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Page 2 of 15 BY MIKE GANTER,TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 09:25 PM EST UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Tracy McGrady

2 Page 2 of 15 BY MIKE GANTER,TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, :25 PM EST UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Tracy McGrady of the Atlanta Hawks in the first half Tuesday n Recommend 0 0 Report an error TORONTO - It worked against the New Jersey Nets, but a sma

3 Page 3 of 15 Raptors head coach Dwane Casey knew going back to the well but without a better alternative he rolled the dice and took his It wasn t pretty. The Hawks spent the first quarter giving the ball away but onc just too much for the Raptors to overcome and a game that had The Hawks 19-point lead by the half was the kiss of death for a one of the few times this year wasn t playing up to their own The win by the visitors saw the Raptors allow an oppon beating that mark with a 51.3% accuracy rate. I thought we came out with a competitive spirit but I didn t th The game came apart for the Raptors in that second quarter w one out of reach. The Hawks outscored Toronto in the quarter and never l In the second half, Casey abandoned the small lineup and brou Raptors a bigger presence in the middle. He also put Rasual Bu Raps winning the quarter by a couple of points but Johnson s s I thought Joe Johnson did a good job of taking over the game and made tough shots. I thought he dominated the game. We w next to him. That early deficit was exactly what Casey was trying to avoid b starting five not to mention the added speed it gave the Raps. But where Bayless could lock in on a guy like Deron Williams i the Nets scoring, the Hawks just had too many options. In addition to Johnson s 30, the Hawks got double-digit scorin McGrady. The last time these two teams played in Atlanta it was Josh Sm only starting not in double figures for the Hawks. LET IT GO

4 Page 4 of 15 Tracy McGrady continues to hear boos when he comes back to Really, hasn t it been long enough? Toronto sports fans fascination with booing former players re deserved. But there comes a point where the vast majority of th Coming out of halftime, one of McGrady s contemporaries on p McGrady looked over and smiled before saying, Man, every ti finishing the night with 15 points. McGrady was a young man i DE-NIED DeMar DeRozan didn t exactly follow through on that solid 27 on 3-of-9 shooting and got to the free throw line exactly four ti was happy with the way DeRozan attempted to attack the bask the line. SHORT CUTS Butler was still limping after the game. He wasn t sure exactly some point. Butler came out of the game midway through the s calling it a mild sprain... Casey was asked after the game to gr would give the team a C. He would like to see the team a little m nights so far this season that he felt he hasn t got every ounce o but we re a long way from being where we need to be, he said. Amir Johnson got back in Dwane Casey s good graces Sunday Tuesday night it appeared he might be right back in the bad bo He has not done anything wrong, Casey said when Johnson s brought up. I thought he had a heck of a game against New Je Pachulia. There was no message being sent. I was just trying to Casey didn t seem to think his search was unwarranted.

5 Page 5 of 15 READER'S COMMENTS» When you let a team shoot 60% in the first half you search for opportunities offensively carry down to the defensive end. The fact that Johnson did not play a single second in the secon lapse was laid at Johnson s feet. By adding a comment on the site, you accept our terms and conditions and our netiquette rule SPONSORED LINKS FREE FIREWORKS Win $1000 worth of Fireworks with Phatboy Click Here to Enter! Improve Be part of Canada's largest home improvement centre. Canadian Men's Clinic Treat erectile dysfunction/premature ejaculation/low sex drive. mensclinic.com About the author Wednesday February

6 Page 6 of 15 Mike Ganter Mike Ganter's Blog Follow Mike Ganter on Twitter Other Stories Raptors starting to believe Eleven days ago the Raptors headed to the west coast for the one and only time this season. New-look Raptors beat Nets Partly out of necessity, but a gutsy call nonetheless, Raptors coach Dwane Casey drastically shook up the starting lineup Sunday night and his team was rewarded handsomely for it. See more from Mike Ganter» Top stories Popular Latest Videos Cherry to Burke: Try and stop me Leafs blow threegoal lead to fall in

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