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.
The Raptors played catch up the whole game, eventually catching the Cavs, but.....
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The Raptors drop a home game to the Blazers 101-87. Fortunately the countries attention was on the mens Olympic hockey team 7-3 win over Russia.
"The most important thing we did tonight and last night is we shared the basketball," said Raptors head coach Jay Triano. "Without Chris where you can give it and you can make cuts off of him, and you know that he's going to create, we have to create without the basketball. We have to move…
Little used Rasho Nesterovic paces the Raptors to a 106-89 win over the Nets with 16pts 7rebs 4ast.
"It's actually pretty remarkable," Jack said. "In my opinion, basketball is a game of rhythm and he hasn't been in the lineup for a while so for him to come in and contribute the way he did is really unbelievable. It's just a testament to him always being ready when called upon and me giving…