2007–08 Toronto Raptors season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Toronto Raptors 2008 41 41 Atlantic 2 6 Sam Mitchell Bryan Colangelo Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Air Canada Centre First Round(lost to Magic 1–4) TOR Rogers Sportsnet Raptors NBA TV TSN The Score CJCL The 2007–08 Toronto Raptors season was the 13th National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Toronto Raptors basketball franchise, with the 2007–08 season scheduled to begin in October 2007. The major acquisition was that of three-point specialist Jason Kapono from the Miami Heat, and much expectations also rested on the maturing of Andrea Bargnani, Toronto's number one draft pick in 2006. With an overwhelming majority of home game sellouts (32, the second highest in franchise history), the Raptors qualified for the playoffs for the second year running, but this time around as the sixth seed.Nesterovic Leads The Way In Raptors Win, nba.com/raptors, 14 April 2008, accessed 15 April 2008. The Raptors faced the third seed Orlando Magic, and were eliminated in five games. The Raptors had the tenth best team offensive rating in the NBA. They did not qualify for the playoffs again until 2014, when led by Lowry and Derozan.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2007-08&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Offensive Rating NBA.com April 30, 2021 Roster Toronto Raptors 2007–08 #BA0C2F #FFFFFF #010101 #FFFFFF 7 Andrea Bargnani PF 7 0 250 1985-10-26 Italy 9 Maceo Baston PF 6 10 230 1975-05-29 Michigan 4 Chris Bosh C 6 11 230 1984-03-24 Georgia Tech 1 Primož Brezec C 7 1 255 1979-10-02 Slovenia 8 José Calderón basketball PG 6 3 210 1981-09-28 Spain 20 Carlos Delfino SG 6 6 230 1982-08-29 Argentina 11 T. J. Ford PG 6 0 165 1983-03-24 Texas 15 Jorge Garbajosa PF 6 9 245 1977-12-19 Spain 14 Joey Graham SF 6 7 225 1982-06-11 Oklahoma State 43 Kris Humphries PF 6 9 235 1985-02-06 Minnesota 24 Jason Kapono SF 6 8 215 1981-02-04 UCLA 33 Jamario Moon SF 6 8 205 1980-06-13 Meridian C.C. 12 Rasho Nesterovič C 7 0 255 1976-05-30 Slovenia 18 Anthony Parker SG 6 6 215 1975-06-19 Bradley Sam Mitchell Alex English Mike Evans Jay Triano (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2008.html March 27, 2008 Offseason thumb|upright|Three-point specialist Jason Kapono was Toronto's major signing before the season began; however, he was never deployed to the expected extent. Coming off a successful 2006–07 campaign, Toronto were one of the league leaders in season ticket sales before the season began.Smith, Doug, "Ticket sales put Raptors in model franchise territory", thestar.com, 5 September 2007, accessed 6 September 2007. Toronto was barred largely by salary cap from making any drastic changes to its starting lineup, but they remained active in transfer activity. The Raptors first acquired Georgios Printezis from the 2007 NBA draft,Ulmer, Mike, "Giorgos Printezis Happy to Be a Raptor", nba.com/raptors, 29 June 2007, accessed 12 July 2007. and followed up with a trade for Carlos Delfino,Raptors Acquire Carlos Delfino From Pistons, nba.com/raptors, 15 June 2007, accessed 22 July 2007 and the free agent signings of Jamario Moon,Raptors Sign Jamario Moon, nba.com/raptors, 10 July 2007, accessed 22 July 2007. Maceo BastonRaptors Sign Maceo Baston to Offer Sheet, nba.com/raptors, 11 July 2007, accessed 22 July 2007. and three-point specialist Jason Kapono.Ulmer, Mike, "Kapono Happy to be Joining Raptors", nba.com/raptors, 12 July 2007, accessed 13 July 2007. On the other hand, long-serving swingman Morris Peterson signed a four-year, $23-million US contract with the New Orleans Hornets,Hornets ink Morris Peterson for 4 years, cbc.ca, 23 July 2007, accessed 9 August 2007. while Luke Jackson was waived. Toronto played seven pre-season exhibition games—including five games in a tour of Europe—and won five.Raptors Devour Wizards, nba.com, 26 October 2007, accessed 2 November 2007. Regular season The Raptors were once again led by captain and All-Star power forward Chris Bosh, while much hope was rested on the number one pick of the 2006 NBA draft, Andrea Bargnani, who was slated to start as center. Point guards T. J. Ford and José Calderón were to be deployed in tandem, Anthony Parker filled in the shooting guard position and Kapono featured