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Thunder break losing streak against Toronto…

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:49:11 +0000

OKLAHOMA CITY —

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks has preached to his players all season about successfully closing out quarters. The Thunder did that in the third quarter Sunday night and went on to snap a season-high three-game losing streak.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Oklahoma City had a 24-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters en route to a 91-75 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

“We talked about that yesterday . to finish strong in all quarters,” Brooks said. “I didn’t think we had a great finish in the second quarter but we did a good job in the second half. We look for that and we wanted to see some progress in that area and I thought the guys really locked in and focused on closing out the quarters.”

James Harden scored 17 points and Russell Westbrook had 15 points, six assists and six rebounds for Oklahoma City, which remained percentage points behind San Antonio for first place in the Western Conference.

“I have a great group of guys that play hard and play together,” Brooks said. “They care for each other. None of us like the fact that we lost three in a row but they never pointed a finger at each other. We were frustrated that we lost but we weren’t frustrated at each other.”

The Thunder never trailed but the game was close for three quarters. Toronto was down 58-55 with 6:05 left in the third quarter, but the Raptors didn’t score again in the period. Oklahoma City then scored the last 12 points of the third quarter — with Daequan Cook’s 3-pointer stretching the advantage to 70-55 in the final seconds of the period — and the first 12 of the fourth to take 27-point lead.

“Guys got into the lane, got to the free-throw line and made great passes and our defense was really good,” Durant said. “Our defense always ignites our offense. We got stops and we turned them into points.”

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and DeMar DeRozan added 16, going 6 for 22 from the field. The Raptors finished shooting 37 percent.

“We could play them 10 out of 10 times and the results probably wouldn’t be different,” Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. “But like I told the team, I am looking for 10 or 12 guys — I don’t care what the talent level is — to compete, to fight, to scratch, to claw going down.”

After beating the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Bulls last Sunday, the Thunder lost at home to Memphis and followed that with road losses at Miami and Indiana. Toronto had swept the Thunder last season but Oklahoma City seized control early Sunday.

Durant, Derek Fisher and Cook each made a 3-pointer for the Thunder during a 21-8 run that bridged the first and second quarters. Durant ended the first by going the length of the floor with a rebound and hitting an 8-foot leaner at the buzzer, and Nick Collison’s 17-foot jumper put Oklahoma City up 37-24 with 7:54 left in the first half.

Toronto pulled to 50-43 by halftime and the Raptors continued hanging around, cutting the deficit to 58-55 on a 3 by Alan Anderson midway through the third quarter.

The Raptors didn’t score again until DeRozan hit a baseline jumper as the shot clock expired with 9:09 left in the game — a drought of nearly 9 minutes.

“Those stretches are the ones we’ve got to eliminate,” Casey said. “They started making shots and we had to rest some of our players. The combination we had in there, at some point — DeMar can’t play 48 minutes and Jose can’t play 48 minutes, so we had to get a different matchup in there and those guys took advantage of it.

“No matter who’s on the court, you’ve still got to have attention to detail and understand what is happening. . Those breakdowns can’t happen.”

It was important for the Thunder to carry a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter, Collison said.

“The third quarter, we were able to push it up (the floor) and that makes it a different ballgame,” Collison said. “Going into the fourth quarter down 15 is hard to come back from.”

Toronto cut the cap to 83-67 on a basket by James Johnson with 5:38 left, capping a 12-1 run, but Harden and Fisher each hit 3s to keep the Thunder comfortably ahead. Harden scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Serge Ibaka had five blocked shots to go with eight points and six rebounds for the Thunder.

NOTES: Calderon played despite a shiner under his right eye, the result of an inadvertent elbow he took last Wednesday against Philadelphia. He missed Toronto’s game on Friday because of the injury but wore no protection on Sunday. . Toronto F Andrea Bargnani didn’t play in the second half because of left calf tightness. . Toronto finished 8-10 against Western Conference foes this season. The Raptors haven’t posted a .500 or better record against the West since the 1999-00 season. . Oklahoma City is 12-3 after a loss this season and 7-0 in Sunday games.

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Pacers hold off Raptors, 103-98

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:09 +0000

Danny Granger and George Hill scored 18 points each as the Indiana Pacers took an early lead and held off the Toronto Raptors 103-98 Monday night.

Paul George had 15 points and Leandro Barbosa added 14 to help the Pacers _ third in the Eastern Conference _ win for the fourth time in their last five games.

Hill also had seven rebounds and four assists while making his first start of the season in place of the Darren Collison, who sat out with a groin injury sustained in Indiana’s loss to Boston on Saturday.

