AP

[mike radigan]

led Toronto in scoring tonight with 20 as the Raptors beat the Heat 96 - 83.


box score

[MacabreMob]

What do they have as far as a lead for the division? Something like 6 game lead with 12 to play? And didn't the Raptors just lose a role player - how important was he to the success?

[mike radigan]

What do they have as far as a lead for the division? Something like 6 game lead with 12 to play? And didn't the Raptors just lose a role player - how important was he to the success?

Currently a 6 1/2 game lead with 11 to play.

standings

Jorge Garbajosa is out for 6 months

[houstontxbrave]

What do they have as far as a lead for the division? Something like 6 game lead with 12 to play? And didn't the Raptors just lose a role player - how important was he to the success?

Two key players:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2815094

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=4129

Bargnani was being considered by many to be a rookie of the year candidate.

Good to see AP though looking healthy. That ankle was pretty persistant for a few weeks.

[MacabreMob]

Thanks guys - man... reading about the injury, YIKES!

[ser_solace]

Yeah, I saw that game. Anthony Parker looked awesome though I was rooting for the Heat. I live in Miami.

That was my first time this year watching a full Raptors game. The way they move the ball around was like Bradley, I thought. So, they're very fun to watch.

[mike radigan]

Toronto Star article on the game with AP pix.