as the starting small forward (Jorge Garbajosa was ruled out for the whole season seven games into the campaign). Initially, this lineup worked well enough as Toronto won its first two games of the campaign; in its second game against the New Jersey Nets, it set franchise records for biggest margin of victory in a road game, and fewest points conceded in a road game.Raptors Make Statement in N.J., nba.com/raptors, 2 November 2007, accessed 3 November 2007. However, the Raptors lost the next three games: Bosh and Bargnani could not seem to play well together, and Parker went through a bad shooting streak. This prompted coach Sam Mitchell to replace Bargnani with the veteran Radoslav Nesterović as the starting centre to give the team a greater defensive presence.Smith, Doug, "Raptors make a change; Bargnani goes to bench", thestar.com, 8 November 2007, accessed 9 November 2007. Toronto rebounded immediately with a road victory against the Philadelphia 76ers, and the athletic Moon was also promoted to the starting team in the next game against the Chicago Bulls, and the Raptors scored the largest win against Bulls in franchise history.Raptors Rip Bulls, 101-71, nba.com, 10 November 2007, accessed 11 November 2007. thumb|left|upright|Toronto looked to their 2006 number 1 pick Andrea Bargnani to combine with Chris Bosh to form the Raptors frontcourt, but the Italian struggled for the most part of the season. Nevertheless, the Boston Celtics, who had acquired NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen before the season began, were setting the pace in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference as pundits had predicted (they would go on to record a league-best 66 wins in the regular season). Meanwhile, the Raptors struggled to maintain a .500 record. Moon was kept in the starting lineup for the most part and the rookie put up several good performances, while Calderón—who would lead the league with a 5.38 to 1 assist-to-turnover ratio by the season's end—was equally outstanding stepping in for Ford who had suffered a severe injury to his back.Ford and Calderon look to continue their dominance, cbc.ca, 26 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008. Delfino was a revelation as well, contributing on both ends of the court when he was first brought into the fold. Bargnani on the other hand did not perform as expected and apart from Bosh, the frontcourt often saw the rotation of the Italian, Nesterovič and Kris Humphries. Kapono, in the meantime, was seldom used to his full potential, either in terms of minutes played or shots attempted. December was a particularly challenging period, with injuries to several key players, a long road trip and games against some of the best teams in the league. Toronto reached the mid-season mark with a 22–19 record and ranked as the best three-point shooting and second best free-throw shooting team in the NBA.Spears, Marc, "Celtics left seeing triple", boston.com, 24 January 2008, accessed 25 January 2008. It marked the start of its latter half of the season with a road win against Boston,Raptors at Celtics Game Info, nba.com, 23 January 2008, accessed 4 May 2008. and January proved to be the best month yet as Toronto capitalised on home advantage and went 8–5. The 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend featured four Raptors: Bosh as the starting power forward for the East in the All-Star game, Bargnani and Moon for the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge, Moon for the Slam Dunk contest, and Kapono for the Three-Point Shootout.2008 NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND RECAP https://web.archive.org/web/20110706165237/http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=1777 2011-07-06 , basketball.ca, 19 February 2008, accessed 22 February 2008. By this period, Bargnani and Bosh were beginning to combine more effectively, while Calderón continued to put in impressive performances regularly. Juan Dixon was traded to Detroit Pistons for Slovenian centre Primož Brezec before the trading deadline.Raptors Acquire Primoz Brezec in Exchange for Dixon, nba.com/raptors, 21 February 2008, accessed 22 February 2008. February and early March featured mostly opponents from the lower half of the league table, but Toronto had difficulties