SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIPPITY, SLIDE - POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - SIXERS 93, RAPTORS 75

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:    SIXERS 93, RAPTORS 75    SEASON RECORD: 20W-39L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: ED DAVIS

LINE:  13 pts, 13 reb, 5 ast

This is perfect time to tank with just seven games left in the season.  And with three D-Leaguers on your roster, you can't really expect much from this Raps team down the stretch.  So who stepped on Wednesday night with Bayless and Bargnani out with injury?  Ed Davis.  He finished with the double double on the night with his 13 points and 13 boards.  It's going to be ugly Raps basketball from here on out, folks.

Now, that's how you tank! - POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - CAVS 84, RAPTORS 80

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:    CAVS 84, RAPTORS 80    SEASON RECORD: 20W-36L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: DEMAR DEROZAN

LINE:  28 pts (10-16), 4 ast, 4 reb

You really don't want a win streak when you're starting to play for a lottery pick in this summer's NBA draft.  So the Raps ended that nonsense with the 84-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavs with their fourth quarter meltdown.  Toronto got outscored 33-17 in the final quarter erasing the 13-point lead they had in the third quarter.  DeMar put up an impressive 28 points on 10-16 shooting and went 7-8 from the line.  When you got a roster like this, somebody has to take the offensive load.

Raps Get The Win, McGee Gets A Poster

Tank Nation wasn't in effect on Wednesday night with the Raps pulling out the 105-96 win over the Denver Nuggets.  The Nuggets didn't walk away empty-handed though, as JaVale McGee got his own poster with this nasty dunk on Jose Calderon.

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Time to pack it in, because we're cheering for pizza!

It's time to pack it in, Raps fans.  Raps get blown out by 16 to the Magic last night, Jerryd Bayless is done for the season with the torn oblique muscle and Stan Van Gundy is ripping Raps fans for cheering for free pizza.  It's almost fishing season, folks!

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POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - NETS 98, RAPTORS 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:    NETS 98, RAPTORS 84    SEASON RECORD: 14W-29L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: JERRYD BAYLESS

LINE:  16 pts (6-11), 10 ast, 4 reb

No Deron Williams, no Brook Lopez and you would think that this would a game that the Raps would have taken control of.  Well, not when Tank Nation intervenes.  The Raptors got whooped in the second half by guys like Kris Humpries and yes, Gerald Green (who scored 26 points).  The one of only a few bright spots for the Raps was Bayless, who put up Calderon numbers: 16 points and 10 dimes.  Here's to the lottery!

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What's up people. We started our own March Madness Pick'em group 'BABY GOT BRACKETS' on Yahoo! for all you bracketologists.  So, come join and get your brackets in before Thursday's games. There's no grand prize for the winner except pride... and the fact that you somehow managed to put together a winning bracket without doing any research (that's my strategy, anyhow).

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POUND THE ROCK STARS OF THE NIGHT - BUCKS 105, RAPTORS 99

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:    BUCKS 105, RAPTORS 99    SEASON RECORD: 13W-28L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: JERRYD BAYLESS

LINE:  16 pts (7-13), 6 ast, 2 reb

It was a better effort from the Raps last night but they still walked away with another loss.  The Raps were without Jose Calderon (ankle), which meant more minutes for Jerryd Bayless last night.  Bayless played 41 minutes and scored 16 points on 7-13 shooting.  He also dished out six assists as Bayless filled in nicely for the injured Calderon.