The 2008–09 Toronto Raptors season is the 14th season of the franchise in the

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(NBA). Before the season began, six-time NBA All-Star and center

Jermaine O'Neal Jermaine Lee O'Neal Sr. (born October 13, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. The center–power forward had a successful high school career and declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft straight out of high sch ...

was acquired to complement

Chris Bosh Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft. Bos ...

in the frontcourt. 17 games into the season, head coach Sam Mitchell was fired and replaced by

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. The Raptors went into the All-Star break 13 games under .500, and O'Neal was traded to

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for

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. The Raptors continued to struggle, and were eliminated from the playoff race with seven games of the regular season remaining.

Roster

Roster Notes

* Center

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was born and raised in the U.S., but is also a Central African citizen.

Summary

Preseason

Seeking to improve its rebounding and interior defence, Toronto traded

T. J. Ford Terrance Jerod Ford Sr. (born March 24, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall ...

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, and the draft rights to

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to the

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in return for six-time

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and the draft rights to

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. 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

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and

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, but Sampson was waived at the end of the pre-season. The Raptors also signed

Roko Ukić Roko Leni Ukić (born December 5, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Split in the Croatian League and ABA League. Standing at , he mainly played at the point guard position, but could also play at the shoo ...

who was drafted in the

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, and lost

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and

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to free agency. O'Neal's arrival, however, was dwarfed by the

Elton Brand Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selecte ...

signing pulled off by division rivals

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. 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, whereas the 30-year-old O'Neal was perceived to be past his prime. 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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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.

and O'Neal combined for 44 points and 19 rebounds in the win. The team notched another victory in their second game—a home fixture against the

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—thus opening with the same 2–0 record as the season before.

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, 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

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. The Raptors then got off to their best start in four seasons when they defeated the

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in the third game, with Calderón scoring a career-high 25 points in the 91–87 win. 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; in the team's second game, he blocked a dunk from Golden State's

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and thereafter waved a finger, as though to say "Don't come back here again." 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

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and another to the

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after relinquishing a 17-point lead. 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

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. 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. Moon was also dropped to the bench, with Bargnani made the starting

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. This performance came to naught in the next game against the

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, 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. As though to prove a point, Bargnani and

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combined for 44 points the next day in the win against Miami, while the tandem of Bosh and O'Neal secured 28 rebounds. This run was not sustained yet again, as Toronto lost a further two games on the trot: an overtime loss to

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and another blowout loss to Boston, where the Raptors set a franchise record for highest

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(62%) conceded at home.Smith, Doug
"Frustrated Bosh fumes after setback"
thestar.com, 24 November 2008, accessed 25 November 2008. 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. Shawn Marion

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

on an interim basis. Triano—the first Canadian head coach in NBA history—immediately pointed to Toronto's bottom-of-the-league in

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points as a major deficiency he wanted to overcome. 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. 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

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. Toronto ended up 4–11 in December under Triano, but got off to a good start in January with wins over

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and Orlando before going down in a crucial game against Milwaukee. 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 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

and

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on 13 February 2009. Six days later, Solomon was moved in a three-way deal, resulting in Toronto acquiring a big man in centre

from Boston.

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and

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were also signed on 6 March and 24 March 2009 respectively. Even with the new acquisitions, Toronto continued losing games, one of which was a blowout 97–127 loss to

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. 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.Chandler scores 17, Knicks beat Raptors 112-103
, nba.com, 5 April 2009, accessed 11 April 2009. The Raptors were also eliminated from

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contention at the same time when the streak ended, with seven games of the regular season to go. They ended the season with a three-game winning streak, an overall record of 33–49, and were ranked 13th in the Conference.2008–09 NBA season summary
basketball-reference.com, accessed 16 April 2009.

