2006–07 Toronto Raptors season

The Toronto Raptors 2006–07 season was the twelfth National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Toronto Raptors basketball franchise. Following a poor 2005–06 season, General Manager Bryan Colangelo greatly revamped the team roster during the pre-season but continued to build the team around All-Star Chris Bosh. Despite a sluggish start, the 2006–07 season transformed into a watershed year for Toronto. The Raptors captured their first division title, finished third in the Eastern Conference, made the playoffs for the first time in five years, equalled their best ever regular season record (47–35) of the 2000–01 team (a franchise record eventually surpassed by the 2014–15 team that won 49 games and the 2017–18 team that won 59 games), and secured home court advantage for the first time in franchise history. However, the Raptors met the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the playoffs and were defeated four games to two. At the end of the regular season, head coach Sam Mitchell and Colangelo were named NBA Coach of the Year and NBA Executive of the Year respectively. The Raptors also changed their colour scheme which is still in use today.

2006–07 Toronto Raptors season
Division champions
Head coach	Sam Mitchell
General manager	Bryan Colangelo
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Nets 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Rogers Sportsnet Raptors NBA TV TSN The Score
Radio	CJCL
< 2005–06 2007–08 >

Pre-season

 

The Raptors used an alternate logo for the 2006–07 NBA season, seen here in the centre of the court.

 

Toronto's 2006–07 roster featured many players who have played in Europe.

 

The Raptors signed two-time Euroleague MVP Anthony Parker, who became one of the NBA's top three-point shooters and perimeter defenders.

 

The 2006–07 season saw a reduction in minutes for Raptors veteran Morris Peterson (right), but also an introduction of Spanish veteran Jorge Garbajosa (left) to the starting lineup.

 

Toronto (in red) in a game against the Boston Celtics.

 

Bosh led a different lineup from the 2005–06 season to a 47–35 regular season record.

NBA draft

Main article: 2006 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club
1	1	Andrea Bargnani	Forward	Italy	Benetton Treviso (Italy)
2	35	P. J. Tucker	Forward	United States	Texas
2	56	Edin Bavčić (traded to Philadelphia)	Center	Bosnia and Herzegovina	ASA BH Telecom (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Adriatic League)
2006 NBA Draft

Pre-season trades

Before the season, Toronto won the NBA draft lottery and were awarded the 1st overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. To prepare for their draft choice, the Raptors traded Rafael Araújo for Kris Humphries and Robert Whaley,^[1] and traded Matt Bonner, Eric Williams and a second round pick for Rasho Nesterovič and cash considerations.^[2] The 1st overall pick was used to select Italian Andrea Bargnani, making him the first European drafted number one overall.^[3] Maurizio Gherardini was hired as the club's vice-president and assistant general manager, making him the first European elevated to an NBA executive job.^[4] Promising small forward Charlie Villanueva was traded for point guard T. J. Ford and cash considerations,^[5] while Chris Bosh was rewarded with a three-year extension.^[6]

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 7 Bargnani, Andrea 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-10-26 Italy C 4 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-03-24 Georgia Tech G 8 Calderón, José 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-09-28 Spain G 3 Dixon, Juan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1978-10-09 Maryland G 11 Ford, T. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1983-03-24 Texas F 15 Garbajosa, Jorge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977-12-19 Spain F 14 Graham, Joey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-06-11 Oklahoma State F 43 Humphries, Kris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985-02-06 Minnesota F 6 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-11-06 Oregon G 2 Martin, Darrick 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971-03-06 UCLA C 12 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-05-30 Slovenia G 18 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-06-19 Bradley F 24 Peterson, Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-08-26 Michigan State C 10 Slokar, Uroš 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1983-05-14 Slovenia C 9 Sow, Pape 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-11-22 Cal State Fullerton	Head coach Sam Mitchell Assistant coach(es) Alex English Jim Todd Jay Triano Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   Injured Roster Last transaction: March 25, 2007

Regular season

General Manager Bryan Colangelo continued to surround Bosh with complementary players, and signed two-time Euroleague Most Valuable Player Anthony Parker.^[7] Spanish international Jorge Garbajosa and former slam dunk champion Fred Jones were also signed from free agency. The Raptors concluded pre-season transactions by re-signing veteran Darrick Martin. With this new lineup, Toronto looked to maintain a team who could both pass and shoot the ball, but was also stronger defensively than the 2005–06 roster.^[8] As a showcase of their new roster, on 15 October 2006, the 119 points by Toronto marked the third highest total in a pre-season game in franchise history.^[9] The Raptors finished the pre-season with a 7–1 win–loss record, which was the best record in the league and a franchise record.^[10]

