Washington Toronto
Andray Blatche F Amir Johnson F
Alonzo Gee F Jose Calderon PG
JaVale McGee C Andrea Bargnani C
Gilbert Arenas G Sonny Weems F
Kirk Hinrich G DeMar DeRozan SG
First Quarter
After 21-21 with 4 minutes left the Raptors went on a 13-4 run in the last 4 minutes to lead 34-25 going into the second quarter. Jose Calderon leads the Raptors with 7 points along with 2 assists and 2 steals and DeMar DeRozan and Leandro Barbosa both have 6 points and DeMar has 3 boards and Ed Davis had 4 points and 4 boards in 4 minutes. Kirk Hinrich has 9 points and Andray Blatche has 8 points and 2 boards and the rest of the team have 8 points along with Gilbert Arenas had 2 assists but no points.
Second Quarter
The Raptors outscored the Wizards 13-4 in the first 3 minutes so that in 7 minutes of game time the Raptors outscored the Wizards 26-8 to take a 47-29 lead and had a 72-52 lead at half and they shoot 17 for 24 in the quarter ( over 68% from the floor ). The Raptors had 44 points in the paint and Andrea Bargnani 11 pointa and 3 boards (6 boards in the half) and Sonny Weems with 8 points and DeMar with 6 points in the quarter while Joey Dorsey had 3 boards and Jose Calderon has 3 assists. While the Wizards Arenas and John Wall are invisible in the game with Arenas has 1 point and 2 assists while Wall has 3 points and 4 assists but neither has a board at half. JaVale McGlee had 11 points and 2 boards in the quarter and Andray Blatche has 6 more points and 2 boards in the quarter.
Third Quarter
The Raptors are in thriple digits by the end of the quarter leading 101-81 and DeMar had 8 points and 3 boards while Barbosa had 6 points and Calderon had 3 assists and Bargnani had 2 boards (8 in the quarter). John Wall had 7 points and both Kirk Hinrich and JaVale McGlee had 6 points in the quarter and Alonzo Gee and Trevor Booker had 2 boards.
Fourth Quarter
The Raptors scored the first 6 points to take a 26 point lead and than took a 27 point lead 120-93 and the Raptors won 127-108 and the Raptors were lead by Jerryd Bayless with 10 points and 5 boards along with 2 assists and Kleiza had 6 points and Dorsey had 3 boards. John Wall had 9 points and 3 assists and Cartier Martain had 6 points along with Andray Blatche having 6 boards in the quarter.
Final Thoughts
The Raptors having 62 points in the paint and 27 fast break points helped the Raptors win the game and it hopefully shows the team the way to win most games which is working the ball inside-out as they were also 6 for 11 with 3-balls which is created by open 3-balls. The 56 bench points is a good sign as the Raptors shared the scoring and shared the ball with 28 assists on 51 baskets and DeMar leading with 20 points is a first in weeks and 6 players over 15 points is a strong effort. Rookie Ed Davis having a 11 points and 6 boards is a good starting point for a player in his first ever NBA game and 52 boards lead by Bargnani and Dorsey with 8 each is a good result and Calderon having 8 assists and only 1 turnover is what you want from your point guard. In the end it was a good game plan aganist a not so good opponent and if they keep this style of play and bring it for the rest of the season they could surprise some teams and make the playoff the hoop will it be possible.
Thanks
Tom Mehegan
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