Standings

Game log

Regular season

, - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , October 29 , @

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(27) ,

(11) , José Calderón (7) , Wachovia Center
15,750 , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , October 31 , Golden State , ,

(31) ,

(9) , José Calderón (13) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , November 1 , @ Milwaukee , , José Calderón (25) ,

(10) , José Calderón (9) ,

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17,036 , 3–0 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , November 5 , Detroit , ,

(26) ,

(13) , José Calderón (8) , Air Canada Centre
18,602 , 3–1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , November 7 , @ Atlanta , ,

(26) ,

(8) , José Calderón (12) , Philips Arena
18,290 , 3–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , November 9 , @ Charlotte , ,

(30) ,

(15) , José Calderón (7) , Time Warner Cable Arena
12,111 , 4–2 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , November 10 , @ Boston , ,

(23) ,

(11) , José Calderón (10) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 4–3 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 8 , November 12 ,

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(30) ,

(12) , José Calderón (6) , Air Canada Centre
18,093 , 4–4 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 9 , November 16 ,

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(27) ,

(18) ,

(11) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 5–4 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 10 , November 18 , @ Orlando , ,

(40) ,

(18) ,

(4) , Amway Arena
16,353 , 5–5 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 11 , November 19 , @

, ,

(25) ,

(17) , José Calderón (7) , American Airlines Arena
15,014 , 6–5 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 12 , November 21 ,

, ,

(42) ,

(10) , José Calderón (15) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 6–6 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 13 , November 23 , Boston , ,

(24) ,

(7) , José Calderón (9) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 6–7 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 14 , November 26 , Charlotte , ,

(39) ,

(11) , José Calderón (9) , Air Canada Centre
17,414 , 7–7 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 15 , November 28 , Atlanta , ,

(30) ,

(10) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
19,200 , 8–7 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 16 , November 30 , @ L.A. Lakers , ,

(19) ,

(11) , José Calderón (12) ,

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18,997 , 8–8 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 17 , December 2 , @ Denver , ,

(24) ,

(12) , José Calderón (7) , Pepsi Center
14,243 , 8–9 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , December 5 , @ Utah , ,

(18) ,

(11) , José Calderón (8) , EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 , 8–10 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 19 , December 7 ,

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, ,

(24) ,

(8) , José Calderón (13) , Air Canada Centre
17,671 , 8–11 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 20 , December 9 , @ Cleveland , , Joey Graham (17) ,

(11) ,

(4) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,049 , 8–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 21 , December 10 , Indiana , , Jason Kapono (25) ,

(10) , José Calderón (14) , Air Canada Centre
17,877 , 9–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 22 , December 12 , @

, ,

(18) , Jamario Moon (9) ,

(5) , Izod Center
13,926 , 10–12 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , December 14 , New Orleans , ,

(25) ,

, Jamario Moon (8) , José Calderón (7) , Air Canada Centre
18,537 , 10–13 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 24 , December 15 ,

, ,

, Jason Kapono (17) ,

, Jamario Moon (9) , José Calderón (8) , Air Canada Centre
18,561 , 10–14 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 25 , December 17 , Dallas , ,

(19) ,

, Jamario Moon (9) , José Calderón (10) , Air Canada Centre
18,832 , 10–15 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , December 19 , @ Oklahoma City , ,

(22) ,

(16) , José Calderón (8) , Ford Center
18,806 , 10–16 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 27 , December 20 , @ San Antonio , ,

(24) ,

(10) ,

, José Calderón (4) , AT&T Center
17,227 , 10–17 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 28 , December 22 , @

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, ,

(31) ,

(9) , José Calderón (9) ,

16,094 , 11–17 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 29 , December 26 , @ Sacramento , ,

(36) ,

(9) , José Calderón (6) , ARCO Arena
12,059 , 12–17 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 30 , December 27 , @

, ,

(29) ,

(9) , José Calderón (8) , Rose Garden Arena
20,588 , 12–18 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 31 , December 29 , @ Golden State , ,

(30) ,

(14) , José Calderón (16) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 12–19 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 32 , December 31 , Denver , ,

(26) ,

(11) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
18,879 , 12–20 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 33 , January 2 ,

, ,

(19) ,

, Jake Voskuhl (8) ,

(7) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 13–20 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 34 , January 4 , Orlando , ,

(26) ,

(11) ,

(7) , Air Canada Centre
19,322 , 14–20 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 35 , January 5 , @ Milwaukee , ,

(31) ,

(11) ,

12,599 , 14–21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 36 , January 7 , @ Washington , ,

(25) ,

, Joey Graham (8) ,

(6) ,

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13,864 , 15–21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 37 , January 9 , Memphis , ,

(32) ,

(10) ,

(9) , Air Canada Centre
18,486 , 16–21 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 38 , January 11 , Boston , ,