Linas Kleiza scored 18 points _ all in the fourth quarter _ as the Raptors tried to rally from a 15-point deficit at the start of the period. Alan Anderson had 13 of his 17 points in the third quarter and Amir Johnson finished with 16 for Toronto. Ed Davis added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Jose Calderon had 14 assists.

After a slow start, the Pacers finished 51 percent from the field (36 for 71). The Raptors were 55 percent (21 of 38) in the second half and finished at 48 percent.

Anderson and Kleiza gave the Raptors a chance in the second half. Kleiza scored 10 points as Toronto had a 17-4 run over the first 5:14 of the fourth to pull the Raptors to 81-79. However, the Pacers responded with a 14-6 spurt to increase the lead to 10 points with 1:43 to go.

Calderon had a 3 and Kleiza made two free throws to pull the Raptors to 95-90, but Hill made a 3 with 33.9 seconds remaining to seal the Pacers’ win.

Hill scored five points and Granger had four as the Pacers closed the first quarter with 13-6 run to take a 21-16 lead. Dahntay Jones and A.J. Price hit 3s and Lou Amundson had an alley-oop dunk as Indiana scored the first eight points of the second to stretch the lead to 13.

Hill’s jumper at the buzzer gave Indiana a 51-37 lead at halftime.

NOTES: Barbosa played against Toronto for the first time since the Raptors traded him to the Pacers for a second-round pick and cash on March 15. He finished 5 for 9 from the field after going scoreless in the first half. … The first quarter got off to a sluggish start as both teams struggled with their shots. Over the first 9 minutes, the Pacers shot 39 percent and the Raptors 27 percent as the score was tied 10-10.

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Pacers eliminate Raptors from playoffs

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:26:08 +0000

National Post Staff
Apr 9, 2012 – 10:08 PM ET
| Last Updated: Apr 10, 2012 2:17 AM ET

Although it had been a charade for weeks, if not months, the Toronto Raptors can finally stop holding out hope for more than 66 games this year.

The Raptors were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Monday evening, falling 103-98 in Indiana against the Pacers.

In typical Raptors fashion, at least this year, they did not simply accept a seemingly inevitable defeat. They trailed by 15 points heading into the fourth quarter, but that deficit was down to just two points a little more than five minutes into the frame. Linas Kleiza had a big quarter to finish with 18 points.

But the Raptors could not get closer as the Pacers made plays in the paint, collecting a few key offensive rebounds to protect that lead. A three-pointer from former Raptor Leandro Barbosa put the Pacers’ lead back at eight points with two minutes to go, virtually ending things.

Danny Granger and George Hill each had 18 points to lead the Pacers, who shot 51% from the field.

Andrea Bargnani missed the game after playing just 13 minutes a night earlier in Oklahoma City. His left calf, which has been bothersome all year long, was tight. The Raptors said they were not playing him for precautionary reasons — and if you cannot show precaution this late in a lost season, you cannot show it at all.

Besides, the Raptors showed it with Bargnani earlier in the season. He missed six games with the first incarnation of the strained calf, and 20 with the second. That time around, he missed more than six weeks.

And, well, the Raptors have struggled without their leading scorer. Coming into the game, they were 7-19 without Bargnani, and 7-21 when you factor in the two games that Bargnani left before the end of regulation. (They won when Bargnani hurt himself in overtime in Utah.)

When Bargnani does play, the Raptors are a respectable 13-18. On a team that does not have much punch to begin with, Toronto cannot afford to be without Bargnani if they have designs on winning. Of course, many fans are hoping that they lose often to wrap up the year, securing as good of a spot in the draft lottery as possible.

Bargnani’s absence was very apparent early on. The Raptors had trouble getting things going offensively, with DeMar DeRozan the only player who was attacking and looking for his own shot. Other than that, there was a lot of passivity. The Raptors scored just 16 points in the first quarter, shooting 37% from the field.

Alan Anderson, on his second 10-day contract, was about the only Raptor to find an offensive flow before the fourth quarter. He hit four three-pointers, finishing with 18 points on the evening. If Anderson were not around for the rest of the season, it would be a surprise.

Perhaps due to the absence of Bargnani, Raptors coach Dwane Casey used Gary Forbes as a backup to starter Jose Calderon instead of either Ben Uzoh or Justin Dentmon, both players on 10-day contracts. A few weeks back, Casey said he was done with the experiment that had Forbes attempting to play point guard, but Casey knew he needed as many minutes as possible from his better scorers. Uzoh played a bit in the second half.

Indiana rested starting point guard Darren Collison, which made it easier Casey to use Forbes. Hill, who is more of a combo guard than a point guard, started in his, with little-used A.J. Price starting in his place. Of course, Price promptly threw two alley-oops to Louis Amundson, so sometimes things are just plain strange.

