Oh, boy. And I thought the defense played poorly Wednesday night? I don’t think there are words to describe how awful the Raptors played on D last night.
Basically, everything I said the Raptors needed to do, they didn’t. Keep them out of transition? Nope. They were fast-breaking all night. Hold Johnson or Bibby in check? Nope, they combined for 36 on 13-22 shooting (and 7-10 from 3).
Even after Josh Smith got hurt, you’d think the Raptors might take advantage but nope. There was Bibby, the Raptor killer, hitting 4 straight threes in an 18-4 Hawks run in the second that all but ended the game.
Bosh had another solid game, and O’Neal wasn’t too shabby either. But when the Hawks are beating you down the floor every posession, it’s gonna be hard to keep up.
Jamario Moon was awful yet again, securing only two boards as Hawks scrubs scored at will. Kapono wasn’t much better - 15 shots, none of them threes? I think it’s possible they are in fact the worst SF rotation in the league. Neither one does what their supposed specialty is!
Sigh. You know you hate to say it, it’s only game six, but tomorrow’s tilt in Charlotte is a must-win. They can’t go into Boston 3-3… They just can’t.
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