(17) ,

(11) ,

, José Calderón,

(3) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 16–22 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 39 , January 12 , @ Boston , ,

(23) ,

(11) ,

(5) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 16–23 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , January 14 , Chicago , ,

(31) ,

(10) ,

(7) , Air Canada Centre
18,494 , 16–24 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 41 , January 16 , @ Indiana , ,

(25) ,

(16) ,

(5) , Conseco Fieldhouse
13,234 , 16–25 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 42 , January 18 , Phoenix , ,

(26) ,

(12) ,

(5) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 16–26 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 43 , January 19 , @ Atlanta , ,

(22) ,

(14) ,

(9) , Philips Arena
17,199 , 16–27 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 44 , January 21 , @ Detroit , ,

(19) , Jamario Moon (7) ,

(8) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 , 16–28 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 45 , January 23 , @ Chicago , , José Calderón (23) ,

(6) , José Calderón (10) , United Center
20,886 , 17–28 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 46 , January 25 , Sacramento , ,

(31) ,

(10) , José Calderón (8) , Air Canada Centre
18,127 , 18–28 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , January 28 , @

, ,

(21) ,

(7) , José Calderón (11) , Izod Center
10,138 , 19–28 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , January 30 , Milwaukee , ,

(18) ,

(9) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
18,791 , 19–29 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , February 1 , Orlando , , José Calderón (16) , Joey Graham (12) , José Calderón,

(5) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 19–30 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 3 , @ Cleveland , ,

(29) ,

(10) ,

(8) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 19–31 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 51 , February 4 , L.A. Lakers , , Joey Graham (24) ,

(9) ,

(9) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 19–32 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 6 , @ New Orleans , ,

(24) , Jamario Moon (7) , José Calderón (9) , New Orleans Arena
17,319 , 19–33 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 53 , February 7 , @ Memphis , , José Calderón (18) ,

, Jamario Moon (9) , José Calderón (5) , FedExForum
11,498 , 19–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 54 , February 10 , @ Minnesota , , Joey Graham (24) , Jamario Moon (9) , José Calderón (9) , Target Center
12,722 , 20–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , February 11 , San Antonio , ,

(23) ,

(10) ,

(4) , Air Canada Centre
18,909 , 21–34 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 56 , February 18 , Cleveland , , Joey Graham (15) ,

(7) ,

(6) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 21–35 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 20 , @

, , Joey Graham (19) ,

(12) , José Calderón (10) ,

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19,763 , 21–36 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 58 , February 22 ,

, ,

(28) ,

(15) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 22–36 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , February 24 , Minnesota , ,

(26) ,

(8) , José Calderón (13) , Air Canada Centre
17,457 , 23–36 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 60 , February 27 , @ Phoenix , ,

(27) ,

(12) , José Calderón (5) ,

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18,422 , 23–37 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 61 , March 1 , @ Dallas , ,

(28) ,

(10) ,

(7) , American Airlines Center
19,688 , 23–38 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 62 , March 3 , @

, ,

(25) ,

(10) , José Calderón (16) , Toyota Center
16,291 , 23–39 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 63 , March 6 ,

, ,

(34) ,

(10) ,

(9) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 23–40 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 64 , March 8 , Utah , ,

(30) ,

(10) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
18,541 , 23–41 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 65 , March 11 , @

, ,

(21) ,

(8) , José Calderón (6) , Wachovia Center
17,292 , 23–42 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 66 , March 13 , Detroit , ,

(27) ,

(10) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 23–43 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 67 , March 15 , Indiana , ,

(27) ,

(13) , José Calderón (12) , Air Canada Centre
18,169 , 24–43 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 68 , March 16 , @ Charlotte , ,

(18) ,

(14) , José Calderón (8) , Time Warner Cable Arena
11,349 , 24–44 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 69 , March 20 , Charlotte , ,

(35) ,

(7) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
18,641 , 24–45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 70 , March 22 ,

, ,

(16) ,

(13) ,

(8) , Air Canada Centre
17,610 , 25–45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , March 25 , Milwaukee , ,

(23) ,

(14) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
17,401 , 26–45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , March 27 , Oklahoma City , ,

