Game 8 bad at home and now on the road again not good

Toronto Raptors Starters
F - Linas Kleiza F - Reggie Evans C - Andrea Bargnani
PG - Jarrett Jack SG - DeMar Derozan

Charlotte Bobcats Starters
F - Gerald Wallace F - Boris Diaw C - Nazr Mohammed
PG - D.J. Augustin SG - Stephen Jackson

First Quarter

The Raptors has 4 turnovers and has 7 points off these turnovers early while DeMar and Kleiza had 2 quick fouls each and sat most of the quarter while Bargnani has been active on both ends of the floor with 10 points along with active hands defence but the Raptors did not attempt a free throw in the quarter. Reggie has 6 rebounds and Gerald Wallace has most of the Bobcats points and the Raptors need more defence in the rest of the game but only down 26-24 going into the second quarter.

Second Quarter

It a back and forth quarter with the raptors having a 1 point lead and were down 5 points but they only had 2 turnovers in the quarter and Bargnani had 7 points and 6 rebounds in the quarter while Sonny Weems has come off the bench for 10 points and 2 rebounds for DeMar. While Wright has 5 points and 2 rebounds off the bench for Kleiza and Amir has 7 points and 7 rebounds in the first half while Wallace was somewhat quited and D.J. Augustin has 12 points in the half and most in the second quarter. Whoever gets better defence and goes on a run in the second will win the game.

Third Quarter

The Raptors take a 74 - 69 lead into the fourth quarter with Sonny had 7 points and 3 rebounds in the quarter and Evans had 4 rebounds in the quarter while Amir had 5 points and a rebound. Wallace had 5 points and Augustin had 4 points and the reality is whoever has the biggest run in the quarter and has the best active hands defence will win the game.

Fourth Quarter

Raptors miss 3 free throws in the quarter which is the difference in the game along with the Raptors had the ball at the end of the game down 3 and they could not get a shoot off as Bargnani has it taken from him. Stephen Jackson had half of his 20 points in the quarter and tyre thomas had a good quarter to help the bobcats win 101 - 96 (2 free throws at the end of the game for Jackson) and Bargnani had 5 points (8 in the half) in the quarter. Evans was quiet and the Raptors just could not finish the game off and with their young and inexperienced players it maybe a long season.

Final Thought

The Raptors could have put this game away on a number chances but just could not close the deal Reggie 10 rebounds in the first three quarter (11 in all) and Amir having 13 rebounds and Bargnani quietly having 12 so the bigs brought effort. Calderon off the bench passed the ball around a lot more (9 assists to 5 assists) which is more needed than Jack scoring more (12-4) and more importantly Jack had more turnovers (6-1).In the end the points off 19 turnovers would help lose many a game even aganist a 1-6 team in the Bobcats and Wallace was quite on the score board but his 16 rebounds were way too much and now the Raptors head to Florida.

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Tom Mehegan