Amir Johnson hobbled to a private enclave in the Raptors' locker room and back and was so painful to witness what has to happen.
He dragged his feet as if someone three times her age, her back, her body ached, the effects of physical play 35 minutes NBA basketball, which has obviously taken its toll on a guy and beaten.
When he returned to the back room, Jose Calderon had on the table, coach, sore feet, ankles a little sore, treatment for what ails you saw.
And while both have been miserable the Raptors have just added has a 120-110 decision to the Lakers in Los Angeles, Air Canada Centre on Sunday that the two played - and played well - the liner money was otherwise a sad day.
"He and Joseph, one wonders whether he should still play," coach Jay Triano. "I think his (Johnson) is back in spasm and feet Jose is bad, but I thought they were two of our best players. They found a way to have good games and played many minutes, two.
Andrea Bargnani is not available due to a sore right ankle caused him to people like Calderon and Johnson hand fall to take. And while no final against a team stacked Lakers have won five straight games, getting 20 points and 12 assists from Calderon and 14 points, six rebounds and four assists to tie a better career Johnson was a good show.
"We must give much credit," said teammate Johnson Linas Kleiza. "His back was really bothering him and played with him and he played well.
"When you're as athletic, sometimes you can get away with it, with my athletic ability, probably not."
The 23-year-old Johnson is not nearly managed through the entire game. He was beaten on the back of Pau Gasol to the Lakers in the first half and had the car back in for treatment and was back in the second half.
It is this kind of abuse the Raptors for children, young men Lakers great was the story of the day.
Gasol had 19 points, Andrew Bynum 16 on the bench and the Lakers are 14 offensive rebounds into 23 second chance points.
"We knew that the interior would be difficult for us and tried to play early and be physical and keep the glass, but the points of the second opportunity that really killed us," said Jay Triano.
With rookie Ed Davis in a non-factor (no points and three rebounds in 17 minutes as a replacement for starter Bargnani) and Joey Dorsey (six points, four rebounds) game, but exceeded, the Raptors tried a variety of things to follow with the Lakers.
"Jay was a lot of things, trying to cook a zone, try the two," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "We would go there and slow turning area and around us. You have things that lead to conflicts did for us."
But in the end, talent wins. While the Raptors to six with six minutes remaining, the Lakers have a key pair of three points from Steve Blake and Matt Barnes and held outside of Toronto.
Kobe Bryant had a quiet afternoon with 20 points and Derek Fisher was a relative non-factor with nine points, but Shannon Brown had 14 and 12 have Barnes on the bench for the Lakers, the Raptors.
"It is not possible or anything else," said Jay Triano. "I think our guys played very hard and I think most of them played very well.
"I think we could have beaten many teams today, but these guys."
He dragged his feet as if someone three times her age, her back, her body ached, the effects of physical play 35 minutes NBA basketball, which has obviously taken its toll on a guy and beaten.
When he returned to the back room, Jose Calderon had on the table, coach, sore feet, ankles a little sore, treatment for what ails you saw.
And while both have been miserable the Raptors have just added has a 120-110 decision to the Lakers in Los Angeles, Air Canada Centre on Sunday that the two played - and played well - the liner money was otherwise a sad day.
"He and Joseph, one wonders whether he should still play," coach Jay Triano. "I think his (Johnson) is back in spasm and feet Jose is bad, but I thought they were two of our best players. They found a way to have good games and played many minutes, two.
Andrea Bargnani is not available due to a sore right ankle caused him to people like Calderon and Johnson hand fall to take. And while no final against a team stacked Lakers have won five straight games, getting 20 points and 12 assists from Calderon and 14 points, six rebounds and four assists to tie a better career Johnson was a good show.
"We must give much credit," said teammate Johnson Linas Kleiza. "His back was really bothering him and played with him and he played well.
"When you're as athletic, sometimes you can get away with it, with my athletic ability, probably not."
The 23-year-old Johnson is not nearly managed through the entire game. He was beaten on the back of Pau Gasol to the Lakers in the first half and had the car back in for treatment and was back in the second half.
It is this kind of abuse the Raptors for children, young men Lakers great was the story of the day.
Gasol had 19 points, Andrew Bynum 16 on the bench and the Lakers are 14 offensive rebounds into 23 second chance points.
"We knew that the interior would be difficult for us and tried to play early and be physical and keep the glass, but the points of the second opportunity that really killed us," said Jay Triano.
With rookie Ed Davis in a non-factor (no points and three rebounds in 17 minutes as a replacement for starter Bargnani) and Joey Dorsey (six points, four rebounds) game, but exceeded, the Raptors tried a variety of things to follow with the Lakers.
"Jay was a lot of things, trying to cook a zone, try the two," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "We would go there and slow turning area and around us. You have things that lead to conflicts did for us."
But in the end, talent wins. While the Raptors to six with six minutes remaining, the Lakers have a key pair of three points from Steve Blake and Matt Barnes and held outside of Toronto.
Kobe Bryant had a quiet afternoon with 20 points and Derek Fisher was a relative non-factor with nine points, but Shannon Brown had 14 and 12 have Barnes on the bench for the Lakers, the Raptors.
"It is not possible or anything else," said Jay Triano. "I think our guys played very hard and I think most of them played very well.
"I think we could have beaten many teams today, but these guys."