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Pacers hold off Raptors rally

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:22:40 +0000

Danny Granger and George Hill scored 18 points each as the Indiana Pacers took an early lead and held off the Toronto Raptors 103-98 Monday night.

Paul George had 15 points and Leandro Barbosa added 14 to help the Pacers — third in the Eastern Conference — win for the fourth time in their last five games.

Linas Kleiza scored 18 points — all in the fourth quarter — as the Raptors tried to rally from a 15-point deficit at the start of the period. Alan Anderson had 13 of his 17 points in the third quarter and Amir Johnson finished with 16 for Toronto. Ed Davis added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Jose Calderon had 14 assists.

After a slow start, the Pacers finished 51 per cent from the field (36 for 71). The Raptors were 55 per cent (21 of 38) in the second half and finished at 48 per cent.

Calderon had a 3 and Kleiza made two free throws to pull the Raptors to 95-90, but Hill made a 3 with 33.9 seconds remaining to seal the Pacers’ win.

Hill’s jumper at the buzzer gave Indiana a 51-37 lead at halftime.

NOTES: Barbosa played against Toronto for the first time since the Raptors traded him to the Pacers for a second-round pick and cash on March 15. He finished 5 for 9 from the field after going scoreless in the first half. … The first quarter got off to a sluggish start as both teams struggled with their shots. Over the first 9 minutes, the Pacers shot 39 per cent and the Raptors 27 per cent as the score was tied 10-10.

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Toronto Raptors show lack of fight in 91-75 loss…

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:46:26 +0000

OKLAHOMA CITY—There is no shame in losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder — plenty of NBA teams do it a whole lot of times in a season — so the fact the Raptors bowed 91-75 here on Sunday night should come as no surprise.

But to coach Dwane Casey, it’s not so much the outcome of games like these that matters, it’s the level of play he sees from his Raptors and he was left dismayed by what transpired at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

He saw capitulation and regression, he didn’t see fight and ferocity and while the better team won, the manner in which the Raptors lost was troubling.

“They’re a great team, believe me,” Casey said of the Thunder, who snapped a three-game losing streak and moved to 41-15 on the year with the win. “We could play ’em 10 times . . . and the result might not be different but like I told the team, I’m looking for 10 or 12 guys — I don’t care what the talent level is — to compete, to fight, to scratch, to claw going down.”

What galled Casey the most was the way the Raptors handled a game-changing 24-0 run by the Thunder bridging the final six minutes of the third quarter and the first 2 1/2 minutes of the fourth.

With a disparate group on the floor — Andrea Bargnani’s night ended at halftime when his calf tightened up, Jose Calderon and DeMar DeRozan were going on fumes before being taken out early in the run — the Raptors simply gave in to the superior talent and stronger will of the Thunder.

And there’s nothing that irks Casey more than giving in, a point he’s been hammering home since he took the head coaching job.

“I just saw giving in to physical play,” he said. “This team is one of the top two teams, top three teams in the league and they’re going to hit you, they’re going to bump you. They play a physical style of game with speed and quickness.

“If you’re not ready for that, whether it’s guarding pick and rolls, in the paint, guarding one-on-one, transition, if you don’t have that disposition, it’s a long night and that’s what hit us in the 20-0 run. Our disposition just totally changed.”

The Raptors had closed to within 58-55 on an Alan Anderson three-pointer with six minutes left in the third. The next time they scored a basket was almost three minutes into the fourth quarter on a DeMar DeRozan jump shot.

The 24-0 run conceded was the second longest in franchise history; twice before the Raptors were victims of 25-0 runs, the most recent being in January 2000, by the then-Charlotte Hornets.

“DeMar (DeRozan) can’t play 48 minutes, Jose (Calderon) can’t play 48 minutes so we had to get a different matchup in and (Russell) Westbrook and those guys took advantage of it,” said Casey.

“No matter who’s on the court, you have to have an attention to detail and understand what’s happening; our system should cover a lot of stuff that they hit us with. Those breakdowns can’t happen.”

Not only couldn’t DeRozan (16 points) and Calderon (19 points) go the whole game, but Bargnani could only go 13 minutes of the first half before an old injury flared up.

“The calf was starting to give me problems,” he said. “(Sunday) morning it was tight and then during the game it was getting more sore.”

Bargnani will be re-examined in Indianapolis to determine whether he’ll play Monday night against the Pacers.

Kevin Durant had 23 points to lead the Thunder while James Harden added 17 off the bench and Westbrook had 15.

“The goal is always open to a great player like that and the moment you relax, he’ll hit you with a three or he’ll make a skip pass over in the corner,” Casey said of Durant, who needed just 14 shots to get his 23 points.

