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UPDATED: Gameday: Raptors vs Lakers – Mar. 9/10
Raptors roll into Los Angeles to face the Lakers on the first night of a four-game Western road swing.
Morning Coffee March 8
"I don't think I can fault the energy or the effort, but maybe the focus," coach Jay Triano said. "We just didn't seem to be as locked in on this team as we should be."
Gameday: Raptors vs 76ers – Mar. 7/10
The Raptors are 1-0 during this must win stretch, which goes till the last game of the season against the Knicks. When I said that every game is a must win from here on in, I meant that each game must be approached as if they are. With Toronto and Milwaukee currently tied for 5th,…
Morning Coffee March 7
Dalembert vs. Bargnani - Maybe the defining matchup of the game. Sammy is going to have to really do a good job on the high pick and roll, making sure not to leave Bargnani open for threes. He also needs to dominate the glass in his limited minutes.
Gameday: Raptors vs Knicks – Mar. 5/10
There's no better way to welcome back Chris Bosh, and break out from a 4 game losing funk than to play the Knicks.
Morning Coffee March 4
“Right now our guys have all taken it upon themselves to go one-on-one. We had 22 possessions where there was either one pass or no passes. When you play like that, you’re either going to turn it over or you’re going to take bad shots and those are two things that lead to fast breaks…
Morning Coffee March 3
“If we have a meeting now, it’ll be with Scott,” Triano joked, referring to trainer Scott McCullough. “When we were 7-13, we had no injuries. Now we have three-quarters of our top four who can’t play. I don’t see any reason to panic right now.”
Morning Coffee March 2
Without Calderon's penetration and range, as well as Bosh's scoring and glass-cleaning, Toronto often settled for mid- or long-range jumpers. Once the Rockets picked up their defensive intensity, the Raptors' shots stopped falling and their point total stopped rising.