Land of the Leaf

Chris Bosh recorded his eighth straight double-double.  Shawn Marion was flying high and finished with 18 points, Quincy Douby poured in 9 points in under nine minutes of action, and the Raptors led the Hawks by as much as 9 points.  The ghost of Sam Mitchell took over as coach halfway through the second quarter and pulled Joey Graham, Patrick O’Bryant, and Jason Kapono off the bench to begin losing.

Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, and the rest of the Hawks proved to be out of Toronto’s league in the second half and buried the Raptors late with solid defense and sharp shooting.  Final score: 118-110.  The Raptors have five games remaining this season, and three losses will give them their first 50-loss season since 2005.  Go Jays.