Push for playoffs

The first half of the season produced mixed results as Toronto struggled towards the .500 mark after a dismal 2–8 start.^[8] Bosh's consistent performances however ensured he was named an All-Star starter in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game on 25 January 2007. He received the most votes after LeBron James among all Eastern Conference forwards.^[11] A day later, the Raptors hit the .500 mark for the first time since the 2003–04 season after defeating the Boston Celtics at the Air Canada Centre.^[12] On 2 February, the Raptors went 24–23, the first time since 2001–02 that they had been over .500 this late in a season.^[13] As a result, the Raptors won three NBA Eastern Conference awards for the month of January: Player of the Month (Bosh),^[14] Rookie of the Month (Bargnani)^[15] and Coach of the Month (Sam Mitchell).^[16] On 4 February, the Raptors' 122–110 home win against the Los Angeles Clippers represented a season-high in points for the Raptors.^[17] Within the same week, Bosh's career-high 41 points in a win against the Orlando Magic prompted an unheard of event at the Air Canada Centre—chants of "MVP" by the home fans.^[18] This chant was repeated in a win against Vince Carter's New Jersey Nets ten days later—to the disbelief of Carter—a game which also saw the team break franchise records for the most home wins and highest home winning percentage entering the All-Star break.^[19][20]

After the break, Colangelo traded Jones for Juan Dixon, a versatile guard.^[21] Luke Jackson was also signed to provide depth to Toronto's bench.^[22] Following a win against the Charlotte Bobcats on 1 April 2007, Toronto clinched a playoff berth for the first time in five years.^[23] They then claimed their first division title when they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers five days later, winning the Atlantic Division crown.^[24] Another franchise record was set when Toronto won the next game against the Bulls, this time for most home wins.^[25]

The Raptors were eventually seeded third in the Eastern Conference, marking one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history in terms of league standing and defensive ranking.^[26] Throughout the season, they were lauded for playing solid defense and good sharing and moving of the ball.^[8][27] José Calderón, Bargnani, Dixon and Morris Peterson turned in reliable performances from the bench while Ford and Bosh ran the offence with consistent numbers.^[8] And in Parker and Garbajosa, the Raptors had two very versatile players who could both defend and attack.^[28][29][30] Furthermore, in contrast to previous seasons, the Raptors were able to win games despite injuries to key players such as Bosh, Bargnani, Parker, Ford and Garbajosa.^[31][32] Colangelo, Gherardini and Mitchell were also largely credited for transforming Toronto's fortunes.^[33]

Standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	-	30–11	17–24	11–5
x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	6	24–17	17–24	10–6
Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	12	21–20	14–27	9–7
New York Knicks	33	49	.402	14	19–22	14–27	3–13
Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	23	12–29	12–29	7–9

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	53	29	.646	–
2	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	3
3	y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	6
4	y-Miami Heat	44	38	.537	9
5	x-Chicago Bulls	49	33	.598	4
6	x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	12
7	x-Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	12
8	x-Orlando Magic	40	42	.488	13
9	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	18
10	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	18
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	20
12	Charlotte Bobcats	33	49	.402	20
13	Atlanta Hawks	30	52	.366	23
14	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	25
15	Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	29

Record vs. opponents

2006-07 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	1–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–3	—	2–2	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Charlotte	3–1	2–2	—	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	3–0	2–1	—	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	—	0–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–3	2–0	—	2–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	3–0	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–3	2–0
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–2	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	—	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–1	1–1
Memphis	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	4–0	2–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1
Milwaukee	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	2–0	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	—	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–1
New York	2–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	—	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	—	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
Portland	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	4–0	4–0	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–4	—	1–1	2–2	0–2
Toronto	2–2	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	3–1
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	—

