Game Day - This blog will begin updating at tip
Just got to the ACC, from the crowds at the gates it looks like the game should be packed
Hedo looks to be a go but no Bosh :(
It's Italian night in Toronto with all 3 Italian NBA players on the court tonight. Add in Colangelo, Gheradini and D'Antoni
Hedo back in the starting lineup and the surprise is Amir in place of CB4
Game Time!!
Early signs look like there will be a whole lot of switching going on
Lots of boo's coming down on T-Mac. He didn't really help the cause in the media earlier today
McGrady not looking for his shot at all. For the Raptors it's raining 3's right now
Andrea trying to be agressive early is a good sign. Making free throws would help though
Hedo with a wide open airball. Not gonna gain fans that way
Meanwhile Amir Johnson is killing it... 8 pts, 3 rbs already
Huskies night at the ACC and the dance pack brings out some old tunes to groove to
The Great One, Wayne Gretzky in the house will try to get a picture
At the end of the 1st quarter - Raptors lead the Knicks 31-24
Al Harrington tie up the game and the Raps call a timeout
ACC has filled up but the crowd seems to e out of the game right now
The crowd gave Gretzky a standing O and he got a custom 99 Raptors jersey
Jose and Sonny have some nice chemistry on the court
Mid way through the 2nd quarter and Triano is going with the 2 PG lineup
The Raptor just busted out some serious dance moves that ended with him stripping!!! Hah
4 years in the league and Bargnani still doesn't get the calls. Pace has slowed down a lot
On the other side... David Lee might just have a double-double in the 1st half
TMac driving to the basket feels like it's in slo-mo
Jose's arm is bandaged up and the whole thing looks a lot worse than I had expected
Raptors lead by only two. Need some separation before the half
Atleast the team cleaned up some of the turnovers from the past few games. 6 in the 1st half and the Knicks have 7
TMac with 6 points in the 1st half. He has deferred most of the game
At the half, Raptors lead it 53-52
There is absolutely no flow to this game as we start the 3rd
Andrea gets nicked in the head and has to leave the game
4 raptors jerseys around and they force a shot clock violation. Still not enough talking on D for my liking
Hedo has quietly put together a good game with 12 pts and 9 rbs
Raptors with some balanced scoring all around but need to find another gear to put this one away
Al Harrington looks a little on the heavy side... Eddy Curry effect?
Some injury updates... Bargnani gets 3 staples in the back of his head to close a cut. Bosh at the hospital now and on an IV
It may be Italian night here but there is no sign of Belinelli getting any burn
Bill Walker has been a spark fr the Knicks as expected
After 3 quarters: Raptors lead the Knicks 78-77. Time to find that gear now
Raptors open the 4th by forcing some turnovers and have themselves a 5 pt lead
Weems just tied his career high. Hoping he can break it tonight
Raptors on a mini run but the crowd has yet to get into it
Loving the way Jose has played tonight. Agressive to the basket and keeping the ball moving
Lame ass TMac Sucks chant going around with 7 minutes to play
Random Observation: Rasho is looking on like he is watching a horror movie
Andrea having a rough night all around with all his paisans in the bldg
Taking it back we suddenly have the wave going at the ACC. Random
Crunch time... 3 minutes to go with the Raptors leading 96-90
Fans get their free pizza and the Raps have a 6 point lead with 1:30 to go
All it took was a free slice of pizza to wake up this crowd
12 seconds to play and the Raptors look to have this in the bag.
Back on the winning track and doing it without CB4
Final score: raptors 102 - knicks 96