(21) ,

(13) ,

(10) , Air Canada Centre
17,127 , 27–45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 73 , March 29 , Chicago , ,

(31) ,

(15) , José Calderón (19) , Air Canada Centre
18,949 , 28–45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , April 1 , @ Orlando , ,

(24) ,

(15) , José Calderón (8) , Amway Arena
17,461 , 29–45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 75 , April 4 , @

, ,

(23) ,

(13) , José Calderón (7) ,

19,763 , 30–45 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 76 , April 5 ,

, ,

(31) ,

(14) , José Calderón (6) , Air Canada Centre
18,879 , 30–46 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 77 , April 7 , Atlanta , ,

(21) ,

(10) , José Calderón (13) , Air Canada Centre
17,613 , 30–47 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 8 , @ Indiana , ,

(21) ,

(9) ,

(7) , Conseco Fieldhouse
13,647 , 30–48 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 79 , April 10 , Washington , ,

(21) ,

(10) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
18,107 , 30–49 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 80 , April 12 ,

, ,

(22) ,

(8) , José Calderón (11) , Air Canada Centre
18,018 , 31–49 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 81 , April 13 , @ Washington , ,

(25) ,

(15) , José Calderón (12) ,

18,455 , 32–49 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 82 , April 15 , @ Chicago , ,

(34) ,

(19) , José Calderón (14) , United Center
20,677 , 33–49

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , , 12 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .308 , , .000 , , .500 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.08 , , 0.08 , , 0.9 , - , , 6 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .333 , , .200 , , .333 , , 0.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.17 , , 0.00 , , 2.3 , - , , 78 , , 59 , , 31.4 , , .450 , , .409 , , .831 , , 5.3 , , 1.2 , , 0.44 , , 1.24 , , 15.4 , - , , 77 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 77 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 38.0 , , .487 , , .245 , , .817 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 10.0 , , 2.5 , , 0.87 , , 1.00 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 22.7 , - , , 68 , , 68 , , 34.3 , , .497 , , .406 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , .981 , , 2.9 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 8.9 , , 1.09 , , 0.10 , , 12.8 , - , , 7 , , 0 , , 10.4 , , .545 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , .444 , , .750 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , 0.43 , , 0.00 , , 4.4 , - , , 78 , , 10 , , 19.8 , , .481 , , .188 , , .825 , , 3.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.45 , , 0.15 , , 7.7 , - , , 29 , , 0 , , 9.1 , , .422 , , .000 , , .792 , , 2.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.28 , , 0.21 , , 3.9 , - , , 6 , , 0 , , 3.2 , , .250 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.3 , - , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 80 , , 12 , , 22.9 , , .432 , , .428 , , .810 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , 0.28 , , 0.04 , , 8.2 , - , , 27 , , 27 , , 35.3 , , .488 , , .154 , , .806 , , 8.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.15 , , 0.78 , , 14.3 , - , , 19 , , 0 , , 13.8 , , .354 , , .000 , , .683 , , 5.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.47 , , 0.21 , , 5.1 , - , , 54 , , 39 , , 25.5 , , .473 , , .345 , , .846 , , 4.6 , , 1.3 , , 1.20 , , 0.81 , , 7.3 , - , , 13 , , 3 , , 11.3 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , .547 , , .000 , , .375 , , 2.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.15 , , 0.85 , , 4.7 , - , , 41 , , 34 , , 29.7 , , .473 , , .000 , , .810 , , 7.0 , , 1.6 , , 0.44 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 2.00 , , 13.5 , - , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 80 , , 71 , , 33.0 , , .426 , , .390 , , .834 , , 4.0 , , 3.4 , , style="background:#d3d3d3;" , 1.25 , , 0.19 , , 10.7 , - , , 39 , , 9 , , 13.9 , , .436 , , .263 , , .833 , , 1.1 , , 3.2 , , 0.51 , , 0.10 , , 4.9 , - , , 72 , , 0 , , 12.4 , , .380 , , .177 , , .733 , , 1.0 , , 2.1 , , 0.42 , , 0.03 , , 4.2 , - , , 38 , , 1 , , 6.3 , , .267 , , .000 , , .786 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.08 , , 0.11 , , 0.9 *Statistics with the Toronto Raptors

References

External links

2008–09 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference

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