Official Game Thread: Toronto Raptors @ Washington Wizards

ans4 · Post #1 » by **ans4** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:39 am

Date: Tuesday January 29, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: TSN
Radio: Fan 590
Location: Verizon Center

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.....................................................(24-19)

........................................................vs.

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.....................................................(23-18.)

B-Ball Freak · Post #2 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:41 am

its going to be a tough game hopefully the raps will be able to get the W here, the raps have a nice long break before his game so I think they will be well rested enough to play good and play hard and pull one out...104-100 raps

BeNicePlz · Post #3 » by **BeNicePlz** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:41 am

Hmm...this game could go either way.

But I gotta go with the Raps.

Mack11 · Post #4 » by **Mack11** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:42 am

we're gonna beat them back to back

hopefully

emfive · Post #5 » by **emfive** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:44 am

Too ... far .... away. Can ... not ......wa......it!

The Boshpit! · Post #6 » by **The Boshpit!** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:51 am

Raps Stats

The Raps are 24-19 in the 2007-2008 season
The Raps are 5-5 when TSN broadcasts the game
The Raps are 2-3 on Tuesdays
The Raps are 21-14 on night games
The Raps are 11-11 on the road
The Raps are 6-3 with 2+ days rest
The Raps are 3-1 when ans4 makes the gamethread
The Raps are 15-11 against Eastern Conference teams this year
The Raps are 3-2 against Southeast division opponents
The Raps are 0-1 against the Wizards this season

More Stats Here

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #7 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:07 am

Add the Bucks win to our record Ans - keep up the streak

PapeSowish · Post #8 » by **PapeSowish** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:11 am

Tuesday? I can't wait that long. :banghead:

WANT RAPT0R BASKETBALL MOAR!!!11

raps4life~ · Post #9 » by **raps4life~** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:14 am

is it just me or does it seem like the wizards play a **** load of home and homes.

bill russell · Post #10 » by **bill russell** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:20 am

the win over boston was fun and good for our confidence, and same goes for tonight's against the bucks. but the next two against the wizards might be the most important games of the mid-season. As things stand now, Washington is our most likely first round opponent (I'm betting Orlando continues to slide). Even if that's not the case, we're likely to be jockeying with the Wiz for the rest of the season.
Do you agree on the importance of these games? Are we a better team than the Wiz, and what's the key to beating them? (We lost a close one in Washington in December.)

Live Free · Post #11 » by **Live Free** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:22 am

PopAGat · Post #12 » by **PopAGat** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:24 am

The key in beating them is out rebounding them and playing aggressive basketball. We also haven't been able to knock down our shots when there most needed. Rebounding will be a big issue with the Wizards considering they have Haywood who is one of the best centers in the east and Jamison who's a good rebounder. It'll be tough for Bosh to get pull down rebounds since Bargnani isn't the greatest of rebounders we have. Look for Bargnani to spend most of the 2 games on the bench and Rasho playing more. It'll be tough playing the Wizards but hopefully we come out with atleast 1 win or possibly 2. Last thing I wanna see is we drop 2 straight to them. Go Raptors !

Don't_Reach · Post #13 » by **Don't_Reach** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:29 am

I'm gonna really miss sunday games...gotta wait forever

Luv 4 da game · Post #14 » by **Luv 4 da game** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:33 am

A side note for the OP, its 24 wins.

and ...

Raps-ody · Post #15 » by **Raps-ody** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:47 am

I hope to see Ans4 on a roll with game threads

wade2bosh · Post #16 » by **wade2bosh** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:48 am

We'd be more likely to win if they had Arenas chucking up shots and battling Caldy..

Raps-ody · Post #17 » by **Raps-ody** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:51 am

99 Problems · Post #18 » by **99 Problems** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:51 am

I wish this was tomorrow, now we have to wait till Tuesday...

This is a BIG game, I think we could take both games against the Wiz.... we're very close to Orlando for that 3rd seed....

ans4 · Post #19 » by **ans4** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:16 am

The Boshpit! wrote:Raps Stats

The Raps are 24-19 in the 2007-2008 season
The Raps are 5-5 when TSN broadcasts the game
The Raps are 2-3 on Tuesdays
The Raps are 21-14 on night games
The Raps are 11-11 on the road
The Raps are 6-3 with 2+ days rest
The Raps are 3-2 when ans4 makes the gamethread
The Raps are 15-11 against Eastern Conference teams this year
The Raps are 3-2 against Southeast division opponents
The Raps are 0-1 against the Wizards this season

More Stats Here

My record's actually 3-1. I didn't make the thread where we lost to Cleveland. Here's the thread made by

Korr · Post #20 » by **Korr** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:26 am

honestly we're on another level right now (minus the philly game). we're finally playing with some confidence, bargs is getting back to his old form, bosh is as consistent as ever, jose is just brilliant (he even talks a lot of trash now but backs it up), and the team as a whole is just working like a well oiled machine. let's take 2 from the wiz!