The Raptors started the game well as they had only 2 turnovers in the first quarter and got a big 8 points of the Bucks 5 first quarter turnovers and it gave the Raptors a 28-22 lead after 1 quarter while shooting over 60 % from the floor and the Bucks shoot 52 % from the floor. Johnson, Andrea Bargnani, and DeMar DeRozan all had 6 points while Jose Calderon started well with 6 points and 3 assists. For the Bucks they got 6 points from Andrew Bogut and 5 points and 4 assists from Jennings and it was a good start for the Raptors sharing the scoring and taken advantage of their extra opportunities.
In the second quarter if the 2 turnovers in the first quarter was great then the 8 turnovers in the second quarter was a complete slap in the face and giving up 30 points in the quarter is just like being kicked when your down. The Bucks had 7 points and 5 assists in a short rest for Brandon Jennings and Jennings came back in and scored 8 points in the quarter as well to give him 13 @ halftime while Gooden had a quick 6 points in the quarter while the Raptors were led by Jose Calderon with 6 points and 2 assists but the scariest thing of the second quarter was the fagilant foul on Brockman as he hit his head hard on the court and immediately after missing both free throws he was taken out to evaluated by the team doctor. The Bucks outscored the Raptors 30-21 in the quarter and took a 52-49 lead into halftime with the most damaging fact of the first half was the Bucks had 7-3 offensive rebound advantage and took advantage of this by scoring second chance points.
In the Third quarter the Raptors had better defense as they outscored the Bucks 27-24 and with 12 minutes left it was tied at 76 as the big dogs at least the dogs that needed to score scored in this quarter as Bargnani had 12 points and DeMar had 8 points which means they had 20 of the 27 third quarter but it was about it for the night for Calderon as his haimy flare up again and Barbosa was supposedly the back-up point guard yicks. Brandon continued his one-on-one domination of the Raptors point guards as he had another 8 points while Bogut had 8 points as well.
Qith the Bucks up 80-78 with 9:23 left in the game Carlos Delfino (yes another former Raptor who wanted out of Toronto because we are different) entered the game and almost right away stole the ball from Jose Calderon and if Delfino was not completely focused he was after James Johnson blocked his lay-up attempt. As Carlos Delfino hit a 3-ball than hit a ball off Barbosa's leg and as they dive for the ball and then while he is on his back he passes the ball to Brandon Jennings for a dunk and then also hit another 3-ball and this all happened in 5 minutes and helped the Bucks stretched the lead to 85-80 and then after a Raptors 8-2 run but his second 3-ball gave the Bucks a 90-88 lead. The Raptors took to many long shots especially early in fourth quarter and once again when they needed a defensive stop it was once again it was like praying for the whole world as it is likely never happening and did not happen again tonight as the Bucks won 104-98.
The Stars of the game for the Bucks
1. Brandon Jennings who had 25 points and 7 assists
2. Drew Gooden who had 22 points and 11 boards
3. Andrew Bogut who had 17 points and 10 boards
special mention to Carlos Delfino with 4 steals to go with his 14 points
The Stars of the game for the Raptors
1. Andrea Bargnani who had 22 points
2. DeMar DeRozan who had 20 points
3. James Johnson who had 10 boards
3 non-Raptors stories
1. John Wall punched Zydrunas Ilgauskas as they jostled for position and then the refs and coaches had to step in and keep every thing come.
2. The Cavilers did everything to mess with Lebron James as him and his entourage were not allowed to park in the under ground parking at the Q and then he got supposedly in the washroom when they did the intros.
3. can who thinks the Bucks are anywhere close to 10 games better than the Raptors and how was there over 15,000 fans at the game.
One more closer to the end of the season
Tom Mehegan
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