With Andrea Bargnani on the shelf, the Raptors aren’t getting much from their centers.  27-year old Aaron Gray is now the starting center for the Raptors.  He has played in 9 games (5 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 16.8 minutes, 3.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Gray has been a solid rebounder so far this year, but he’s very offensively challenged.  33-year old Jamaal Magloire is looking like he’s running on fumes this year.  He has played in 16 games (0 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 12.4 minutes, 0.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  He is only shooting 25% (6 of 24) from the floor so far this year.  The Raptors need Andrea Bargnani to get healthy soon.

The Raptors outrebounded the Wizards 61-37 last night and they held them to 37.9% shooting from the floor, and that helps explain the nice blowout win for them last night. Leandro Barbosa (19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) and Amir Johnson (18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots) led the way for the Raptors last night. Linas Kleiza (15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist) and James Johnson (13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games last night for the Raptors. DeMar DeRozan (11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Jose Calderon (8 points, 8 rebounds and 17 assists) also pitched in last night. The Raptors are now 8-16 on the year.

The Raptors only shot 34.2% from the floor last night as they were truly pathetic once again. Jerryd Bayless (14 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 27 minutes off the bench) and Ed Davis (10 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 38 minutes) led the way for the Raptors in this game. Aaron Gray (8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 26 minutes) and DeMar DeRozan (8 points in 26 minutes) also pitched in for the Raptors in this game. The Raptors are now 7-16 on the year.

The Raptors shot only 37% from the floor and they didn’t play too well on defense last night and it doomed them. Jerryd Bayless led the way for the Raptors last night with 14 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 4 of 11 shooting from the floor. Ed Davis also had a decent game with 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shots last night. Gary Forbes pitched in with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in only 16 minutes on the floor. The Raptors are now 7-15 on the year.

The Raptors shot 51.5% from the floor and they held the Nets to 36.5% shooting from the floor and those were the biggest reasons for the nice blowout road win last night. DeMar DeRozan shot 8 of 12 from the floor as he led the way for the Raptors last night with 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Jerryd Bayless got the start at shooting guard in this game and he responded with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 34 minutes. Linas Kleiza (15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in 27 minutes) and Jose Calderon (10 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists) pitched in for the Raptors last night. The Raptors are now 7-14 on the year.