pulling away from the .500 mark, although the home win over the Knicks on 24 February 2008—their 54th game of the campaign—was the fastest Toronto ever reached the 30-win mark in a season.Post-Game Notes, nba.com/raptors, 24 February 2008, accessed 25 February 2008. Nevertheless, the loss of Bosh for several games in the final third of the campaign sent the Raptors struggle even further; in a heavy 102–137 defeat to the Denver Nuggets on 14 March 2007, the team set a franchise record for most first-half points given up.Smith, Doug, "Players stick together as slide deepens", thestar.com, 16 March 2008, accessed 17 March 2008. With Boston dominating the division—and subsequently winning the title easily—Toronto's problems were exacerbated by Ford's increasing frustration at playing backup to Calderón, and there were even calls for Ford to be traded at the end of the season.Feschuk, Dave, "Raptors' Ford may be wearing out his welcome", thestar.com, 28 March 2008, accessed 29 March 2008. Nesterovič was one of the few players who played well in Bosh's absence, but was unable to halt the team's slide. The return of Bosh in late March served as a minor reprieve, but the Raptors continued to capitulate in spectacular fashion in their remaining games, plummeting down the conference rankings with defeat after defeat, and fans were beginning to show their displeasure.Smith, Doug, "Raptors dispatch Bucks 111-93", thestar.com, 9 April 2008, accessed 10 April 2008. In response, Bosh made a video on YouTube, urging the fans to rally behind the team as the playoffs were arriving. The Raptors went on to close out the season with a 41–41 record, qualifying for the 2008 NBA Playoffs as the sixth seed and setting up themselves with a matchup against the Orlando Magic. While ending the season as the league's best three-point shooting team (0.390) and the team with the least turnovers (13.1 per 100 possessions),Grange, Michael, "Numbers don't lie for Raptors", The Globe and Mail, 26 April 2008.Schuuhmann, John, "The Numbers Game: Who will help most?", nba.com, 29 October 2008, accessed 3 November 2008. the Raptors continued to be criticised for being defensively poor on the perimeter, and playing without enough aggression.Casciaro, Joseph, "Raptors Season in Review: What We Learned"May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes , thescore.ca, 17 April 2008, accessed 26 April 2008. Season standings TOR TOR Game log Toronto Raptors 2008 Toronto Raptors October yes 1 0 0 0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 | October 31 | Philadelphia | 20071031 PHITOR 106 97 | Andrea Bargnani (20) | Carlos Delfino, Anthony Parker (6) | T. J. Ford (12) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 1–0 Toronto Raptors November 4 4 4 3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | November 2 | @ New Jersey | 20071102 TORNJN 106 69 | Andrea Bargnani (21) | Andrea Bargnani, Carlos Delfino (6) | José Calderón (8) | Izod Center14,980 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 4 | Boston | 20071104 BOSTOR 95 98 1 | T. J. Ford (32) | Chris Bosh (10) | T. J. Ford (5) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20071106 TORMIL 85 112 | Juan Dixon (20) | Kris Humphries (9) | José Calderón (8) | Bradley Center13,495 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 7 | Orlando | 20071107 ORLTOR 96 105 | Chris Bosh (26) | Chris Bosh (10) | T. J. Ford (8) | Air Canada Centre17,977 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 20071109 TORPHI 105 103 | Chris Bosh (24) | Chris Bosh (10) | José Calderón (7) | Wachovia Center10,886 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 10 | @ Chicago | 20071110 TORCHI 101 71 | Carlos Delfino (16) | Radoslav Nesterović (8) | T. J. Ford (14) | United Center22,467 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 14 | Utah | 20071114 UTATOR 88 92 | Anthony Parker (19) | Kris Humphries (14) | T. J. Ford (8) | Air Canada Centre17,337 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 16 | Indiana | 20071116 INDTOR 110 101 | Chris Bosh (22) | Jamario Moon (7) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 18 | Golden State | 20071118 GSWTOR 100 106 | T. J. Ford (29) | Chris Bosh (11) | T. J. Ford (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 20 | @ Dallas | 20071120 TORDAL 99 105 | Chris Bosh (31) | Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (12) | José Calderón (6) | American Airlines Center20,272 | 5–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 21 | @ Memphis | 20071121 TORMEM 95 89 | Chris Bosh (22) | Chris Bosh (19) | José Calderón (8) | FedExForum12,217 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 24 | @ Cleveland | 20071124 TORCLE 108 111 | Chris Bosh (41) | Anthony Parker (7) | José Calderón (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,018 | 6–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 25 | Chicago | 20071125 CHITOR 93 78 | José Calderón (19) | Chris Bosh (13) | José Calderón (14) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 28 | Memphis | 20071128 MEMTOR 103 91 | Anthony Parker (19) | Jamario Moon, Anthony Parker (8) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre18,906 | 8–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 30 | Cleveland | 20071130 CLETOR 91 82 | Andrea Bargnani (26) | Jamario Moon, Radoslav Nesterović (9) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 9–7 Toronto Raptors December 3 2 5 6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 1 | @ Washington | 20071201 TORWAS 97 101 | Jason Kapono (23) | Jamario Moon (13) | José Calderón (11) | Verizon Center20,173 | 9–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 | December 3 | Charlotte | 20071203 CHATOR 98 79 | Carlos Delfino, Kris Humphries (17) | Jamario Moon (12) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre17,439 | 10–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5 | Phoenix | 20071205 PHXTOR 123 136 | T. J. Ford (27) | Jamario Moon (10) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 7 | @ Boston | 20071207 TORBOS 84 112 | Anthony Parker (13) | Joey Graham (6) | Carlos Delfino, Darrick Martin (4) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 10–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 9 | Houston | 20071209 HOUTOR 93 80 | Chris Bosh (21) | Chris Bosh (10) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 11–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 11 | @ Atlanta | 20071211 TORATL 100 88 | T. J. Ford (26) | Chris Bosh (13) | T. J. Ford (8) | Philips Arena13,173 | 12–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 12 | Dallas | 20071212 DALTOR 92 76 | Chris Bosh (17) | Kris Humphries (12) | José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 13–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 14 | @ Indiana | 20071214 TORIND 104 93 | Jason Kapono (29) | Chris Bosh (16) | José Calderón (16) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,437 | 14–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 16 | Boston | 20071216 BOSTOR 77 90 | Chris Bosh (17) | Chris Bosh (13) | Chris Bosh, José Calderón (5) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 14–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 18 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20071218 TORLAC 80 77 | Chris Bosh (24) | Chris Bosh (9) | José Calderón (9) | Staples Center14,455 | 15–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 19 | @ Portland | 20071219 TORPOR 96 101 | José Calderón (19) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (9) | Rose Garden Arena16,066 | 15–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 21 | @ Seattle | 20071221 TORSEA 115 123 | Chris Bosh (26) | Chris Bosh (13) | José Calderón (16) | KeyArena13,661 | 15–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 22 | @ Phoenix | 20071222 TORPHX 103 122 | Chris Bosh (42) | Chris Bosh (13) | José Calderón, Juan Dixon (4) | US Airways Center18,422 | 15–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 28 | @ San Antonio | 20071228 TORSAS 83 73 | Jason Kapono (15) | Kris Humphries (11) | José Calderón (5) | AT&T Center18,797 | 16–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 29 | @ Houston | 20071229 TORHOU 79 91 | Chris Bosh (19) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (10) | Toyota Center18,103 | 16–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | December 31 | @ New Orleans | 20071231 TORNOH 97 92 | Chris Bosh (29) | Jamario Moon (10) | José Calderón (12) | New Orleans Arena11,444 | 17–15 Toronto Raptors January 6 2 2 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 4 | Detroit | 