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All Star/Trade Deadline Update

Posted on February 5, 2014 at 05:12 AM.

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Here we are! Halfway through the regular season!

Before i get into the league news heres the box score from the Minnesota game. And man we got damn lucky!

Minnesota Timberwolves at Toronto Raptors
Feb 5, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota (21-32)	21	18	27	27
Toronto (27-26)	22	31	23	23

Minnesota Timberwolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ricky Rubio	40	5-15	0-1	4-4	4	7	2	0	5	14
Kevin Martin	29	6-19	0-3	5-7	1	3	1	1	2	17
Corey Brewer	36	7-10	2-3	0-0	6	2	0	1	1	16
Luc Mbah a Moute	39	5-7	0-0	0-2	7	1	0	1	3	10
Gorgui Dieng	40	5-7	0-0	0-0	9	2	2	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shabazz Muhammad	14	3-7	0-1	4-5	2	0	0	0	0	10
J.J. Barea	11	3-8	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	6
Ronny Turiaf	8	1-1	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	4
Tristan Coles	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	3	0	4
Alexey Shved	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Chase Budinger	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		38-80	2/9	15/20	42	20	7	6	13

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyle Lowry	29	4-11	1-3	1-1	2	7	1	0	2	10
DeMar DeRozan	26	9-16	0-1	1-1	5	4	1	0	0	19
Terrence Ross	29	2-12	1-6	6-7	6	1	0	0	2	11
Amir Johnson	29	4-10	0-0	6-6	11	0	1	2	2	14
Jonas Valanciunas	29	1-7	0-0	2-2	5	1	3	1	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pierre Jackson	17	6-10	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	13
Vince Carter	17	3-6	0-1	3-3	1	1	0	1	0	9
Tyler Hansbrough	15	3-5	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	1	0	7
Matt Barnes	15	3-7	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Kurtis Holden	12	1-2	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	0	1	3
Ashley Walker	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	5	0	1	0	3
Chucky Hayes	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		37/90	4/17	21/24	49	21	8	7	9

Around The League

Playoff Picture

Eastern Conference
1: Indiana Pacers 36-17
2: Washington Wizards 35-19
3: Detroit Pistons 33-21
4: New York Knicks 33-21
5: Chicago Bulls 30-25
6: Boston Celtics 30-25
7: Miami Heat 28-24
8: Toronto Raptors 27-27

Western Conference
1: Houston Rockets 43-13
2: Oklahoma City Thunder 40-15
3: Memphis Grizzlies 36-19
4: Golden State Warriors 36-20
5: New Orleans Pelicans 31-22
6: San Antonio Spurs 29-25
7: Los Angeles Clippers 28-26
8: Utah Jazz 27-28

League Leaders (PPG)
1: LeBron James (MIA) 27.6
2: Carmelo Anthony (NY) 26.8
3: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 25.9
4: Kevin Love (MIN) 25.8
5: Kevin Durant (OKC) 25.7

Award Races
MVP
1: Kevin Durant (OKC)
2: James Harden (HOU)
3: Dwight Howard (HOU)
4: LeBron James (MIA)
5: John Wall (WSH)

ROTY
1: Adam Cameron (ORL)
2: Aure Edwards (DAL)
3: Darius Player (CLE)
4: Kurtis Holden (TOR)
5: Jase Lavasai (CHA)

Pretty quiet on the All Star front for us. DeMar got selected as reserve again for his second consecutive year.

Our trade deadline got crushed by Tyler Hansbrough going down with a torn hand ligament. Followed by Ashley Walker a few days later with a sprained wrist. Its been an unlucky season so far on the injury front. But the guys are holding tough and have managed to maintain a .500 record so far.

Obviously our goal for the rest of the season will be to push that record higher and get ourselves safely into the playoffs, whilst hopefully maintaining a healthy roster.

Chucky Hayes will be returning next season with a 1yr/1.31mil deal.
And an agreement was reached with Jonas on a 5yr/49.98mil deal.

Next match will be

Matchup Preview *|* March 11, 2015

Toronto Raptors
(32-33, 15-16 Away)

Boston Celtics
(32-32, 15-18 Home)

Stats Comparison
101.0	Points Per Game	106.1
100.1	PPG Allowed	107.6
.476	Field Goal %	.476
.349	3-Point %	.319
.803	Free Throw %	.781
42.6	Rebounds	46.0
5.8	Blocks	8.6
7.7	Steals	8.4
13.9	Turnovers	15.8

Projected Starters
Kyle Lowry	Point Guard	Phil Pressey
DeMar DeRozan	Shooting Guard	Avery Bradley
Terrence Ross	Small Forward	Jeff Green
Amir Johnson	Power Forward	Jared Sullinger
Jonas Valanciunas	Center	Kelly Olynyk

Injury Report
Kurt Holden (Strained Hamstring) 2-4 weeks		Rajon Rondo (Strained Calf) Day-to-Day
Tyler Hansbrough (Torn Hand Ligament) 2-4 weeks		Greivis Vasquez (Sore Knee) Day-to-Day