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Second half fade dooms Raps in NJ
Kris Humphries did his best Dwight Howard imitation and the Nets came out of halftime rolling offensively, while the Raptors' (14-29) couldn't match their opponents second half surge along the way to a 98-84 loss.
Green, who,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I have to confess, I wasn't even aware had returned to the league until he put up 26 points and this dunk against Houston this week, again scored his age off the bench in just under 25 minutes to lead the Nets' big bench output. Humphries,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], meanwhile, sparked the first unit with 15 points and a whopping 21 rebounds.
On the other hand,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Toronto struggled in several areas that it had thrived one night earlier against Cleveland (field goal percentage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], bench scoring, rebounding) and couldn't match the Deron Williams-less Nets' intensity.
The Starting Point
Jerryd Bayless' third straight start in place of Jose Calderon (sprained ankle) represented the best of what has been an impressive trio of efforts. He was a scorer (his team-high 16 points gave him a 17.3 average over the three starts), but he also excelled as a playmaker, dishing out 10 assists as he spread the ball around to what wound up being five double-digit scorers on the team.
Not Relying on Bargs
Andrea Bargnani's 10 points after what seemed to be a breakthrough 19-point effort re-affirmed the unfortunate reality that his return to being the offensive focal point in Toronto won't be an overnight transition. Luckily, the team is currently construced to use Bargnani as just one of several offensive weapons,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including Bayless,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], DeMar Derozan and James Johnson,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], all of whom finished with double digit point totals (Linas Kleiza is typically an offensive contributor as well, but was a non-factor on Thursday with two points on 1-6 shooting in just 12 minutes). After executing on the glass (45-34 in rebounds) and from long range (8-19 from three-point range) on Tuesday against the Cavs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], those were two significant areas of weakness for the Raps on Wednesday. They lost the rebounding battle 48-37 to a Nets team without Brook Lopez (no Raptor finished with 10 rebounds,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], although Amir Johnson did manage four offensive boards as part of his nine) and shot a meek 1-10 from deep,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], compared to New Jersey's 7-17.
I counted at least seven No. 12 Magic jerseys in the crowd. Those fans may not want to hold their breath,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], considering the Dwight Howard saga seems like it will continue at least into the off-season.
What's Next:
The Raps' road trip takes them into Memphis on Friday night (8:00pm,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], SN1), where they will meet a Grizzlies team whom they played tough in a narrow 102-99 loss in Toronto earlier in the month.
1). the status of the Grizz stars. Rudy Gay is battling concussion symptoms and will likely be held out as,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], at least, a precautionary measure. Zach Randolph,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], however, is getting close to a return and could be back by Friday. The presence (or lack thereof) of either man is a game changer.
2) . the fill-ins. Regardless of whether Gay or Randolph (or both, or neither) can go, their replacements - Sam Young and Marreese Speights - will not only get some floor time, but will be counted upon as significant contributors. Speights, in particular,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], came up huge in Memphis' double-OT loss to the Lakers on Tuesday, with 25 points on 12-20 shooting in 48:52 of floor time.
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