With the holiday season upon us, David Stern has his tinsel and wrapping paper in hand, ready to parcel up a most generous holiday gift for basketball fans everywhere. Waiting patiently will be difficult for NBA fans though, because we each already know the magnitude of our reward: a rematch of the Finals, a battle of ancient rivals, and potentially the most anticipated regular-season game in decades.

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With a steal tonight Chris Paul will tie Alvin Robertson’s NBA record for steals in 105 consecutive games. But, if you ask Paul, tonight should give him the lead.

After the game, Coach Tapscott was asked why he didn’t start second year guard Nick Young in DeShawn Steveon’s place, and if Young was in the doghouse.  Tapscott responded by saying, “I don’t have a doghouse. I have a Palace of Good Play and I am waiting for someone to emerge with some good play from that two guard spot.  When I see that, and when I see someone who is willing to play off our forwards, then I’ll play them.”

The Raptors looked to have a firm grasp on this game heading into the fourth quarter but an inability to hit their shots doomed the teams chance to secure a win tonight. Toronto was out-scored 31-17 in the fourth quarter and failed to make a field goal until the 2:35 mark.

With most schools in the midst of final exams, few meaningful games were played this past week, hence there is little change in our College Basketball Power Rankings. But with the semester done, the on the court tests begin, as many teams are challenging themselves out of conference this coming week.

New Orleans is 20 games into the season and the team has yet to improve upon the record they had last season. The team was 13-7 over their first 20 games last season and this year despite the added experience and addition of James Posey the team they have an identical record. What’s gone wrong? Nothing, it’s just a case of the team missing one of it’s key cogs in Tyson Chandler.

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Despite having success slowing down Chris Paul, the Raptors were done in this afternoon by James Posey who shot a sizzling 5-for-6 from beyond the arc in the first half. Posey finished 6-for-10 from beyond the arc with 20 points and 10 rebounds while providing a much needed spark off the bench.

The Toronto Raptors announced Sunday after they had signed free-agent centre Jake Voskuhl. Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed.