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2008–09 Toronto Raptors season

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2008–09 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach
General managerBryan Colangelo
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioCJCL
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Toronto Raptors season is the 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before the season began, six-time NBA All-Star and center Jermaine O'Neal was acquired to complement Chris Bosh in the frontcourt. 17 games into the season, head coach Sam Mitchell was fired and replaced by Jay Triano. The Raptors went into the All-Star break 13 games under .500, and O'Neal was traded to Miami for Shawn Marion. The Raptors continued to struggle, and were eliminated from the playoff race with seven games of the regular season remaining.

Roster

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2008–09 Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 3 Banks, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-11-19 UNLV
PF 7 Bargnani, Andrea 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-10-26 Italy
C 4 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-03-24 Georgia Tech
PG 8 Calderón, José 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-09-28 Spain
PG 5 Douby, Quincy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-05-16 Rutgers
SF 14 Graham, Joey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-06-11 Oklahoma State
SF 43 Humphries, Kris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985-02-06 Minnesota
PF 21 Jawai, Nathan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1986-10-10 Midland College
SG 24 Kapono, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1981-02-04 UCLA
SF 31 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-05-07 UNLV
PF 44 Mensah-Bonsu, Pops 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983-09-07 George Washington
C 13 O'Bryant, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986-06-20 Bradley
SG 18 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-06-19 Bradley
PG 1 Ukić, Roko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1984-05-12 Croatia
C 77 Voskuhl, Jake 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977-11-01 Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 20, 2009

Roster Notes

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  • Center Patrick O'Bryant was born and raised in the U.S., but is also a Central African citizen.

Summary

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Preseason

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Jermaine O'Neal, six-time NBA All-Star, was acquired from Indiana before the season began

Seeking to improve its rebounding and interior defence, Toronto traded T. J. Ford, Radoslav Nesterović, Maceo Baston, and the draft rights to Roy Hibbert to the Indiana Pacers in return for six-time NBA All-Star Jermaine O'Neal and the draft rights to Nathan Jawai.[1] With Ford gone, virtually all the point guard responsibilities rested on José Calderón's shoulders, who re-signed to a multi-year contract. The Raptors then signed free agents Hassan Adams, Will Solomon and Jamal Sampson, but Sampson was waived at the end of the pre-season. The Raptors also signed Roko Ukić who was drafted in the 2005 NBA draft, and lost Carlos Delfino and Primož Brezec to free agency. O'Neal's arrival, however, was dwarfed by the Elton Brand signing pulled off by division rivals Philadelphia. In a pre-season poll, more than half of the general managers predicted the acquisition of Brand to be the most significant one in the league,[2] whereas the 30-year-old O'Neal was perceived to be past his prime.[3] Nevertheless, the prospect of Toronto deploying two proven big men at the post with some of the league's best three-point shooters waiting at the perimeter signalled a change in game plan from the previous campaign.

Regular season

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"This year you don't see a lot of (Raptors) helping (opponents) up. We're not going to do that. We're going to step over guys if we knock 'em down. And that's the way it should be."

-O'Neal[4]

The Raptors in a home game against the Houston Rockets

The Raptors began their campaign with a 95–84 road win against Philadelphia. The match featured the new All-Star acquisitions of both teams: O'Neal for the Raptors and Brand for the 76ers. Chris Bosh and O'Neal combined for 44 points and 19 rebounds in the win.[5] The team notched another victory in their second game—a home fixture against the Golden State Warriors—thus opening with the same 2–0 record as the season before. Andrea Bargnani, who had spent the summer buffing up his frame and working on his interior game, chalked up 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in the game that went into overtime.[6] The Raptors then got off to their best start in four seasons when they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the third game,[7] with Calderón scoring a career-high 25 points in the 91–87 win.[8] Meanwhile, O'Neal wasted no time in imposing his style on his new team: in the season opener at Philadelphia, he pointed to hecklers in the home crowd after making a dunk;[9] in the team's second game, he blocked a dunk from Golden State's Brandan Wright and thereafter waved a finger, as though to say "Don't come back here again."[10]

