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Amir Johnson, right, and fellow Raptors Marcus Banks, Sonny Weems, Marco Belinelli and Pops-Mensah-Bonsu have added much-needed spunk and hustle for Toronto when they have been given playing time.

This week wasn't much different defensively for the Raptors. Inconsistent, weak, and showing little or no passion summarizes it in short.

Who's hot? For his second time in four games a starter, Jarrett Jack flirted with a triple-double on Sunday.

Raptors rebound against Rockets Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, right, and Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola chase down a loose ball during second half NBA action in Toronto on December 13, 2009.

Houston's Trevor Ariza was tossed out of Sunday's loss to the Raptors in the third quarter after throwing a vicious elbow at the head of Toronto's DeMar DeRozan .

After watching the Altanta Hawks breeze through Toronto to pick up an easy win, Jay Triano made the comment that the Raptors were not taking enough three-point shots.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and had six rebounds as the Toronto Raptors ended a two-game losing streak with a 101-88 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

Jose Calderon was limping, Jay Triano was thinking and there will be some alterations in what the Raptors do in games now, part out of injury-induced necessity and part out of need to jump start an oft-lifeless group.

It was a night for someone to take control, a night when a weakened team needed an unexpected boost, when the Raptors looked for someone to pick up some slack.

"I thought it was the right thing," Del Negro said before Saturday's loss to Toronto.

Blocked four shots, scored an efficient 16 points on seven attempts. 0-4 Toronto's record in second game of back-to-back sets 146 Second-highest total for a foe in Raptor history Raptors Report FRIDAY at Washington, 7 p.m., TSN SATURDAY at Chicago, 8 p.m., TSN TUESDAY vs.

Atlanta Hawks forward Joe Smith, center, takes a shot as Toronto Raptors guard Jarrett Jack forces a loose ball with Raptors guard Sonny Weems and Hawks center Zaza Pachulia of Georgia, looking on during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Dec.

In the most memorable moment of Friday's Raptors - Celtics game, Boston forward Paul Pierce , inserted his left knee into the delicate parts of a defender named , Toronto's best player.

BOSTON a ' Miffed in the wake of the Raptors' worst loss of the season, Antoine Wright, Toronto's veteran swingman, was suggesting a change of approach on Friday night.

The starting five for Toronto is laden with skill and has shown at times that it can measure up with any other team in the league, while bench players like Jarrett Jack are bringing the noise nightly adding that next dimension.

'Melo overcame his migraine and the Toronto Raptors. Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points in 30 minutes despite suffering from a severe headache and reserve J.R. Smith had 29, leading the Denver Nuggets past the Raptors 130-112 on Tuesday night.

Toronto Raptors' Jose Calderon had 13 points and nine assists on Monday night, but the Raptors lost a close one to George Hill and the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center in Texas on Nov.

The 17 three-pointers by the Magic yesterday matched an all-time Raptors opponent high.

The Raptors start DeRozan, but he isn't getting starter's minutes, which is both the right decision and the most appropriate course of action.

The H1N1 watch has hit the Toronto Raptors. Guard Jarrett Jack, swingman Antoine Wright and assistant coach Alex English were not with the team on Sunday when the team practiced in preparation for Wednesday's season opener against Cleveland.