The game was really secondary to the news that Kidd was traded to the Mavs. With Mr. Triple-Double sent back to where it all began for him, the deflated Nets were ripe for the picking, in fact, the Raptors to ran a train on the Nets ass. This was a classic win for the Raptors over an inferior/deflated/incapable team. They shot the shit out of the ball in the face of no defensive pressure. The outcome of the game was decided in the first with the Raptors surging to an early lead, and never letting up. They put the game out of reach by halftime (I stopped taking notes partway through the 3rd. I apologize, but it is hard to keep up the notes when the Raptors are pounding or getting pounded by a ridiculous margin).

A few things really bugged me about this game. I know, the idiot pessimist at RaptorsTalk.com had issues during a Raptors win, but yea, I did:

1. Bosh and Calderon should not have seen the floor in the 4th. Bosh got pulled 2 minutes in, but Calderon didn’t get pulled until there was less than 4 minutes left to play in the game. There was no need to risk injury to either of these guys.
2. In fact, Calderon played 41 minutes in a blow out win. And when he got off, he wrapped his elbow in ice. Ridiculous.
3. Moon shot too many jumpers again.
4. Leo is such an asshole. Taking back that invite to Swirsky to spend the holidays with his family.
5. Bosh held the ball way too long when he got it in the post. Didn’t affect the Raptors tonight, but he can’t be a black hole like that going forward.
6. Humphries could have used more playing time. If he can’t get playing time in a blowout, when is he gonna see the court?
7. The Raptors were too sloppy with the ball, turning it over 12 times. To put it in perspective, they only turned the ball over 8 times against the Spurs. I know 12 isn’t that many turnovers, but against this team, it is.
8. Stromile Swift got way too many dunks down the stretch. I was getting pissed off something fierce.

That’s about all I have to say about this game, it was pretty boring and sucked the life out of me. I’m sure Arsenalist and Dinosty will have more interesting things to say than me. Expect a video podcast on the weekend.

Here’s the play by play:
1st Quarter:

• Bosh takes it to Krstic on his first possession, high off the glass.
• Calderon puts it in Carters eye off the high pick from Bosh.
• Jefferson responds with an air ball from beyond the arc, lol.
• Calderon takes Williams off the dribble for a layup in the paint.
• Jefferson responds by launching a brick that makes a thud as it comes off the rim hard, lol.
• Jefferon gets swatted out of bounds by Bosh.
• Bargnani forces Jefferson into a 24 second shot clock violation.
• Moon hits a three from behind the arc. He seems really comfortable taking jumpers he shouldn’t with Smitch not in the country.
• Boone scores pretty easily in the paint on Bosh, out of a timeout.
• Calderon tosses perfect alley-oop to Moon for a nice two-hander.
• Jefferson finally hits from inside the arc, after bricking his first 4.
• Moon finally drives to the rim drawing a foul, he hits both.
• Bosh hits Boone with a wicked pump fake, then nails the jumper, he misses the + 1.
• Calderon finishes a layup in traffic after blowing by Williams.
• Bosh finds Bargnani under the basket who draws a foul, he hits both from the line.
• TJ is wearing an ugly ass outfit. That emergency crew orange isn’t cool man.
• Nochbar nails his first trey, of course he is wide open, but Bosh responds with an alley-oop from Calderon.
• Bosh hits an ugly half hook in the block.
• Calderon blows by Sean Williams for a layup.
• Bargnani draws a charge from Sheldon Williams, good defense.
• Bosh gets fouled going to the rack from a nice feed from Parker, he hits both from the line.
• Delfino nails a trey from a Bosh kick out.
• Bargnani had Armstrong on his hip in the paint, but no one got him the ball, and Delfino missed a three.

2nd Quarter:

• Armstrong steals the ball from Bosh which leads to a Carter dunk on the break.
• Kapono curls off a low screen, nailing a 17 footer.
• That dunk did wonders for Carter, he comes back and hits a tough hook in the paint.
• Bosh and Rasho protecting the paint with Swift attacking.
• Delfino attacks the paint, and draws a foul from Carter, he hits both.
• Nochbar attacking Kapono in the paint, with a pretty turn around hook.
• Delfino nails a deep trey from the elbow extended.
• Jefferson and Carter have built a small house with all these bricks.
• I’m calling this game right now, the Nets are done as a team, unless Harris plays off the chain (which he can).
• Armstrong nails a three from the corner off a turnover.
• Rasho grabs an offensive board, and draws a foul under the paint, he hits both.
• The Raptors are having a hard time inbounding the ball past Armstrong.
• Bosh hits a jumper over Swift at the top of the key.
• Stromile returns the favour from he baseline.
• Calderon penetrates and throws the ball away..
• Bosh shakes and bakes, drawing a foul off the dribble from Krstic, he hits both.
• Bargnani forces a turnover and finishes with a trey off the pick and pop with Calderon.
• Carter nails an open trey off of Jefferson penetration.
• Bargnani answers with a long jumper of his own - really pissed me off he had his foot on the line when he launched it.
• Carter forces Parker to shoot an air ball.
• Bosh shoots over Krstic.
• Boone misses on the alley-oop after Bosh forgets to D him up.
• Bargnani helps on Jefferson, blocking his shot, leading to a Calderon layup on the break, in traffic.
• Bosh hits a turn around jumper over Boone with the shot clock ticking down.
• Calderon throws away another pass. He then fouls Nachbar on the break back, Boki hits both.
• Carter fouls Bargnani on a three point attempt and picks up a tech. Bargs hits all three.
• Carter finds a slashing Jefferson with a sweet pass. Jefferson draws the foul and hits both from the line.
• Bargnani swings the ball to Jose who hits a trey at the buzzer, Raptors up 21 heading into the half.

3rd Quarter:

• Carter starts by penetrating the paint, and dropping a nice dime to an open Boone for an uncontested dunk.
• Calderon is just on fire, nailing a three from Bosh’s kick out from the the post.
• Raptors force the Nets into another 24 second shot clock violation.
• Calderon threads the needle on a sweet pick and roll with Bosh, who finishes with a right handed layup.
• Carter starting to look like he wants to play, a little to late.
• Parker misses a baseline jumper, but Bosh grabs the offensive board. Possession gets wasted with Moon shooting another three, and missing.
• Moon finishes a layup on the break over Jefferson.
• Bosh gets fouled on a ridiculous dunk attempt, he hits both from the stripe.
• Bosh gets fouled again under the rim, off of a nice lob pass from Calderon, he hits both.
• Leo is really an asshole, I’m going to throw something at him next time I see him.
• Moon shoots…forget it, I’m done taking notes, this game is really over. But seriously, I wish he didn’t shoot that ball, he is past my last nerve with his jumpers.
• As I said wrote that, Moon fakes a jumper, drives baseline dropping it off for Bargnani in the paint for a two handed dunk, nice. Now I’m done.

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