However, the Raptors could not keep up their new game plan of solid defence and lost four of their next five games, including a blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks and another to the Boston Celtics after relinquishing a 17-point lead.[11] While Bosh posted impressive numbers in nearly every game, his teammates were not as consistent. Toronto's depth at the point was soon put to the test when Calderón was injured and unable to play against the rising Miami Heat. Solomon took over the reins with ease in that game and coupled with the Raptors' domination in the frontcourt led by O'Neal, Toronto secured a much needed win.[12] Moon was also dropped to the bench, with Bargnani made the starting small forward. This performance came to naught in the next game against the Orlando Magic, where although Bosh and O'Neal combined for 54 points and 28 boards, the lack of production and defence from the wing, coupled with the inability to protect possession, brought Toronto back to .500.[13] As though to prove a point, Bargnani and Anthony Parker combined for 44 points the next day in the win against Miami, while the tandem of Bosh and O'Neal secured 28 rebounds.[14] This run was not sustained yet again, as Toronto lost a further two games on the trot: an overtime loss to New Jersey and another blowout loss to Boston, where the Raptors set a franchise record for highest field goal percentage (62%) conceded at home.[15] That game also saw Bosh unleash a bout of angry frustration at his team as the Raptors plummeted to the bottom of the division standings.[15]

O'Neal was traded for four-time NBA All-Star Marion after the All-Star break

On 3 December 2008, with the Raptors posting an 8–9 record 17 games into the season, Raptors' head coach Sam Mitchell was fired and replaced by longtime assistant Jay Triano on an interim basis.[16] Triano—the first Canadian head coach in NBA history—immediately pointed to Toronto's bottom-of-the-league in fast break points as a major deficiency he wanted to overcome.[17] However, the Raptors slipped a further three games to go 8–12 before it recovered with a two-game turnaround. In those two games, Triano attempted to introduce a new style of play: maximum protection of the paint.[18] He also brought Kapono and Moon into the starting line-up and this seemed to work for a while before Toronto lost the next five games to go seven under .500, including a loss to the 2–24 Oklahoma City Thunder.[19] Toronto ended up 4–11 in December under Triano, but got off to a good start in January with wins over Houston and Orlando before going down in a crucial game against Milwaukee.[20] January also saw Bargnani emerging as a legitimate starting center with him averaging over 21 points and 6.6 rebounds over a 16-game stretch and Ukić showing good signs of adaptation to the NBA, but all this was overshadowed by the injuries that O'Neal and Calderón sustained and the resulting mounting losses. Given the Raptors' perpetual inability to win close games and hold on to leads, the team went on a seven-game losing streak[21] before the return of O'Neal and Calderón saw them move to 19–28. Toronto then went on a six-game losing streak and dropped further down the pecking order with a 21–34 record going into the All-Star break. With Toronto looking to bring in a wing player and free up the salary space, O'Neal and Moon were traded to Miami for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks on 13 February 2009.[22] Six days later, Solomon was moved in a three-way deal, resulting in Toronto acquiring a big man in centre Patrick O'Bryant from Boston. Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Quincy Douby were also signed on 6 March and 24 March 2009 respectively.

"It's just a toughness thing... There's an old saying that you 'fake it until you make it.' If you're not tough, you can go out there and pretend you're tough long enough until people start believing you. It's amazing how many times something like that will actually scare people or deter people."

-Triano, after the Raptors failed to qualify for the playoffs[23]

Even with the new acquisitions, Toronto continued losing games, one of which was a blowout 97–127 loss to New York. Combined with a seven-game losing streak leading up to mid-March, this evaporated any hopes of making the playoffs. The only improvement came in the form of more fastbreak points and points scored in the paint, and the team even kickstarted a six-game winning streak in the last week of March, their longest winning streak in seven seasons.[24] The Raptors were also eliminated from playoffs contention at the same time when the streak ended, with seven games of the regular season to go.[24] They ended the season with a three-game winning streak, an overall record of 33–49, and were ranked 13th in the Conference.[25]

Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 35–6 27–14 15–1
x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 21 24–17 17–24 6–10
New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 28 19–22 15–26 8–8
Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 29 18–23 15–26 6–10
New York Knicks 32 50 .390 30 20–21 12–29 5–11
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805
2 y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 4
3 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 19
5 x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25
8 x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 31
11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32
13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 33
14 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 34
15 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 47

