Toronto Raptors 93 Los Angeles Clippers 89

I was going to start this article off by talking about the last 2 minutes of the game. About when Hassan Adams entered the game, but we won, why complain. So I couldn't watch or hear the game to see how we did so I watched the ESPN Gamecast. The Gamecast thing is very creative with the little animations and such. You have to have patience though. I'm going to totally base this recap on stats, which doesn't always help.

First I clap my hands for J.O. He went 7/15 and it all came from the first three quarters. He went to the line 6 times and made all of them and finished the game with 20 points, nine rebounds, 4 offensive. I should also add 5 BLOCKS!! That is a pretty good stat line. Chris has his share too, finishing with a double-double 26 points, 11 rebounds. AND he went to the line nine times. So our twin towers we're doing their 'thang'. Which is probably why we won. Our bench guys showed up to work for a bit. No Il Ravioli, Leg Contusion, which sucks. And we didn't get to see the Clippers newbies (OK veterans) Davis and Camby. Some mentionable stats:

• 7 turnovers!!
• Went to the free throw line 33 times
• Our 3 PGs combined for 13 assists out of 18, with only 3 turnovers. Good Ratio
• Ukic played more minutes than Solomon
• But than Hassan Adams got floor time. He went 0 for2, no free throws...
  
• Humphries did his mediocre thing 12 points, 5 rebounds
  

Now for the section called Swingmen.
All four men, who shall remain nameless because they know they are, combined for 6-26 from the field, 3-9 from behind the arc, 11 rebounds, 19 points and a full 48 mins of absence. I am soooo disgusted. One was playing like an old man with weak legs, Another was playing like a one trick pony who kept going for the 3, even though he was missing, another was having one of his USUAL bad days and the other, well, he just wasn't competing. I hope this isn't how we will be all season, Cause that would just be a waste of time. Most teams' star player is a swingman so if that is our weakness its going to be looong year.

As a team we shot bad, but the 20 points off of 13 Clipper TO, and the 27 points we got from the charity line is, in the end, what saved us from another lost. 38.8% isn't going win games especially if your opponent is shooting a nice 44.4%. So we owe this one to our bigs. Because we won this game, we will be facing either FC Barcelona at 7:30 or Kobe and Crew at 10:30. Oh the Joy! These games wont be on TV either. Hopefully LA Radio, or TV. But I doubt it. SO I will See ya'll tomorrow

Some more info on Tonight

They how tonight works is, if the Raptors win tonight, they will face either the Lakers of FC Barcelona. That depends on who wins their game at 10:30 EST. So its like a mini tournament with no prize. So Recap:

Toronto Raptors at LA Clippers 7:30 EST and FC Barcelona at LA Lakers 10:30. Winners of both will face each other on Sunday. It might be at the at Staples Center too. Not so sure.

Toronto Raptors at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 EST

Tonight our 'Redeem' Team will be going out west for a 2 game swing. First tonight in LA then Tuesday in Edmonton The Defenseless Nuggets. Sorry tonight's game wont be on TV, but you can listen, if your an All Access Member, on NBA.com. This will probably be another meaningless game, but if bored and you have nothing better to do listen. I listened to Cleveland game because it was the first, and I actually enjoyed it. According to NBA.com Elton Brand is still on the team.

Tonight we'll get to see (hear) our first glimpse of the new look Clippers, with their addition of Baron Davis and Marcus Camby. It funny how three guys on the team have the same last name but none are related. Anyways I expect this should be an easy (underestimating is goooood) win if the we play well. And for once I'm worried about the offense, especially if Willie Solomon transforms in to T.J. again. I'm sure He laughing at us right now. Some keys to winning this game:

• Defense, and I mean rotating and not getting lost. Plus help defense
• Offense. Simply put, we need to make our shots. Our starting 2, as much I love him, needs step up a little and prove that his age isn't getting the best of him.
• JO, he needs to show he's comfortable the team. His shot will take time, but we don't have time to wait for him to mesh
• Second Unit, they need to step up. Especially if they are the ones left in the game at the dying seconds.

Also, If you haven't heard, 23 of the regular season games will be showing on TSN2. Rogers currently doesn't have that channel in their cable program, or what ever you want to call it. It caused a tizzy in the last 3 days, but I heard they, Rogers, TSN2, etc, will be discussing this problem and it should be fixed in time. The first would have been in December so that should give them ample time.

Next. Jamario Moon should be stepping up. His last game game was a weak attempt at fighting for his spot. So if he really wants it back, he should have a good game tonight.