20080104 DETTOR 85 101 | Andrea Bargnani (25) | Chris Bosh (16) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 17–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 6 | Cleveland | 20080106 CLETOR 90 93 | Chris Bosh (23) | Anthony Parker (9) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 17–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 9 | Philadelphia | 20080109 PHITOR 109 96 | Anthony Parker (22) | Jamario Moon (9) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre18,067 | 18–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 11 | @ New York | 20080111 TORNYK 99 90 | Chris Bosh (40) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (8) | Madison Square Garden17,456 | 19–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 13 | Portland | 20080113 PORTOR 116 109 2 | Chris Bosh (38) | Chris Bosh (14) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 20–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 15 | @ Detroit | 20080115 TORDET 89 103 | Chris Bosh (16) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 20–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 16 | Sacramento | 20080116 SACTOR 116 91 | Chris Bosh (31) | Chris Bosh (9) | José Calderón (14) | Air Canada Centre17,760 | 21–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 | January 18 | Atlanta | 20080118 ATLTOR 89 78 | Chris Bosh (35) | Chris Bosh (9) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 22–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 19 | @ Philadelphia | 20080119 TORPHI 95 99 | Chris Bosh (25) | Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (9) | José Calderón (11) | Wachovia Center13,853 | 22–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 23 | @ Boston | 20080123 TORBOS 114 112 | José Calderón (24) | Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (7) | José Calderón (13) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 23–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 25 | Milwaukee | 20080125 MILTOR 106 75 | Chris Bosh (32) | Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (7) | José Calderón (12) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 24–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 29 | @ Washington | 20080129 TORWAS 104 108 1 | Chris Bosh (37) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (13) | Verizon Center12,905 | 24–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 30 | Washington | 20080130 WASTOR 122 83 | Andrea Bargnani (19) | Radoslav Nesterović (8) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 25–20 Toronto Raptors February 4 4 3 1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 1 | L.A. Lakers | 20080201 LALTOR 101 121 | Andrea Bargnani (28) | Chris Bosh (15) | Juan Dixon (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 25–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | February 4 | @ Miami | 20080204 TORMIA 114 82 | Chris Bosh (24) | Jamario Moon (9) | José Calderón (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 26–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 8 | L.A. Clippers | 20080208 LACTOR 98 102 | Chris Bosh (29) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (14) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 26–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 | February 10 | @ Minnesota | 20080210 TORMIN 105 82 | Andrea Bargnani (16) | Chris Bosh, Carlos Delfino (9) | T. J. Ford (13) | Target Center13,785 | 27–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 11 | San Antonio | 20080211 SASTOR 88 93 | José Calderón (27) | Chris Bosh, Carlos Delfino, Jamario Moon (8) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 27–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 13 | New Jersey | 20080213 NJNTOR 109 91 | Chris Bosh (27) | Chris Bosh, Carlos Delfino (9) | José Calderón (12) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 28–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 20 | Orlando | 20080220 ORLTOR 127 110 | Chris Bosh (40) | Jamario Moon (12) | José Calderón (13) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 29–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 22 | @ New York | 20080222 TORNYK 99 103 | Chris Bosh (23) | Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (8) | José Calderón (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 