I know I have mentioned this before. But it still matters so here goes: Delfino only played twice in this game. He is not starting. To get all the mintues he did, means he came on very early in the 3rd quarter and played the rest of the game.

Early in the 4th, Toronto went up 20, chiefly behind some hot shooting by Delfino. Delfino was 9 for 11 at that point. He missed some shots down the stretch to make his stats look human, but hey, he was getting quite tired when he took those last few shots.

I have watched Delfino repeatedly get played like this, and repeatedly get tired in the 11th thru 16th minutes(and like last night, the 18th minute) of a stint on the floor. Delfino is the 3rd highest minutes guy on his team because his coach understands just how valuable he is. Why he is not starting Delfino is certainly a mystery to me. Obviously, if Delfino has a few more nights like last night, that will change.