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Tue, Feb 26th 2008, 09:11

Ford gets his groove back

Tue, February 26, 2008
Ford gets his groove back
Reinvigorated guard leads Raptors over Pacers

By FRANK ZICARELLI, SUN MEDIA

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INDIANAPOLIS — The return of T.J. Ford arrived the moment he touched the floor to begin last night’s fourth quarter.

This wasn’t a case of Ford playing second-fiddle, looking to pass or finding his legs.

This was Ford pre-injury problems, attacking the rim with abandon, pushing the ball in the open floor, finding his teammates and directing them to their proper spots.

With Jose Calderon struggling, this was Ford’s time to deliver and re-establish himself as a front-line player.

More than anything, Ford delivered the Raptors to their 102-98 win over the Pacers in a game short on style points.

Having played, and won, back-to-back games, the Raptors weren’t about to complain, though.

“We need all 15 guys to win games,’‘ the team-first Calderon said. “It’s a time when we can make a run.”

With Minnesota on tap tomorrow and the Pacers on Friday, the Raptors have a very realistic opportunity of improving to nine games above .500 by week’s end.

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