29–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 24 | New York | 20080224 NYKTOR 115 92 | Andrea Bargnani (25) | Jamario Moon, Radoslav Nesterović (8) | José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 30–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 | February 25 | @ Indiana | 20080225 TORIND 102 98 | Chris Bosh (24) | Anthony Parker (11) | T. J. Ford (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,468 | 31–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 27 | Minnesota | 20080227 MINTOR 107 85 | Chris Bosh (28) | Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon (7) | José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre18,325 | 32–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 29 | Indiana | 20080229 INDTOR 111 122 | Andrea Bargnani (27) | Andrea Bargnani (9) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 32–25 Toronto Raptors March 4 3 2 8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 2 | @ Charlotte | 20080302 TORCHA 98 110 | Anthony Parker (24) | Kris Humphries, Anthony Parker (6) | José Calderón (10) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena12,083 | 32–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 4 | @ Orlando | 20080304 TORORL 87 102 | T. J. Ford (20) | Carlos Delfino, Anthony Parker (9) | José Calderón, Carlos Delfino (3) | Amway Arena17,519 | 32–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | March 5 | @ Miami | 20080305 TORMIA 108 83 | Radoslav Nesterović (16) | Radoslav Nesterović (10) | José Calderón (13) | American Airlines Arena19,143 | 33–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 7 | Washington | 20080307 WASTOR 106 110 1 | Andrea Bargnani (27) | Radoslav Nesterović (12) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 33–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 | March 9 | Seattle | 20080309 SEATOR 114 106 | Anthony Parker (23) | Andrea Bargnani (7) | Radoslav Nesterović (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 11 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20080311 TORLAL 108 117 | T. J. Ford (28) | Radoslav Nesterović (8) | Andrea Bargnani, José Calderón (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 34–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 12 | @ Golden State | 20080312 TORGSW 106 117 | T. J. Ford (23) | Anthony Parker (9) | T. J. Ford (8) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 34–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 14 | @ Denver | 20080314 TORDEN 105 137 | Anthony Parker (19) | Carlos Delfino, Jamario Moon (7) | José Calderón (7) | Pepsi Center17,952 | 34–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 16 | @ Sacramento | 20080316 TORSAC 100 106 | Jason Kapono (26) | Radoslav Nesterović (8) | José Calderón (9) | ARCO Arena13,963 | 34–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 17 | @ Utah | 20080317 TORUTA 79 96 | José Calderón (16) | Radoslav Nesterović (12) | José Calderón (7) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 34–33 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 19 | Miami | 20080319 MIATOR 96 54 | Andrea Bargnani, Anthony Parker (14) | Jamario Moon (14) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 35–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 21 | @ Cleveland | 20080321 TORCLE 83 90 | Chris Bosh (24) | Jamario Moon (10) | T. J. Ford (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 35–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 23 || Denver | 20080323 DENTOR 100 109 | Chris Bosh, José Calderón (17) | Jamario Moon (15) | Chris Bosh (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 35–35 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 | March 26 | Detroit | 20080326 DETTOR 89 82 | Chris Bosh (21) | Radoslav Nesterović (9) | T. J. Ford (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 36–35 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 28 | New York | 20080328 NYKTOR 103 95 | Chris Bosh (29) | Chris Bosh, Carlos Delfino (10) | T. J. Ford (9) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 37–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 30 | New Orleans | 20080330 NOHTOR 111 118 | Chris Bosh (21) | Chris Bosh, Kris Humphries (7) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 37–36 