Playoffs

As third seed, the Raptors played sixth seed New Jersey Nets in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. The series drew much media attention as Vince Carter, a former Raptor who left Toronto under acrimonious circumstances two seasons ago, was now back at the ACC as a Net.^[34] In the opening game, while Carter was constantly booed by the home crowd and was not an offensive threat, Toronto's inexperience was evident as they too struggled offensively and were down 65–78 going into the fourth quarter.^[34] A late rally by Toronto in the fourth quarter was not enough as they eventually lost 91–96. The Raptors won game 2 89–83 at the ACC to tie the series 1–1, as Bosh recorded 25 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.^[35] The Nets won games 3 and 4 to lead 3–1, but Toronto forced a game 6 when they narrowly won 98–96 in game 5.^[36] In that game, the Raptors set two post-season franchise records: most points going into halftime and biggest lead for a half.^[37] The attendance for the game was also a franchise record for a playoff game.^[38] In game 6, however, New Jersey won 98–97, sealing the series 4–2 and sending Toronto out of the first round.^[39]

In recognition of being the chief architects of Toronto's turnaround season, on 24 April 2007, Mitchell was named 2006–07 NBA Coach of the Year, the first Raptors coach to receive this honour;^[40] Colangelo was later named 2006–07 Executive of the Year.^[41]

