It was an ugly ball game and the Raptors beat a team that’s more than 20 games under .500, but the Wizards had been playing very well of late and the victory makes it five straight for the Raps while giving Toronto its first three-game road winning streak since 2007 and its first win in Washington since 2009.
Here are some thoughts on the game…
The title pretty much says it all. Jonas Valanciunas uses a pump-fake to get Nene up in the air, then drives hard to the hoop and puts the Brazilian big man on a thunderous poster.
The Raptors and Knicks came together for a truly ugly game of basketball on Wednesday night at The Garden, but Toronto came out on the right side of that slug fest to carry a four-game winning streak into the All-Star break.
Here are some thoughts on the game…
In this week’s edition of RaptorBlog Radio, we discuss Rudy Gay’s first five games as a Raptor, the myth of the NBA “closer,” Jonas Valanciunas returning to form, Tyler Hansbrough being a fake tough guy, a potential Andrea Bargnani trade and Terrence Ross’ chances in this Saturday’s dunk contest.
A true Raptors fan can never get enough Jonas Valanciunas in their life, so on that note, here’s a couple of great JV-related GIFs from the weekend.
First, Valanciunas provides the most energetic and comical inbounds-defence of all time in Indiana:
Next up, Jonas goes all Dikembe Mutumbo on us and reminds the Hornets that they shall not pass.
I’m pretty sure he was actually waving his finger at the foul that was called on the play, but whatever, Jonas forever.
GIFs courtesy of Scott Lewis and @Raptors