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 | March 31 | @ Charlotte | 20080331 TORCHA 104 100 | Chris Bosh (32) | Radoslav Nesterović (11) | T. J. Ford (7) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena12,188 | 38–36 Toronto Raptors April 3 1 0 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 2 | @ Atlanta | 20080402 TORATL 120 127 1 | Chris Bosh (24) | Carlos Delfino (11) | T. J. Ford (13) | Philips Arena14,691 | 38–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 4 | Charlotte | 20080404 CHATOR 100 105 | Chris Bosh, Radoslav Nesterović (23) | Radoslav Nesterović (10) | T. J. Ford (14) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 38–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 5 | @ New Jersey | 20080405 TORNJN 90 99 | Radoslav Nesterović (22) | Radoslav Nesterović (14) | Chris Bosh (6) | Izod Center15,927 | 38–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 9 | Milwaukee | 20080409 MILTOR 111 93 | Chris Bosh (32) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (12) | Air Canada Centre18,569 | 39–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 | April 11 | New Jersey | 20080411 NJNTOR 113 85 | Carlos Delfino (24) | Chris Bosh (9) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 40–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 13 | @ Detroit | 20080413 TORDET 84 91 | Chris Bosh (30) | Chris Bosh (10) | T. J. Ford (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 40–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 14 | Miami | 20080414 MIATOR 91 75 | Radoslav Nesterović (20) | Andrea Bargnani, Radoslav Nesterović, Anthony Parker (7) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre18,855 | 41–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 16 | @ Chicago | 20080416 TORCHI 97 107 | T. J. Ford (18) | Kris Humphries (7) | José Calderón (8) | United Center21,909 | 41–41 tor 2008 Playoffs upright|thumb|With T. J. Ford out for a large part of the season, José Calderón filled the starting point guard spot to good reviews, including leading the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. The first-round series against the Magic was touted as the matchup between two of the league's best young big men in Dwight Howard and Bosh, but the Raptors were perceived to have an advantage in their dual-point guard play.Feschuk, Dave, "Ford finally firing on all cylinders for Raptors", thestar.com, 25 April 2008, accessed 26 April 2008. With Orlando holding home court advantage, however, the Raptors were unable to win their first two road games. In Game 1, Bargnani was deployed as the starting small forward (with Nesterovič moved to the bench) but this did not pay dividends. Orlando took a huge lead in the first quarter with nine three-pointers converted and with Howard dominating the game, Toronto were unable to cut back on the deficit.Dwight Howard's 20-20 Game Leads Magic Past Raptors https://web.archive.org/web/20121102234046/http://www.nba.com/games/20080420/TORORL/recap.html 2012-11-02 , nba.com, 20 April 2008, accessed 26 April 2008. Game 2 was the same with Orlando opening up the first quarter with a big lead and Howard dominating yet again, but solid plays from Bosh, Kapono and Calderón saw the Raptors take the lead with just a couple of minutes remaining in the game.Howard's Second 20-20 Game Lifts Magic Past Raptors https://web.archive.org/web/20140810220450/http://www.nba.com/games/20080422/TORORL/recap.html 2014-08-10 , nba.com, 23 April 2008, accessed 26 April 2008. With 9 seconds left on the clock, Bosh had a chance to score the game-winning basket but his 18-foot jumper missed the mark. Coach Mitchell promised yet another change in the starting lineup for Game 3 at Toronto (with Moon replacing Nesterovič), and this time the Magic were unable to dominate the first quarter as before.Raptors Cut Magic's Lead to 2-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810220519/http://www.nba.com/games/20080424/ORLTOR/recap.html 2014-08-10 , nba.com, 25 April 2008, accessed 26 April 2008. With Ford leading Toronto in scoring and Calderón stepping up his game yet again, the Raptors preserved some hope with a 108–94 home win. Only one point separated both teams leading up to the fourth quarter in Game 4, and despite Bosh recording 39 points and 15 rebounds,Magic at Raptors Game Info