The Raptors will be without 27-year old “power” forward Andrea Bargnani for the rest of the 2012-13 season due to a sprained right elbow.  Bargnani played in 35 games (25 starts) for the Raptors last year and he averaged 28.7 minutes, 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He has now played in 433 games (316 starts) in his first seven years with the Raptors and he is averaging 30.3 minutes, 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Raptors, as Bargnani played awful in 2012-13 for them.

55-year old head coach Dwane Casey might not be the right head coach for the Raptors.  The Raptors are only 25-39 (39.1%) so far this year, which is not too good.  Casey is now 48-82 (36.9%) in his first two years in charge for the Raptors.  He will likely be fighting to keep his job the rest of this year.

The Raptors won a hard fought game at home against the Cavaliers last night.  Rudy Gay missed this game due to a back problem, allowing some other players to step up.  Alan Anderson (18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 26 minutes) and Amir Johnson (17 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots) led the way for the Raptors last night.  Kyle Lowry (15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals), Terrence Ross (14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal), DeMar DeRozan (13 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) and Jonas Valanciunas (11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Raptors last night.  The Raptors improve to 25-39 on the year.

The Raptors shot 51.6% from the floor last night, but they were outscored 39-27 in the 4th quarter and O.T. combined and it did them in.  DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Raptors last night with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Rudy Gay only shot 7 of 26 from the floor last night, but he still finished up with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots in this game.  Alan Anderson (17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals), Kyle Lowry (15 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 blocked shot), Jonas Valanciunas (12 points, 6 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 17 minutes) and John Lucas (11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 18 minutes) also pitched in for the Raptors.  The Raptors fall to 24-39 on the year.

The Raptors held the Suns to 37.8% from the floor last night, which helped them get a rather easy road win last night.  DeMar DeRozan (15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal), Amir Johnson (14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Sebastian Telfair (13 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in 27 minutes) led the way for the Raptors last night.  Jonas Valanciunas (10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots), Alan Anderson (10 points and 4 rebounds) and Terrence Ross (10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists) also pitched in last night.  The Raptors have improved to 24-38 on the year.

26-year old small forward Rudy Gay has played in 14 games (13 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 38.4 minutes, 20.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game.  He has now played in 56 games (55 starts) overall this year for the Raptors and Grizzlies in which he is averaging 37.1 minutes, 18.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.  Gay isn’t shooting too well for the Raptors, but he has been scoring a lot of points for them.  He is going to be the guy the Raptors build their team around for the future.

The Raptors tried to run with the Warriors last night, but they couldn’t quite keep up.  The Raptors out-rebounded the Warriors 47-38, but it didn’t matter in the end.  The Raptors were outscored 42-28 in the 4th quarter last night and they didn’t play any D as the Warriors shot 57.3% from the floor.  Andrea Bargnani (26 points, 7 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Rudy Gay (26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 1 blocked shots) led the way for the Raptors last night.  Amir Johnson was amazing last night as he hit all 10 of his shots from the floor, as he finished up with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocked shots off the bench.  DeMar DeRozan (15 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists) and Kyle Lowry (11 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also pitched in for the Raptors in this game.  The Raptors are now 23-38 on the year.

The Bucks shot 50% from the floor and they outscored the Raptors 18-10 in O.T. to do them in last night in Milwaukee.  Alan Anderson (21 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 29 minutes), Amir Johnson (19 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist) and DeMar DeRozan (18 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Raptors last night.  John Lucas (16 points in 18 minutes) and Landry Fields (15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in 48 minutes) also had rock solid games for the Raptors.  Andrea Bargnani (11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots) and Kyle Lowry (10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals) also pitched in for the Raptors.  The Raptors are now 23-37 on the year.

The Raptors laid an egg last night at home against the Pacers.  They were out-rebounded 43-30 and it hurt them in this game.  Rudy Gay led the way for the Raptors with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  Alan Anderson (14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and John Lucas (10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Raptors last night.  The Raptors fall to 23-36 on the year.

The Raptors just couldn’t keep up with an inspired Cavaliers team in Cleveland tonight.  DeMar DeRozan (34 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists) and Rudy Gay (24 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Raptors in this game.  Kyle Lowry (11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) and Amir Johnson (10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Raptors tonight.  The Raptors fall to 23-35 on the year.