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  • “Surrendering 19 offensive boards, including an astonishing four in a five-minute overtime period, the Raptors gave one away to the Washington Wizards, unable to capitalize on a dramatic game-tying shot at the buzzer before succumbing 108-104 in the first game of a rare back-to-back, home-and-home series.” (Toronto Star)
  • “One look at the rebounding stats, particularly on the offensive end, told the story. And if that didn’t, the fact that the Wizards won the game, 108-104, without Gilbert Arenas, who has not played since September, but also without Caron Butler, who was a late pre-game scratch with a hip flexor, certainly did.” (Toronto Sun)
  • “It wasn’t a particularly good effort by the Raptors overall, but Anthony Parker’s three-pointer at the buzzer created a 95-95 tie and forced the overtime after the Raptors had trailed by 12 points in the fourth quarter. Parker had eight points for the game.” (Globe and Mail)
  • “Last night, when Raptors guard Anthony Parker shocked the Verizon Center crowd by making a game-tying three-pointer with 0.8 of a second left in regulation, the Wizards shook it off and concentrated on the extra session, in which they outscored the Raptors 13-9 and held on for a rewarding 108-104 overtime victory. (Washington Post)
  • “The Wizards heeded their coach’s message, summoning enough energy to erase a halftime deficit, shrug off a fourth-quarter enemy charge capped by a game-tying 3-pointer and defeat the Raptors 108-104 in overtime last night at Verizon Center.” (Washington Times)
  • “Do you think there’s any way the Bulls might be able to swipe Jose Calderon from the Raptors this summer? He’s a free agent and they’ve already invested so much in T.J. Ford… With it looking more and more clear that Boylan isn’t really doing that much to warrant keeping the head coaching job next season, a few of us were floating around some possible names for coaching candidates. One name that came up was Stacey King… I’d say yes if Kevin Garnett were available. You don’t do it for Pau Gasol, Baron Davis, Allen Iverson, Shawn Marion, Andrei Kirilenko or Jermaine O’Neal, the ’stars’ who could opt out or be available.” (Chicago Tribune)
  • ” Former Raptors shooting coach Dave Hopla is making an impression with the Washington Wizards. Hopla, who was with the Raptors for a portion of last season after joining them in late November, has been with the Wizards since the beginning of the season. ” (Toronto Sun)

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