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Last night, I was reminded of why I don't liveblog games very often. It's hard to actually follow the flow of the game when I'm typing out every scoring play and responding to commenters. But from what I could tell, the Celtics won last night because they play tougher, more disciplined defence — and because the refs gave them a lot more leeway on defence and on screens than they gave the Raps. I get that the Celtics have "earned that respect" from the refs by the physical way they play, and if you're a regular reader of this blog, then you know that I'm the last person to complain about officiating. But that's how it appeared to me.
When the Spurs and Raptors last faced each other on November 9th, San Antonio beat Toronto 131-124 even though Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were injured. Duncan, Parker and Ginobili are all healthy for this game so it doesn't look good for our boys.
Start time: 6:00pm ET
Channel: The Score
Probable starting lineups
Toronto: Jarrett Jack, DeMar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani
San Antonio: Tony Parker, Keith Bogans, Richard Jefferson, DeJuan Blair, Tim Duncan
Five questions
1. Will Chris Bosh get the 15 points he needs to break Vince Carter's all-time franchise scoring record?
2. Can the Raptors prevent the Spurs from killing them on three-pointers like they did in November (14-for-28)?
3. Now that they're healthy and on a five-game winning streak, can the Raptors really do anything to stop this Spurs juggernaut?
4. Am I the only person who still thinks the Spurs will be the 2010 NBA champions?
5. Since Matt Bonner will be on the sidelines with a broken hand, where do you think he buys his suits? Does San Antonio have its own version of Moores?
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