• “So, no, nothing else Ginobili accomplished in the Spurs’ 93-88 victory at Air Canada Centre — not the 34 points, nor the career-best 15 rebounds, nor the season-best 13 field goals, nor the team-high six assists — really surprised him.” (San Antonio Express)

• “This is how good Manu Ginobili was last night: One of the few shots he missed turned into one of the best plays he made for the San Antonio Spurs. Ginobili tracked down his final miss of the night, an errant three-pointer with less than 15 seconds left in what was a three-point game, helping quell a late Raptor rally and leading San Antonio to a 93-88 victory that sent Toronto to its third straight home loss.” (Toronto Star)

• “Sam Mitchell’s father-in-law passes, an unfortunate set of circumstances that means Mike Evans is the coach of record against the NBA champions. Meanwhile, Jay Triano gets to wear the sharp suit and call the timeouts tomorrow night as coach against the New Jersey Nets, one of the league’s many dysfunctional families.” (Toronto Star)

• “It’s one thing to play poorly against a sub-standard team such as the L.A. Clippers and give oneself a chance to win. And it’s one thing to pound a sad-sack unit such as the Minnesota Timberwolves. But when the basketball beast happens to be the reigning champion San Antonio Spurs, the margin of error gets diminished, the challenge more daunting.” (Toronto Sun)

• “The Toronto Raptors missed Sam Mitchell, sure. But more important, the San Antonio Spurs had Manu Ginobili. The Argentine star was the difference at the Air Canada Centre last night as the NBA champions squeezed out a 93-88 win over the Raptors, who fell to 27-23.” (Globe and Mail)

• “Pretend you didn’t watch the game and somebody told you the Raptors lost, what two reasons would you guess for the loss? Think about it, take a few seconds while I type a few ellipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if you picked rebounding and perimeter defense you’d be spot on.” (Arsenalist)

• “The Raptors shot more jumpers than they usually do. Moon didn’t even dribble the ball in the direction of the basket. I’m sure Smitch will give him an earful when he’s back in action.” (Raptors Talk)

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