Game log

2006–07 game log
November: 5–10 (home: 4–2; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 1 @ New Jersey L 92–102 Anthony Parker (22) Chris Bosh, T. J. Ford, Jorge Garbajosa, Morris Peterson (5) T. J. Ford (7) Continental Airlines Arena 18,646 0–1 2 November 3 Milwaukee W 109–92 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (15) T. J. Ford (11) Air Canada Centre 19,832 1–1 3 November 5 San Antonio L 94–103 Chris Bosh (19) Chris Bosh (17) T. J. Ford (5) Air Canada Centre 18,098 1–2 4 November 8 Philadelphia W 106–104 Chris Bosh (29) Chris Bosh (44) T. J. Ford (7) Air Canada Centre 15,831 2–2 5 November 10 Atlanta L 102–111 Chris Bosh (19) Chris Bosh (17) T. J. Ford (11) Air Canada Centre 14,680 2–3 6 November 12 @ Sacramento L 92–107 Chris Bosh (19) Chris Bosh (7) T. J. Ford (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 2–4 7 November 14 @ Golden State L 99–110 Chris Bosh (23) Chris Bosh (22) T. J. Ford (6) Oracle Arena 16,182 2–5 8 November 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–107 Chris Bosh, Morris Peterson (20) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford, Fred Jones (6) Staples Center 18,997 2–6 9 November 18 @ Denver L 109–117 Chris Bosh (31) Jorge Garbajosa (10) T. J. Ford (18) Pepsi Center 15,531 2–7 10 November 20 @ Utah L 96–101 Chris Bosh (17) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (5) EnergySolutions Arena 18,881 2–8 11 November 22 Cleveland W 95–87 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh (14) Chris Bosh (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 3–8 12 November 24 @ Atlanta L 93–97 T. J. Ford (25) Jorge Garbajosa (12) T. J. Ford (12) Philips Arena 16,630 3–9 13 November 26 Indiana W 92–83 Chris Bosh (17) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (6) Air Canada Centre 18,075 4–9 14 November 28 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 94–77 Chris Bosh, Anthony Parker (19) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (4) Ford Center 15,647 5–9 15 November 29 @ Dallas L 98–117 Chris Bosh, T. J. Ford (18) Chris Bosh (11) José Calderón (4) American Airlines Center 19,975 5–10
December: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 December 1 Boston W 106–102 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (13) Air Canada Centre 16,562 6–10 17 December 2 @ New York W 103–100 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (13) T. J. Ford (10) Madison Square Garden 17,525 7–10 18 December 6 @ Cleveland L 91–95 Chris Bosh, Anthony Parker (18) Chris Bosh (12) T. J. Ford (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,119 7–11 19 December 8 @ Chicago L 90–93 Jorge Garbajosa (17) Chris Bosh (12) José Calderón (8) United Center 21,797 7–12 20 December 10 Portland L 83–93 Morris Peterson (23) Jorge Garbajosa (7) T. J. Ford (6) Air Canada Centre 15,542 7–13 21 December 11 @ Miami L 77–99 Anthony Parker (18) Kris Humphries (7) T. J. Ford (12) American Airlines Arena 19,600 7–14 22 December 13 @ Orlando W 91–84 Andrea Bargnani (23) Radoslav Nesterović (10) T. J. Ford (5) Amway Arena 15,417 8–14 23 December 15 New Jersey W 90–78 T. J. Ford (17) T. J. Ford, Joey Graham (9) T. J. Ford (8) Air Canada Centre 19,897 9–14 24 December 17 Golden State W 120–115 Morris Peterson (23) Jorge Garbajosa (11) T. J. Ford (14) Air Canada Centre 16,035 10–14 25 December 19 @ Phoenix L 98–115 T. J. Ford (19) P. J. Tucker (9) T. J. Ford (9) US Airways Center 18,422 10–15 26 December 20 @ L.A. Clippers W 98–96 Fred Jones (23) Andrea Bargnani, Radoslav Nesterović (7) T. J. Ford (9) Staples Center 17,962 11–15 27 December 22 @ Portland W 101–100 (OT) T. J. Ford (23) Anthony Parker (8) T. J. Ford (10) Rose Garden 15,220 12–15 28 December 23 @ Seattle L 97–110 T. J. Ford (24) Jorge Garbajosa, Radoslav Nesterović (7) José Calderón (10) KeyArena 14,611 12–16 29 December 27 Minnesota W 100–97 T. J. Ford (28) Jorge Garbajosa (10) T. J. Ford (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 13–16 30 December 29 Chicago L 97–107 T. J. Ford (20) Radoslav Nesterović (8) Jorge Garbajosa (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 13–17 31 December 30 @ Memphis L 104–110 Morris Peterson (19) Radoslav Nesterović (9) Darrick Martin (10) FedExForum 15,119 13–18
January: 10–5 (home: 7–3; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 3 Phoenix L 98–100 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (6) Air Canada Centre 20,063 13–19 33 January 5 Atlanta W 105–92 Chris Bosh (21) Radoslav Nesterović (9) José Calderón (12) Air Canada Centre 17,977 14–19 34 January 7 Washington W 116–111 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (15) Anthony Parker (6) Air Canada Centre 17,981 15–19 35 January 9 @ New Jersey L 86–101 Andrea Bargnani (22) Chris Bosh (6) José Calderón (12) Continental Airlines Arena 14,729 15–20 36 January 10 @ Milwaukee W 90–77 Chris Bosh (30) Chris Bosh (8) T. J. Ford (10) Bradley Center 16,432 16–20 37 January 12 @ Boston W 95–86 Chris Bosh (27) Chris Bosh, Radoslav Nesterović (8) T. J. Ford (6) TD Banknorth Garden 17,191 17–20 38 January 14 Dallas L 96–97 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (15) T. J. Ford (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 17–21 39 January 15 @ Philadelphia W 104–86 Chris Bosh (27) Chris Bosh, Anthony Parker (6) T. J. Ford (10) Wachovia Center 12,380 18–21 40 January 17 Sacramento W 101–85 Morris Peterson (22) Chris Bosh (9) José Calderón (9) Air Canada Centre 15,175 19–21 41 January 19 Utah L 94–102 Chris Bosh (29) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford, Anthony Parker (6) Air Canada Centre 17,384 19–22 42 January 22 Charlotte W 105–84 Chris Bosh (20) Joey Graham (9) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre 13,997 20–22 43 January 24 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 90–88 Chris Bosh (35) Anthony Parker (9) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre 14,173 21–22 44 January 26 Boston W 96–90 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh, Jorge Garbajosa (8) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre 18,565 22–22 45 January 27 @ Indiana L 84–102 Chris Bosh (26) Chris Bosh (12) José Calderón (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,263 22–23 46 January 31 Washington W 119–109 Chris Bosh (34) Chris Bosh (8) José Calderón (11) Air Canada Centre 16,145 23–23
February: 9–3 (home: 5–1; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 @ Atlanta W 103–91 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (10) Philips Arena 13,200 24–23 48 February 4 L.A. Clippers W 122–110 Chris Bosh (27) Chris Bosh (7) José Calderón (12) Air Canada Centre 17,214 25–23 49 February 7 Orlando W 113–103 Chris Bosh (41) Chris Bosh (8) José Calderón, T. J. Ford (11) Air Canada Centre 15,157 26–23 50 February 9 L.A. Lakers W 96–92 Chris Bosh (29) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (7) Air Canada Centre 20,012 27–23 51 February 10 @ Detroit L 92–98 T. J. Ford (17) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 27–24 52 February 13 @ Chicago W 112–111 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (9) United Center 21,776 28–24 53 February 14 New Jersey W 120–109 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh (9) T. J. Ford (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 29–24 54 February 21 Cleveland L 85–86 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (9) Air Canada Centre 19,800 29–25 55 February 23 Indiana W 110–88 Chris Bosh (23) Chris Bosh (12) José Calderón (12) Air Canada Centre 19,481 30–25 56 February 24 @ Charlotte W 93–76 Chris Bosh (24) Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (4) Charlotte Bobcats Arena 17,091 31–25 57 February 26 @ San Antonio L 91–107 Andrea Bargnani (17) Chris Bosh, Radoslav Nesterović (9) José Calderón (8) AT&T Center 18,563 31–26 58 February 28 @ Houston W 106–90 Andrea Bargnani (20) Chris Bosh (9) Chris Bosh, José Calderón, T. J. Ford (6) Toyota Center 14,071 32–26
March: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 Milwaukee L 81–94 Andrea Bargnani (16) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (9) Air Canada Centre 18,816 32–27 60 March 3 @ Cleveland L 97–120 Chris Bosh (25) T. J. Ford (7) T. J. Ford (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 32–28 61 March 6 @ Washington L 109–129 Chris Bosh (25) Kris Humphries (5) T. J. Ford (6) Verizon Center 15,529 32–29 62 March 7 Memphis W 94–87 Chris Bosh (19) Chris Bosh (9) José Calderón (9) Air Canada Centre 16,940 33–29 63 March 11 Seattle W 120–119 (OT) Chris Bosh (27) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (13) Air Canada Centre 19,800 34–29 64 March 12 @ Milwaukee W 108–93 Chris Bosh (25) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (9) Bradley Center 13,411 35–29 65 March 14 New York W 104–94 Chris Bosh (22) Chris Bosh (8) T. J. Ford (18) Air Canada Centre 19,800 36–29 66 March 16 Houston L 100–114 T. J. Ford (18) Chris Bosh (19) T. J. Ford (8) Air Canada Centre 20,102 36–30 67 March 18 @ New York L 74–92 Chris Bosh (21) Kris Humphries (9) T. J. Ford (3) Madison Square Garden 19,763 36–31 68 March 21 Orlando W 92–85 Chris Bosh (34) Chris Bosh (16) T. J. Ford (12) Air Canada Centre 18,326 37–31 69 March 23 Denver W 121–94 Morris Peterson (23) Jorge Garbajosa (9) T. J. Ford (14) Air Canada Centre 20,120 38–31 70 March 26 @ Boston L 87–95 T. J. Ford (28) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (9) TD Banknorth Garden 14,708 38–32 71 March 28 Miami W 96–83 Anthony Parker (20) Chris Bosh (18) T. J. Ford (9) Air Canada Centre 19,800 39–32 72 March 30 @ Washington W 123–118 (OT) Chris Bosh (37) Chris Bosh (14) José Calderón (8) Verizon Center 20,173 40–32
April: 7–3 (home: 4–1; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 73 April 1 Charlotte W 107–94 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (16) T. J. Ford (8) Air Canada Centre 19,023 41–32 74 April 3 @ Miami L 89–92 Chris Bosh (24) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 41–33 75 April 4 @ Orlando W 111–108 Chris Bosh (28) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (8) Amway Arena 16,911 42–33 76 April 6 @ Philadelphia W 94–85 Chris Bosh (23) Chris Bosh (13) José Calderón, T. J. Ford (6) Wachovia Center 17,566 43–33 77 April 8 Chicago W 103–89 Anthony Parker (27) Chris Bosh (11) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 44–33 78 April 9 @ Minnesota W 111–100 Anthony Parker (24) Chris Bosh (13) T. J. Ford (10) Target Center 15,561 45–33 79 April 13 Detroit W 87–84 Anthony Parker (21) Kris Humphries (18) T. J. Ford (10) Air Canada Centre 19,800 46–33 80 April 15 New York W 107–105 Chris Bosh (23) Chris Bosh (8) Chris Bosh (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 47–33 81 April 17 @ Detroit L 84–100 Uroš Slokar (18) Morris Peterson (13) Darrick Martin (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 47–34 82 April 18 Philadelphia L 119–122 Luke Jackson (30) Chris Bosh (9) T. J. Ford (10) Air Canada Centre 19,800 47–35
2006–07 season schedule