Game log

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Regular season

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2008–09 game log
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 29 @ Philadelphia W 95–84 Chris Bosh (27) Chris Bosh (11) José Calderón (7) Wachovia Center
15,750
1–0
2 October 31 Golden State W 112–108 (OT) Chris Bosh (31) Chris Bosh (9) José Calderón (13) Air Canada Centre
19,800
2–0
November: 6–8 (home: 3–4; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 November 1 @ Milwaukee W 91–87 José Calderón (25) Chris Bosh (10) José Calderón (9) Bradley Center
17,036
3–0
4 November 5 Detroit L 93–100 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (13) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre
18,602
3–1
5 November 7 @ Atlanta L 92–110 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (8) José Calderón (12) Philips Arena
18,290
3–2
6 November 9 @ Charlotte W 89–79 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (15) José Calderón (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,111
4–2
7 November 10 @ Boston L 87–94 Jermaine O'Neal (23) Jermaine O'Neal (11) José Calderón (10) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624
4–3
8 November 12 Philadelphia L 96–106 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (12) José Calderón (6) Air Canada Centre
18,093
4–4
9 November 16 Miami W 107–96 Chris Bosh (27) Jermaine O'Neal (18) Will Solomon (11) Air Canada Centre
19,800
5–4
10 November 18 @ Orlando L 90–103 Chris Bosh (40) Chris Bosh (18) Chris Bosh, Will Solomon (4) Amway Arena
16,353
5–5
11 November 19 @ Miami W 101–95 Andrea Bargnani (25) Jermaine O'Neal (17) José Calderón (7) American Airlines Arena
15,014
6–5
12 November 21 New Jersey L 127–129 (OT) Chris Bosh (42) Andrea Bargnani (10) José Calderón (15) Air Canada Centre
19,800
6–6
13 November 23 Boston L 103–118 Chris Bosh (24) Andrea Bargnani (7) José Calderón (9) Air Canada Centre
19,800
6–7
14 November 26 Charlotte W 93–86 Chris Bosh (39) Chris Bosh (11) José Calderón (9) Air Canada Centre
17,414
7–7
15 November 28 Atlanta W 93–88 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (10) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
19,200
8–7
16 November 30 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–112 Anthony Parker (19) Andrea Bargnani (11) José Calderón (12) Staples Center
18,997
8–8
December: 4–12 (home: 1–5; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 December 2 @ Denver L 93–132 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (12) José Calderón (7) Pepsi Center
14,243
8–9
18 December 5 @ Utah L 87–114 Chris Bosh (18) Chris Bosh (11) José Calderón (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
8–10
19 December 7 Portland L 97–98 Jermaine O'Neal (24) Jermaine O'Neal (8) José Calderón (13) Air Canada Centre
17,671
8–11
20 December 9 @ Cleveland L 94–114 Joey Graham (17) Chris Bosh (11) Jermaine O'Neal (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,049
8–12
21 December 10 Indiana W 101–88 Jason Kapono (25) Chris Bosh (10) José Calderón (14) Air Canada Centre
17,877
9–12
22 December 12 @ New Jersey W 101–79 Chris Bosh (18) Jamario Moon (9) Roko Ukić (5) Izod Center
13,926
10–12
23 December 14 New Orleans L 91–99 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (8) José Calderón (7) Air Canada Centre
18,537
10–13
24 December 15 New Jersey L 87–94 Chris Bosh, Jason Kapono (17) Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (9) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre
18,561
10–14
25 December 17 Dallas L 86–96 Jermaine O'Neal (19) Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (9) José Calderón (10) Air Canada Centre
18,832
10–15
26 December 19 @ Oklahoma City L 83–91 Chris Bosh (22) Chris Bosh (16) José Calderón (8) Ford Center
18,806
10–16
27 December 20 @ San Antonio L 97–107 Jermaine O'Neal (24) Chris Bosh, Jermaine O'Neal (10) Chris Bosh, José Calderón (4) AT&T Center
17,227
10–17
28 December 22 @ L.A. Clippers W 97–75 Chris Bosh (31) Jermaine O'Neal (9) José Calderón (9) Staples Center
16,094
11–17
29 December 26 @ Sacramento W 107–101 Jermaine O'Neal (36) Jermaine O'Neal (9) José Calderón (6) ARCO Arena
12,059
12–17
30 December 27 @ Portland L 89–102 Chris Bosh (29) Chris Bosh (9) José Calderón (8) Rose Garden Arena
20,588
12–18
