interior defense weak with Bosh/Moon on the bench.
• Horford bricks his first shot.
• Smith is on fire (has scored 20 of the first 33 points), Raptors timeout.
• 24 second shot clock violation…way to execute out of a timeout.
• Woodson looks stoned! lol
• Calderon bailed out when Johnson misses a wide open layup.
• Delfino gets called for a charge.
• Hump finishes layup on nice feed from Calderon.
• Hawks hanging around.
• Smith rejects Hump to half court.
• Delfino blocks Williams on a dunk attempt, but gets called for a foul, looked good to me.
• Ask the Expert: “who determines who takes the inbound pass” I’m embarrassed…seriously, I am.
• Bosh blows by Smith and puts down a two hander.
• Humphries causes a turnover that leads to a Horford dunk on the break.
• Raptors freethrow shooting is ass, 6 for 11.
• Johnson gets tossed out for elbowing Calderon in the head…no response from a Raptor player…wtf! Although it happened quick..but still.
• If the Horford foul wasn’t bad enough, that one was the type of shit that can kill someone. Seriously, elbow someone in the back of the head?
• Swirsky is pissed off!!
• At least the elbow hasn’t affected Calderon, he hits both free throws.
• Bosh banging in the post, draws foul on Smith - hits both shots from the line.
• Mitchell calls a timeout with 21 seconds left int he 2nd…bizzarro…
• Bosh stumbles, and picks up a charge…how the hell was that a play that Smitch drew up, seriously?
• Law puts up a brick as time expires.

3rd Quarter:

• Moon steals another one.
• Bargnani hesitates, and misses jumper, leads to Horford layup in transition.
• Raptors move the ball nicely, but shot clock violation…Bargs should have shot it.
• Williams going right at Bargnani, running hook +1 - misses free throw.
• Raptors sloppy to start the quarter…Hawks on 6-0 lead to take the lead.
• Raptors need a timeout.
• Moon missess a jumper with no one rebounding…
• Williams puts down a dunk, off Smith post up.
• Run an ass play, that leads to an easy Smith layup on the other end.
• Bosh finally scores on layup in traffic.
• Johnson burries a trey as the buzzer went off for a 13–2 run.
• Bosh hits a j from the elbow.
• Bosh keeping the Raptors alive…
• Smith answers with a looong jumper.
• Calderon missess three with Law covering Bosh…bad recognition.
• Atlanta has come out firing.
• Smith finally gets called for a foul on a Joey-G dunk attempt, Graham hits both FT’s.
• Moon takes it to Smith on the break, Smith quicks up a quick 2 fouls.
• Parker hits three off of swing from Moon.
• Woodson is wearing a sweet Cartier watch…dude has style.
• Calderon calls bank on a deep trey with the shot clock winding down.
• Someone needs to box Smith out.
• Moon misses three in the corner, he had some space too.
• Graham leaves Williams wide open for an easy jumper on the baseline.
• Bosh threads a nice pass to a cutting Moon.
• Moon blocks Horford in the paint, leads to a Parker three in transition.
• Graham leaves Williams wide open again, but he air balls.
• Parker hits an open three in the corner off of Calderon’s penetration.

4th Quarter:

• Bosh blocks Childress on block attempt.
• Johnson hits a serious trey with Parker in his face and 2 on the shot clock.
• Bosh slaps the ball out of Horfords hand on post up.
• Dixon jacks up a shot, it was inevitable.
• Raptors need to defend defensive boards a bit better, the Hawks are trying to steal.
• Bosh hits a turn around hook in the paint.
• Lue hits an open 3…Dixon forgot to cover him for some reason…
• Hawks bail Bosh out of a bad jumper at the top of the key…he converts both.
• Swirsky stirring shit up with the flagrant foul situation.
• Johnson stops a pops in the paint.
• Delfino cleans up Moon’s mess, and forces jump ball with Lue.
• Moon gets another steal.
• Bosh attacks the rim, and gets two more FT’s - drains both.
• Johnson hits another shot off a broken play.
• Bosh goes back to the FT line - drains both.
• I’m calling the game with the score 75-71…have a feeling.
• Bosh misses turn around jumper on the baseline…in and out.
• Lue hits a jumper over Bosh - Raptors timeout.
• Parker hits an akward looking three with a second left on the clock.
• Calderon finds a cutting Moon on the penetration for the dunk, Raptors up 7 - Hawks timeout.
• Moon blocks Johnson, then penetrates and finds an open Bosh who layups and gets fouled…3 point play baby.
• Johnson nails a trey from like 27 feet, wow.
• Swirsky afraid to take out the Salami and Cheese with the Raptors up 9 and a minute and a half left on the clock…pussy…
• Smith hits a tough shot in the runner, to cut lead to 7.
• Calderon answers with a jumper at the elbow, then steals the ball on the baseline…game over.

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