Playoffs

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 21 New Jersey L 91–96 Chris Bosh (22) Rasho Nesterovič (10) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre 20,330 0–1 2 April 24 New Jersey W 89–83 Anthony Parker (26) Chris Bosh (13) T. J. Ford (6) Air Canada Centre 20,239 1–1 3 April 27 @ New Jersey L 89–102 T. J. Ford (27) Chris Bosh (11) T. J. Ford (8) Continental Airlines Arena 17,147 1–2 4 April 29 @ New Jersey L 81–102 Andrea Bargnani (16) Chris Bosh (10) T. J. Ford (5) Continental Airlines Arena 20,032 1–3 5 May 1 New Jersey W 98–96 José Calderón (25) Joey Graham (10) José Calderón (8) Air Canada Centre 20,511 2–3 6 May 4 @ New Jersey L 97–98 Chris Bosh (23) Morris Peterson (8) Chris Bosh (9) Continental Airlines Arena 17,242 2–4
2007 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Toronto Raptors statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Andrea Bargnani	65	1	25.1	.427	.373	.824	3.9	.8	.5	.8	11.6
Chris Bosh	69	69	38.5	.496	.343	.785	10.7	2.5	.6	1.3	22.6
José Calderón	77	11	21.0	.521	.333	.818	1.7	5.0	.8	.1	8.7
Juan Dixon	26	5	26.3	.425	.325	.932	2.8	1.6	1.0	.1	11.1
T. J. Ford	75	71	29.9	.436	.304	.819	3.1	7.9	1.3	.1	14.0
Jorge Garbajosa	67	60	28.5	.420	.342	.731	4.9	1.9	1.2	.2	8.5
Joey Graham	79	21	16.7	.495	.290	.840	3.1	.6	.4	.1	6.4
Kris Humphries	60	2	11.2	.470	.	.671	3.1	.3	.2	.4	3.8
Luke Jackson	10	2	12.2	.514	.308	.556	.9	.9	.5	.1	4.5
Fred Jones	39	9	22.3	.386	.317	.830	2.1	1.4	.8	.3	7.6
Darrick Martin	31	0	7.1	.351	.351	.714	.4	1.4	.1	.0	3.0
Rasho Nesterovic	80	73	21.0	.546	.000	.680	4.5	.9	.5	1.1	6.2
Anthony Parker	73	73	33.4	.477	.441	.835	3.9	2.1	1.0	.2	12.4
Morris Peterson	71	12	21.3	.429	.359	.683	3.3	.7	.6	.2	8.9
Uros Slokar	20	0	3.6	.538	.500	.692	.7	.1	.1	.1	1.9
Pape Sow	7	0	4.9	.333	.	.667	1.6	.3	.1	.1	1.4
P. J. Tucker	17	0	4.9	.500	.	.571	1.4	.2	.1	.0	1.8

Playoffs

Toronto Raptors statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Andrea Bargnani	6	3	30.2	.478	.412	.789	4.0	1.0	.8	.5	11.0
Chris Bosh	6	6	37.0	.396	.200	.842	9.0	2.5	.8	1.8	17.5
José Calderón	6	1	24.3	.507	.250	.833	1.7	5.3	.8	.0	13.0
Juan Dixon	6	0	10.5	.381	.250	.	.7	.5	1.2	.0	3.0
T. J. Ford	6	5	22.7	.487	.500	.810	1.7	4.0	1.2	.3	16.0
Joey Graham	6	3	18.1	.286	.000	.800	3.3	.3	.7	.0	2.7
Kris Humphries	6	0	11.5	.333	.	.375	2.8	.2	.2	.3	1.5
Luke Jackson	3	0	3.7	.	.	1.000	1.7	.3	.3	.0	2.0
Darrick Martin	2	0	4.0	.000	.000	1.000	.5	1.0	.0	.0	1.0
Rasho Nesterovic	5	4	14.2	.467	.	1.000	4.6	.6	.0	.4	3.4
Anthony Parker	6	6	40.0	.419	.400	.795	5.3	1.0	1.5	.3	15.2
Morris Peterson	6	2	30.5	.517	.500	.833	4.5	.3	.3	.3	6.8

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External links

• 2006–07 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference
• Official Raptors home page