A somewhat competitive affair, late?
These are the highlights for last night’s RAPTORS vs 76ers game …
the Recap, Boxscore and Full Play-By-Play.
This is what was written about it earlier this morning by Kelly Dwyer, in his summary of last night’s action across the Association:
Behind the Box Score, where the Clippers don’t care
The Raptors allowed Philly’s D to turn this into a somewhat competitive affair late, but Chris Bosh’s 23 and 12 led Toronto to the win.
only proving, yet again, that …
“To err [really] is human; and, to forgive [really] is divine.”
- Alexander Pope
Please take a closer look at the following exerpts from the actual play-by-play:
PART ONE – Where the 76ers began the 4th down by only 13 points, after once trailing by 23
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Philadelphia 76ers (20-31) |
Toronto Raptors (28-23) |
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Start of 4th Quarter |
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Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) |
11:43 |
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PART TWO – Where the 76ers had cut the deficit to just 7 points with 6 minutes left to play
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Green Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST) |
05:51 |
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PART THREE – Where the 76ers tied the game on consecutive driving layups with 2 min remaining
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Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Brand (1 AST) |
02:25 |
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02:12 |
Jack Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brand (1 BLK) |
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Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:8) |
02:10 |
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Young Running Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST) |
02:06 |
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PART FOUR – Where Jose Calderon made an exceptionally rare 4 POINT PLAY and Bargnani
then made a 3, to put TOR ahead by 3 possessions with only 41.9 ticks left; and, then, PHI miss-fired
on their 3 next possessions to seal their fate
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01:42 |
Calderon 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST) |
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Green Foul : Shooting (4 PF) |
01:42 |
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01:42 |
Calderon Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS) |
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Team Timeout : Regular |
01:42 |
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01:42 |
Calderon Substitution replaced by Weems |
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Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed |
01:27 |
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Team Rebound |
01:26 |
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Jump Ball Bosh vs Brand (Young gains possession) |
01:25 |
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Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST) |
01:02 |
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00:41.9 |
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Jack (8 AST) |
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Green 3pt Shot: Missed |
00:33.8 |
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PART FIVE – Where Bargnani converted 2 FTA’s to seal the deal for TOR
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Iguodala Foul : Personal (3 PF) |
00:32.7 |
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00:32.7 |
Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS) |
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00:32.7 |
Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS) |
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Team Timeout : Short |
00:32.7 |
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00:32.6 |
Bargnani Rebound (Off:1 Def:6) |
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Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (2 BLK) |
00:24.9 |
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00:23.3 |
Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:8) |
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Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF) |
00:13.7 |
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and, then, try to suggest … at least, with a straight face … that last night’s game SHOULD actually have been described as being just “a somewhat competitive affair late.”
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A quick review of the facts would seem to indicate otherwise, as …
* For the most part, this was a game of runs, which saw:
- the 1st quarter played almost evenly … until a late surge by the Raptors opened up a 6 point working margin [fuelled by the insertion of Jose Calderon/PG and Amir Johnson/PF, at the 2:27 mark; which produced 5 consecutive possessions where El Matador registered 4 straight assists plus 1 version of his now prototypical "stretch layup"], i.e. TOR 30, Phi 24
- the 2nd quarter played almost evenly, i.e. TOR 20, Phi 17
- the first 9 minutes of the 3rd quarter dominated by the Raptors, i.e. TOR 26, Phi 12
- the last 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter dominated by the 76ers, i.e. TOR 2, Phi 10
- the first 10 minutes of the 4th quarter dominated by the 76ers, i.e. TOR 15, Phi 30
and, finally,
- the final 2 minutes of the 4th quarter dominated by the Raptors, again, i.e. TOR 11, Phi 0.
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In general, a NBA game tied with only 2 minutes left to play is not what yours truly would describe as being just a “somewhat competitive affair late.”
Sincere kudos to both …
I. The 76ers [in this game]:
* For battling back from a 23 point deficit, in the 3rd quarter, in a valiant effort to sustain their relatively modest 5-game winning streak, achieved while playing without Allen Iverson … rather than simply giving up, which is, unfortunately, exactly what happens far too frequently – usually on the road - in the NBA [i.e. Exhibit A, see the Clippers];
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II. The Raptors [in this game]:
* For opening up a 23 point lead during the 3rd quarter, in the first place, despite playing without the services of Hedo Turkoglu/SF;
* Weathering the subsequent Philly storm-back … i.e. in the latter stages of the 3rd quarter, when the 76ers finally righted their badly listing ship, and through the first 3/4′s of the final frame when they firmly “took it” to Toronto; and,
* Closing the deal, at crunch time.
Tags: Amir Johnson, Andrea Bargnani, Ball Don't Lie, Chris Bosh, Hedo Turkoglu, Jose Calderon, Kelly Dwyer, Philadelphia 76ers, Sonny Weems, Toronto Raptors