Andrea Bargnani has been out 4 games and it has felt like 4 weeks so the Raptors have been sorely missing as nobody has stepped up and took over his 20 plus points a game and the defense has been way worse without Andrea is the lineup as they have been smoked in the paint over the four games. He will likely play 25-30 minutes in today's game and with DeMar DeRozan going back to Cally he will likely have coming out party in front of family and friends and after having a couple of underwhelming games Amir Johnson may have a good game as he is in his backyard.
Lets hope that Bargnani comes back healthy and that he plays closer 35 minutes a game than 40 plus so that he is able to stay in the lineup and lets hope for the Raptors sake that they are able to get some fast breaks opportunities so that Demar can get easy points.
Jerryd Bayless may also return today and even though Gary Forbes has helped Jose at the point over the last few games and allowed him to play less minutes and stay healthy but with Jerryd Bayless if he is ready to comeback and can play almost 20 minutes than it will be better for the Raptors for the rest of the season.
Lob City could be a disaster for the Raptors
Tom Mehegan
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