31 December 29 @ Golden State L 111–117 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (16) Oracle Arena
19,596
12–19
32 December 31 Denver L 107–114 Andrea Bargnani (26) Chris Bosh (11) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
18,879
12–20
January: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 2 Houston W 94–73 Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (19) Anthony Parker, Jake Voskuhl (8) Will Solomon (7) Air Canada Centre
19,800
13–20
34 January 4 Orlando W 108–102 Anthony Parker (26) Chris Bosh (11) Roko Ukić (7) Air Canada Centre
19,322
14–20
35 January 5 @ Milwaukee L 97–107 Chris Bosh (31) Chris Bosh (11) Will Solomon (11) Bradley Center
12,599
14–21
36 January 7 @ Washington W 99–93 Andrea Bargnani (25) Chris Bosh, Joey Graham (8) Chris Bosh (6) Verizon Center
13,864
15–21
37 January 9 Memphis W 103–82 Chris Bosh (32) Chris Bosh (10) Will Solomon (9) Air Canada Centre
18,486
16–21
38 January 11 Boston L 88–94 Andrea Bargnani (17) Chris Bosh (11) Andrea Bargnani, José Calderón, Will Solomon, Roko Ukić (3) Air Canada Centre
19,800
16–22
39 January 12 @ Boston L 109–115 (OT) Andrea Bargnani (23) Chris Bosh (11) Will Solomon (5) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624
16–23
40 January 14 Chicago L 98–102 Andrea Bargnani (31) Andrea Bargnani (10) Will Solomon (7) Air Canada Centre
18,494
16–24
41 January 16 @ Indiana L 104–111 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh (16) Anthony Parker (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,234
16–25
42 January 18 Phoenix L 113–117 Anthony Parker (26) Chris Bosh (12) Anthony Parker (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800
16–26
43 January 19 @ Atlanta L 84–87 Chris Bosh (22) Chris Bosh (14) Anthony Parker (9) Philips Arena
17,199
16–27
44 January 21 @ Detroit L 76–95 Chris Bosh (19) Jamario Moon (7) Anthony Parker (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
16–28
45 January 23 @ Chicago W 114–94 José Calderón (23) Chris Bosh (6) José Calderón (10) United Center
20,886
17–28
46 January 25 Sacramento W 113–97 Chris Bosh (31) Jermaine O'Neal (10) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre
18,127
18–28
47 January 28 @ New Jersey W 107–106 Anthony Parker (21) Anthony Parker (7) José Calderón (11) Izod Center
10,138
19–28
48 January 30 Milwaukee L 85–96 Chris Bosh (18) Chris Bosh (9) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
18,791
19–29
February: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 1 Orlando L 90–113 José Calderón (16) Joey Graham (12) José Calderón, Will Solomon (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800
19–30
50 February 3 @ Cleveland L 83–101 Chris Bosh (29) Andrea Bargnani (10) Anthony Parker (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
19–31
51 February 4 L.A. Lakers L 107–115 Joey Graham (24) Andrea Bargnani, Jermaine O'Neal (9) Anthony Parker (9) Air Canada Centre
19,800
19–32
52 February 6 @ New Orleans L 92–101 Jermaine O'Neal (24) Jamario Moon (7) José Calderón (9) New Orleans Arena
17,319
19–33
53 February 7 @ Memphis L 70–78 José Calderón (18) Andrea Bargnani, Jamario Moon (9) José Calderón (5) FedExForum
11,498
19–34
54 February 10 @ Minnesota W 110–102 Joey Graham (24) Jamario Moon (9) José Calderón (9) Target Center
12,722
20–34
55 February 11 San Antonio W 91–89 Andrea Bargnani (23) Jermaine O'Neal (10) Anthony Parker (4) Air Canada Centre
18,909
21–34
56 February 18 Cleveland L 76–93 Joey Graham (15) Anthony Parker (7) Shawn Marion (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800
21–35
57 February 20 @ New York L 97–127 Joey Graham (19) Shawn Marion (12) José Calderón (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763
21–36
58 February 22 New York W 111–100 Andrea Bargnani (28) Shawn Marion (15) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
19,800
22–36
59 February 24 Minnesota W 118–110 Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (26) Shawn Marion (8) José Calderón (13) Air Canada Centre
17,457
23–36
60 February 27 @ Phoenix L 113–133 Shawn Marion (27) Shawn Marion (12) José Calderón (5) US Airways Center
18,422
23–37
March: 5–8 (home: 5–4; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 March 1 @ Dallas L 98–109 Chris Bosh (28) Chris Bosh (10) Anthony Parker (7) American Airlines Center
19,688
23–38
