Just an unbelievably bittersweet result from the Raptors on Wednesday night, as they leave it all on the floor in the second game of a back-to-back in Utah.
They’ll take the well-earned 111-106 double overtime road win to end their recent futility against the Jazz, but the greater concern has to be the well-being of Andrea Bargnani, who was forced to leave the first overtime period after aggravating his left calf strain.
According to @RaptorsPR, Bargnani will be re-examined tomorrow in Denver and we’ll bring you any updates as soon as we hear anything official.
Until then, here’s what you had to say about the huge win in a very special extended edition of our Top 20 #RTZ tweets plus reaction from NBA TV Canada’s Akil Augustine straight from his kitchen.
With double OT comes double the tweets… Top 20 #RTZ tweets - Raptors @ Jazz
@IamMarcFlorante: Wow! Andrea Bargnani has never won against the Jazz! Hope he gets this 1st W tonight against this team.
@RapsfanMike: Barbosa needs to wear a cape. He would make a good superhero
@TJellyn: I’m starting to see the Kleiza from Denver, don’t know who that was last season.
@augustojoshua: That 3 pointer was from so far away that Bargnani had to show his passport
@RyanOnBoard: Aside from the obvious defensive leap by Bargs, James “Ninja” Johnson has been the most consistent Raptor every game
@IamMarcFlorante: Raptors have been playing with great effort these last two games. Hope they keep it up like this for the rest of the season.
@PatHanlon: Good to see the #raptors have found an extra gear to stay in the 4th Q. #poundtherock
@loveofthegame10: No road trip in Raptors history has been more brutal for the Raps then the Phx-Utah-Denver. They have Looked good so far.
@nickazar: Bargnani is leaps and bounds better than he has ever been. If that man isn’t an all-star in this league then I don’t know who is.
@ZanTabakHerald: This team is completely different when @AndreaBargnani is on the court. This is the stuff Stars are made of
@bjonesbc: Take away an Italian and they’ll throw a Lithuanian at you
@LilRomeo905: Wowwwww, the best #Raptors game so far this season. This is the kind of game I want to see on a nightly basis!
@jonathansunio: One word to describe this game for the #Raptors: Clutch.
@mijetta: These guys are fighting to the death! This one is for Bargs!
@Nat77: This defense and fight is something I don’t think I have ever seen from a Raptors team. EVER.
@GBritzz: Raptors are DESTROYING my twitter feed…I LOVE IT!!!!
@justgeorgeazar: Barbosa with the dagger! Big win for the raps!
@michaeltorres03: This has been one of the grittiest performances in the history of the Toronto #Raptors. Clutch shots and great D. And a WIN!
@Architect_Ed: Wow #raptors break two 8 year droughts in back to back games. Dwane Casey for coach of the year.
@jlazaga: The basketball gods are smiling on the @raptors tonight.
– Natasha Alibhai (@rtzfans)
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