POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - RAPTORS 111, JAZZ 106 (2 OT)

POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' stats for the night.

FINAL SCORE: RAPS 111, JAZZ 106 (2 OT) SEASON RECORD: 6W-13L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: LINAS KLEIZA
LINE: 25 pts (8-16, 4-9 3pt, 5-5 ft), 5 rebs, 1 stl
Kleiza provided a huge spark off the bench and took over as the Raps' main offensive option after Bargnani left the game in the first OT.

POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - RAPTORS 99, SUNS 96

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POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' status for the night.


FINAL SCORE: RAPS 99, SUNS 96          SEASON RECORD: 5W-13L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: ANDREA BARGNANI
LINE: 36 pts (10-21, 4-6 3pt, 12-12 ft), 6 rebs, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk

Bargnani's return energized both the Raptors' offense and defense. He hit 4-5 3's in the third quarter, where the Raptors seized control of the game.

Hip Hoop Junkies & Hoop Heads North present RAPS TALK Ep. 21 (01.21.2012) with Editor-At-Large for SLAM Magazine, Lang Whitaker

Episode 21 of RAPS TALK (01.21.12) - It's been another brutal week for your Toronto Raptors but the RAPS TALK podcast has just the thing to bring bring up your mood.  On Episode 21 of the RAPS TALK podcast, we are pleased to have one of the original hoop heads, the editor-at-large for SLAM Magazine, author, writer and NBA TV personality, Lang Whitaker.

This week, we talk with Lang about his life as a freelance writer, his thoughts on this NBA hoops season, his Atlanta Hawks and how the Toronto Raptors can follow the Hawks' rebuilding formula.

You can find Lang everywhere.  First you can find him at his own page langwhitaker.com, and then.....he's anywhere from SLAM to GQ.com to NBA TV to the Hang Time podcast with friend of the RAPS TALK podcast, Sekou Smith.  This dude is a busy man.

Definitely follow Lang on Twitter, @LangWhitaker.  And...make sure you subscribe to the RAPS TALK podcast on iTunes.

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POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - CLIPPERS 103, RAPS 91

POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' status for the night.

FINAL SCORE: CLIPPERS 103, RAPS 91     SEASON RECORD: 4W-13L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: LINAS KLEIZA

LINE:  16  pts (5-10), 4 rebs, 3 ast, 1 stl

Kleiza put in a solid performance off the Raptors' bench with 16 points on Sunday afternoon.  For a team that shot just 35.8% in another disappointing loss, Kleiza's performance was one of the few bright spots for the Raps on Sunday.  In a furry of Lob City  highlights of Griffin/DeAndre Jordan alley oop dunks, Kleiza made the Raptors' highlight reel with a slam over the Clippers' Randy Foye.

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POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - BLAZERS 94, RAPS 84

POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' status for the night.

FINAL SCORE: BLAZERS 94, RAPS 84         SEASON RECORD: 4W-12L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: JAMES JOHNSON

LINE:  23 pts (10-17), 6 rebs, 2 ast, 2 stl, 4blk, 30 minutes 

I watched NBA TV this morning and Sam Mitchell was doing the highlight reel for the Raps-Blazers game.  And once they broke down the stats, Mitchell said "James Johnson, who?  He should not be your leading scorer."  and I think Smitch was right.  But hey, it's good to see James Johnson put up a career night on the offensive end, which wasn't apparent for the first part of the season.

POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - CELTICS 96, RAPS 73

POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' status for the night.

FINAL SCORE: CELTICS 96, RAPS 73         SEASON RECORD: 4W-11L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: GARY FORBES

LINE:  18 pts (5-6), 18 minutes 

18 points in 18 minutes.  Gary Forbes' season-high 18 pts might have been the lone bright spot for the Raps on Wednesday night.  As a whole, it was an ugly game for the Raps, as Toronto just looked flat, shooting just 37% on the night.  Both benches got some extra run on Wednesday, and Gary Forbes made the most of it, with a season-high eighteen minutes as well.