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Raptors Rock Nets To End Season In Style
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Post Game: Game Highlights | Dwane Casey | Ben Uzoh | Ed Davis | Amir Johnson | Jose CalderonApril 26, 2012
TORONTO (CP) The Toronto Raptors wrapped up another campaign to forget with a victory on Thursday -- something they couldn't get nearly enough of when it mattered this season.
Ben Uzoh recorded Toronto's first triple-double in 11 years in the battle between bench players, with 12 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds as the Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 98-67.
Solomon Alabi had 11 points and 19 boards for his first double-double, while Ed Davis scored a career high 24 points.
Now the Raptors (23-43) head into the off-season to be playoff spectators for the fourth year in a row.
Toronto native Jamaal Magloire took centre-court for the traditional season-ending shout-out to the fans, and promised a post-season appearance next year.
``We'd like to thank you guys for hanging with us through thick and thin I know it's been a turbulent year...'' Magloire said. ``I promise you we will get better... thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and continue continue continue to stick with us because we are going to improve and we are going to make the playoffs next year.''
Anthony Morrow and Armon Johnson scored 11 points apiece to top the Nets (22-44), who finished last in the Atlantic Division, one spot below Toronto.
In a woeful finale between two teams with nothing to play for but draft lottery positioning, the Nets dressed eight players while Toronto played just seven. The same five Raptors played the entire second half.
``I just thanked all the guys for their effort,'' said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. ``This game was meaningless, but they came out and laid it on the line and played for 48 minutes.''
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Undermanned Raptors Fall Apart In Fourth Against Bucks
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Post Game: Game Highlights | Dwane Casey | James Johnson | Ben Uzoh | Alan AndersonApril 23, 2012
MILWAUKEE (CP)In the end, there wasn't anything Brandon Jennings, Monta Ellis or anybody else could do to save the Milwaukee Bucks' faint playoff hopes. Not even winning.
Jennings scored 25 points in the Bucks' 92-86 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday, but Milwaukee's post-season fate had already been decided. The Philadelphia 76ers beat the New Jersey Nets earlier in the night, clinching the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot and eliminating the Bucks from contention.
``I'm disappointed -- very disappointed,'' Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. ``We didn't get done what we were expected to get done, so if everybody in there is not very, very disappointed, then we've got big problems.''
Ersan Ilyasova added 19 points and 15 rebounds for Milwaukee.
Ellis played despite an injury to his shooting hand, scoring 17 points on 4-for-14 shooting.
Skiles said he wasn't sure how badly the injury was bothering Ellis, but said the guard left the bench and went to the locker room with just over a minute left in the game.
``He battled through it tonight,'' Skiles said. ``But with like a minute to go, a minute-five, I guess, he said he couldn't go any more so he went in the locker room.''
James Johnson had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost four straight games.
Toronto's DeMar DeRozan was ejected in the second quarter after he was called for travelling and threw the ball down the court in protest.
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