https://web.archive.org/web/20140810220410/http://www.nba.com/games/20080426/ORLTOR/boxscore.html 2014-08-10 , nba.com, 26 April 2008, accessed 26 April 2008. deadly shooting by the Magic in the final few minutes ensured victory for the visitors. Back on the road in Game 5, Toronto were outplayed by the Magic in the second half, and were thus eliminated from the first round four games to one. GM Bryan Colangelo said at a press conference thereafter, "Whether it's protecting [Bosh] inside the paint, getting a little bit more of a presence in there, to just getting him another scorer that's going to shoulder some of that burden, it's something that's clear we have to get better", hinting that changes to the squad beckoned for the next season.Smith, Doug, "Colangelo: Sam's safe 'for now'", thestar.com, 30 April 2008, accessed 1 May 2008. Throughout the series, Orlando's point guard Jameer Nelson capitalised on being left unguarded and shot 51.9% from the three-point arc, while Howard single-handedly outrebounded the entire Toronto frontcourt with 91 rebounds.Feschuk, Dave, "Nelson dangerous, Howard kills", thestar.com, 18 November 2008, accessed 19 November 2008. Playoffs Toronto Raptors 2008 yes Toronto Raptors First Round yes 1 1 0 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 20 | @ Orlando | 20080420 TORORL 100 114 | Anthony Parker (24) | Radoslav Nesterović (8) | José Calderón (8) | Amway Arena17,519 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 22 | @ Orlando | 20080422 TORORL 103 104 | Chris Bosh (29) | Chris Bosh (10) | Chris Bosh, T. J. Ford (6) | Amway Arena17,519 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | April 24 | Orlando | 20080424 ORLTOR 108 94 | T. J. Ford (21) | Jamario Moon (10) | José Calderón (13) |Air Canada Centre 20,023 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | Orlando | 20080426 ORLTOR 94 106 | Chris Bosh (39) | Chris Bosh (15) | T. J. Ford (13) | Air Canada Centre20,416 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 28 | @ Orlando | 20080428 TORORL 92 102 | Chris Bosh (16) | Chris Bosh (9) | T. J. Ford (5) | Amway Arena 17,519 | 1–4 tor 2008 yes Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameAnthony ParkerSG82 82 2,634 334 183 79 17 1,025 32.1 4.1 2.2 1.0 .2 12.5José Calderón basketballPG82 56 2,484 236 678 87 6 922 30.3 2.9 8.3 1.1 .1 11.2Carlos DelfinoSG82 0 1,928 359 145 69 11 738 23.5 4.4 1.8 .8 .1 9.0Jason KaponoSF 81 7 1,530 120 65 34 2 580 18.9 1.5 .8 .4 .0 7.2Jamario MoonSF 78 75 2,166 484 90 80 108 661 27.8 6.2 1.2 1.0 1.4 8.5Andrea BargnaniPF 78 53 1,861 288 89 23 37 792 23.9 3.7 1.1 .3 .5 10.2Rasho NesterovićC 71 39 1,486 342 82 20 52 552 20.9 4.8 1.2 .3 .7 7.8Kris HumphriesPF 70 0 925 259 28 25 28 397 13.2 3.7 .4 .4 .4 5.7Chris BoshC 67 67 2,425 583 171 63 67 1,496 36.2 8.7 2.6 .9 1.0 22.3T. J. FordPG 51 26 1,199 100 313 54 0 617 23.5 2.0 6.1 1.1 .0 12.1Joey GrahamSF 38 3 331 67 15 3 0 138 8.7 1.8 .4 .1 .0 3.6Juan Dixon†PG 36 0 424 47 65 21 2 153 11.8 1.3 1.8 .6 .1 4.3Darrick MartinPG 17 0 141 7 21 6 0 27 8.3 .4 1.2 .4 .0 1.6Maceo BastonPF 15 2 103 26 3 2 4 41 6.9 1.7 .2 .1 .3 2.7Primož Brezec†C 13 0 110 18 1 1 2 48 8.5 1.4 .1 .1 .2 3.7Jorge GarbajosaPF 7 0 74 15 3 3 0 22 10.6 2.1 .4 .4 .0 3.1Linton Johnson†PF 2 0 10 1 1 0 0 6 5.0 .5 .5 .0 .0 3.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameChris BoshC5 5 199 45 18 8 2 120 39.8 9.0 3.6 1.6 .4 24.0Anthony ParkerSG5 5 196 30 10 4 2 57 39.2 6.0 2.0 .8 .4 11.4T. J. FordPG5 5 124 22 33 5 0 58 24.8 4.4 6.6 1.0 .0 11.6Andrea BargnaniPF5 5 104 7 2 4 3 32 20.8 1.4 .4 .8 .6 6.4Jamario MoonSF5 3 104 24 4 6 3 27 20.8 4.8 .8 1.2 .6 5.4Rasho NesterovićC5 2 77 13 3 1 2 23 15.4 2.6 .6 .2 .4 4.6Jason KaponoSF5 0 152 13 4 2 0 78 30.4 2.6 .8 .4 .0 15.6Carlos DelfinoSG5 0 121 24 11 4 0 43 24.2 4.8 2.2 .8 .0 8.6José Calderón basketballPG5 0 120 18 35 1 0 59 24.0 3.6 7.0 .2 .0 11.8Kris HumphriesPF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .7 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Joey GrahamSF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Maceo BastonPF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0 .0 .0 References 30em External links 2007–08 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference 2007–08 Toronto Raptors season at Database Basketball Category:Toronto Raptors seasons Toronto Tor