Raptors nose out the Knicks

Raptors' Chris Bosh grabs a rebound during the first half of their NBA preseason basketball game against the New York Knicks in Toronto, Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Doug Smith Sports Reporter Nate Robinson began pressuring Jose Calderon at about three-quarters court, trying to force the Raptor point guard to turn that way and then the other, to perhaps turn the ball over, to maybe take too long to get into the set he wanted to call. Calderon looked over the tiny Knicks defender, took a stutter step left and then one right, went past him quickly enough that there was no concern about a turnover and commence to run Toronto’s age-old high screen and roll play. It’s the kind of pressure Calderon may get more often than not as teams test him in his new role as Toronto’s starter and undisputed floor leader, and that’s how it’s... [read full story]