The game starts in about 20 and I must admit I'm anxious as hell. Toronto is not going to lay down in front of us, and we have to understand that. Read a real interesting comment on that game over at Orlando Magic Blog that highlights a mismatched defensive scheme as another major source of our problems.
As Orlando Sentinel columnist Brian Schmitz notes on his blog, the momentum is on the Raptors' side. We're still in Canada and we're going to have to deal with their reviling home crowd ("Superman sucks!" etc.)
To win we need to lockdown PG T.J. Ford and Jose Calderon and isolate Chris Bosh so he can't make plays. We have some height on our side and we should use this to our advantage. This is a big, big game for us. If we win, we can end the series at home next week. Should we lose, prospects for success in Series 1 will get glum. It'll be an uphill battle and I hope the guys are up to it.
All right, then. Game face on.
Go Magic!
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