62 March 3 @ Houston L 97–107 Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (25) Shawn Marion (10) José Calderón (16) Toyota Center
16,291
23–39
63 March 6 Miami L 102–108 Chris Bosh (34) Pops Mensah-Bonsu (10) Anthony Parker (9) Air Canada Centre
19,800
23–40
64 March 8 Utah L 101–109 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (10) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
18,541
23–41
65 March 11 @ Philadelphia L 106–115 Andrea Bargnani (21) Pops Mensah-Bonsu (8) José Calderón (6) Wachovia Center
17,292
23–42
66 March 13 Detroit L 95–99 (OT) Chris Bosh (27) Chris Bosh, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (10) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
19,800
23–43
67 March 15 Indiana W 110–87 Andrea Bargnani (27) Chris Bosh (13) José Calderón (12) Air Canada Centre
18,169
24–43
68 March 16 @ Charlotte L 86–112 Chris Bosh (18) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,349
24–44
69 March 20 Charlotte L 89–102 Chris Bosh (35) Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (7) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
18,641
24–45
70 March 22 L.A. Clippers W 100–76 Chris Bosh (16) Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion (13) Roko Ukić (8) Air Canada Centre
17,610
25–45
71 March 25 Milwaukee W 115–106 Andrea Bargnani (23) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
17,401
26–45
72 March 27 Oklahoma City W 112–96 Chris Bosh (21) Chris Bosh (13) Roko Ukić (10) Air Canada Centre
17,127
27–45
73 March 29 Chicago W 134–129 (OT) Chris Bosh (31) Chris Bosh (15) José Calderón (19) Air Canada Centre
18,949
28–45
April: 5–4 (home: 1–3; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
74 April 1 @ Orlando W 99–95 Chris Bosh (24) Shawn Marion (15) José Calderón (8) Amway Arena
17,461
29–45
75 April 4 @ New York W 102–95 Andrea Bargnani (23) Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion (13) José Calderón (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763
30–45
76 April 5 New York L 103–112 Chris Bosh (31) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (6) Air Canada Centre
18,879
30–46
77 April 7 Atlanta L 110–118 Chris Bosh (21) Chris Bosh (10) José Calderón (13) Air Canada Centre
17,613
30–47
78 April 8 @ Indiana L 101–130 Chris Bosh (21) Chris Bosh (9) Roko Ukić (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,647
30–48
79 April 10 Washington L 98–100 Chris Bosh (21) Chris Bosh (10) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
18,107
30–49
80 April 12 Philadelphia W 111–104 Chris Bosh (22) Chris Bosh (8) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre
18,018
31–49
81 April 13 @ Washington W 97–96 Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion (25) Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion (15) José Calderón (12) Verizon Center
18,455
32–49
82 April 15 @ Chicago W 109–98 Shawn Marion (34) Chris Bosh (19) José Calderón (14) United Center
20,677
33–49
2008–09 season schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Anthony Parker SG 80 71 2,637 317 269 100 15 857 33.0 4.0 3.4 1.3 .2 10.7
Jason Kapono SG 80 12 1,831 163 105 22 3 654 22.9 2.0 1.3 .3 .0 8.2
Andrea Bargnani PF 78 59 2,453 416 94 34 97 1,202 31.4 5.3 1.2 .4 1.2 15.4
Joey Graham SF 78 10 1,541 292 48 35 12 597 19.8 3.7 .6 .4 .2 7.7
Chris Bosh C 77 77 2,928 771 191 67 77 1,746 38.0 10.0 2.5 .9 1.0 22.7
Roko Ukić PG 72 0 890 75 153 30 2 301 12.4 1.0 2.1 .4 .0 4.2
José Calderón PG 68 68 2,333 194 607 74 7 873 34.3 2.9 8.9 1.1 .1 12.8
Jamario Moon SF 54 39 1,379 249 70 65 44 393 25.5 4.6 1.3 1.2 .8 7.3
Jermaine O'Neal C 41 34 1,216 288 67 18 82 555 29.7 7.0 1.6 .4 2.0 13.5
Will Solomon PG 39 9 544 43 123 20 4 193 13.9 1.1 3.2 .5 .1 4.9
Jake Voskuhl C 38 1 240 59 8 3 4 35 6.3 1.6 .2 .1 .1 .9
Kris Humphries SF 29 0 265 70 10 8 6 114 9.1 2.4 .3 .3 .2 3.9
Shawn Marion SF 27 27 954 224 62 31 21 386 35.3 8.3 2.3 1.1 .8 14.3
Pops Mensah-Bonsu PF 19 0 263 103 6 8 4 96 13.8 5.4 .3 .4 .2 5.1
Patrick O'Bryant C 13 3 147 32 3 3 11 61 11.3 2.5 .2 .2 .8 4.7
Hassan Adams SG 12 0 52 7 1 1 1 11 4.3 .6 .1 .1 .1 .9
Quincy Douby PG 7 0 73 7 12 3 0 31 10.4 1.0 1.7 .4 .0 4.4
Marcus Banks PG 6 0 40 3 6 1 0 14 6.7 .5 1.0 .2 .0 2.3
Nathan Jawai PF 6 0 19 2 0 0 0 2 3.2 .3 .0 .0 .0 .3
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

References

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