Jermaine O'Neal grabbed the ball game when the final bell rang, march off the field with an obvious meaning and purpose. But the ball was not a memory of a victory over his former team, is a gift for Jay Triano was. Well deserved for a game coach, said after O'Neal. Triano finally got his first victory as head coach of Toronto Raptors - and first victory as head coach in the NBA Canada - with a 101-88 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. He is in a difficult situationwhere one tries to change a few things we were doing, and he had not much practice, but he insisted, is very positive with the team and it was well deserved, O'Neal said. Jason Kapono scored a season-high 25 points as the Raptors (9-12) ended their season long losing streak to five games. Chris Bosh added 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Jamario Moon had 17 points, Jose Calderon had 11 points and 14 assists, and Joey Graham added 12 points. O'Nealfinished with 10 points and nine rebounds in the first game between the two teams after the off-season trade that the six All-Star has brought to Toronto for TJ Ford and Rasho Nesterovic. The Raptors promoted to replace interim head coach Triano a week before reporting to Sam Mitchell, so that the Niagara Falls, Ontario., Native born in Canada, the first coach in the NBA. The 50 years led the Raptors to victory over New Jersey last season with Mitchell away on a family matter, but the game was officially...
Tags: Toronto, Raptors, vs, Indiana, Pacers, Dec.10/08
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