Game 5 (TOR v. DAL) Nov 7: Raps Try to Out Duel Mavs Down in Dallas

[Mile High Champ]

(3-1)..............(1-3)
DALLAS MAVERICKS v. TORONTO RAPTORS

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Date: November 7th 2012
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
TV: TSN



PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS:




PG...........SG..........SF..........PF...........C

COLLISON----MAYO----CARTER----WRIGHT----KAMAN




PG...........SG..........SF..........PF...........C

CALDERON----DEROZAN----FIELDS----BARGNANI----VALANCIUNAS



STATS:

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Key Match UP


DeMar DeRozan v. OJ Mayo

MHC TAKE:

After getting destroyed in OKC, the Raptors will travel to Dallas to take on the Dirkless Mavs. This is yet another back to back game for the Raps in this young season and their 4th game in 5 nights. Legs must be getting tired and bodies starting to break down after that kind of a schedule to begin the year. The Raps will have to face Dallas tonight without the services of their stud PG Kyle Lowry who was injured in the game last night (ankle). In his place we are likely to see Jose Calderon get the start at PG. The question becomes who will step up in Lowry's absence? The defensive intensity is sure to fall off with the loss of Lowry and Coach Casey will need some of his other guys to step up their play. Guys like Fields, Bargnani and DeRozan need to be play with more consistency than they have showed this season. Tonight's featured match up is between the two former USC Trojan Shooting Guards; OJ Mayo and DeMar DeRozan. Mayo is coming off a a huge game against the Blazers where he dropped 32 points including 6 three pointers. DeRozan will need to attack Mayo early and try to wear out the Mavs best scorer. Dallas should not be taken lightly as they have managed to go 3 and 1 to to start the season without the services of their start forward Dirk Nowitzki. In some other news, Shawn Marion will also be out in this one as he nurses a bad ankle and Elton Brand will miss the game due to the birth of his child.

Lets go RAPTORS!!

[Bob Loblaw]

jesus christ another game tonight? 4 in 5 nights would be hard enough if they were all home games let alone 4 different arenas

[Johann]

Woo, we're 3-1!

Edit: Damn... 1-3

[Saddler The Gr8]

I heard Brand is out. this game will probably suck w/o the star players. makes it much easier for us though

[Johann]

I could see Mayo go off for 41 or 51pts...

[Bob_at_york]

I missed last night's game. So I had to pick the Lowry thing. I didn't know Fields missed a lay-up. Was it a 20-point lay-up? Was it the difference between winning and losing?

[Johann]

I missed last night's game. So I had to pick the Lowry thing. I didn't know Fields missed a lay-up. Was it a 20-point lay-up? Was it the difference between winning and losing?

No, it had nothing to do with the end-result of the game.
He received a nice pass under the rim. All by himself. Misses the layup.

[Mile High Champ]

I missed last night's game. So I had to pick the Lowry thing. I didn't know Fields missed a lay-up. Was it a 20-point lay-up? Was it the difference between winning and losing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyjgo...ayer_embedded#

[pebloemer]

No Brand, Marion or Dirk. We need to take advantage. DeRozan needs to post up Mayo as many times as possible.

[Bob_at_york]

No Brand, Marion or Dirk. We need to take advantage. DeRozan needs to post up Mayo as many times as possible.

sounds like a plan!

[Mile High Champ]

I heard Brand is out. this game will probably suck w/o the star players. makes it much easier for us though

Thanks. I just saw that actually. Game thread updated..

He is out because of the birth of his child.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/maver...birth-of-child

[TO Rapz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyjgo...ayer_embedded#!

Skip to about 5 seconds. Watch the layup, but watch the bench, at around the 7 to 8 second mark, watch the assistant coach (white guy) facepalm so hard.

[C_Mund]

The season is still young and we're working out the kinks. Hopefully we can take advantage of their situation (even though they still have a pretty solid lineup without half their starters...) and squeak out a w.

2-3 would actually be a good start for us based on this schedule, and a win here or there would give the trainers less of a reason to put Lowry in before he's ready. But I bet they'll still do it.

[Saddler The Gr8]

loooool

[Tmath]

We really need a win tonight, hopefully Ross gets more burn with Lowry out, we need his offense.