“I thought (Daequan) Cook hurt us with three big threes (off Durant passes) and those attention-to-detail situations are ones we have to close out.”

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Toronto Raptors fall to Oklahoma City Thunder…

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:35:15 +0000

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Toronto Raptors fall to Oklahoma City Thunder 91-75

The Associated Press

Date: Sunday Apr. 8, 2012 10:04 PM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Oklahoma City had a 24-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters en route to a 91-75 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night, snapping the Thunder’s season-high three-game losing streak.

Oklahoma City remained percentage points behind San Antonio for first place in the Western Conference. The Spurs beat Utah 114-104.

The Thunder never trailed but the game was close for three quarters. Toronto was down 58-55 with 6:05 left in the third quarter, but the Raptors didn’t score again in the period. Oklahoma City then scored the last 12 points of the third quarter and the first 12 of the fourth to take 27-point lead.

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and DeMar DeRozan added 16, going 6 for 22 from the field.

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Bargnani scores 24 as Raptors easily drop Sixers

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:46:51 +0000

CBSSports.com wire reports
April 4, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Best team in the Atlantic Division was a nice title for three months.

The Philadelphia 76ers wanted more.

A winning record for the first time in seven seasons. A top-four seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. All of those goals are slipping out of reach for the Sixers.

Andrea Bargnani scored 24 points and DeMar DeRozan had 18 to lead the Toronto Raptors to their third straight win, 99-78 over the Sixers on Wednesday night.

Back in January, the Sixers thumped Toronto 97-62 en route to a sizzling 20-9 start. Those days are over for the fading franchise. Elton Brand and Jrue Holiday had 20 points in Philadelphia’s eighth loss in the last 12 games. The Sixers (29-25) lost their grip on first place in the Atlantic – and end the season with a stretch of nine road games over the final 11 that could jeopardize a playoff spot.

The good times are gone in Philadelphia and the sub-.500 Raptors were the latest team to roll over the Sixers.

The Sixers’ second-half fade reached a low point in the fourth when they scored only four points in the first 7 minutes of the quarter. They missed 13 straight shots in the fourth and scored only 22 points in the second half.

The seven points in the fourth were a team-record low for a fourth quarter dating back to the 1954-55 season.

“I really don’t have anything,” coach Doug Collins said. “I don’t know what to say.”

Both teams played the night before, but while the Raptors beat Charlotte, the Sixers lost a tough one in Miami.

The Raptors got hot in the fourth, shooting 50 percent, while the Sixers missed 17 of 20 shots. Led by Ed Davis’ 14 rebounds, the Raptors outrebounded the Sixers 46-29.

“I think this has been a tough season on the players, I really do,” Collins said. “I don’t think there’s any question there’s a lot of fatigue. I don’t deny that.”

Bargnani’s soft mid-range jumper stretched Toronto’s lead to 11 points and the Raptors were on their way to their ninth road win this season.

The Raptors had opened up the game on 3s in the third. Alan Anderson snapped a tie game with one to make it 65-62 and Bargnani hit one as part of a rare four-point play for a 73-66 lead. The Raptors took an eight-point lead into the fourth and squashed a Sixers team devoid of the fun and sweet shooting that was so much a part of their mid-winter romp.

“It was just an excellent team effort. Guys stayed together,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “We had every excuse in the world coming in on the back-to-back, and this team beat us by 30 last time.”

Andre Iguodala left Tuesday’s game against Miami with a left eye bruise and wore protective goggles in the first half against the Raptors. He was scoreless and ditched them at the break when they became a nuisance. He wasn’t much better without them, scoring six points. He was booed when he fired up an airball late in the fourth.

Igudoala has never really been embraced by the fans and didn’t help the relationship when he told Sports Illustrated: “In Philly, it’s not about who you are, it’s about what you do for us. You could be the worst person in the world, but if you score a lot of points or win a championship, you can murder somebody.”

Iguodala said he was just using a “figure of speech” to describe the mood of the Philly fans.

“It’s just the way the media works,” he said.

Collins brushed off the comments.

“With Dre, he’s just not a guy who’s going to say a lot of warm and fuzzy things,” he said. “That’s just not what he does.”

The Sixers are 9-16 after the 20-9 start.

He didn’t do much of anything in the first half. Holiday made his first eight shots for the Sixers, a run that included a 3 to end the first half for a 56-55 lead.

Bargnani scored seven points in third and was aided by a strong effort out of Aaron Gray was enough to give the Raptors and rare winning streak.

Jose Calderon briefly left after Brand accidentally elbowed him in the right eye. Calderon returned with his eye bandaged — and nailed a 3 late in the fourth. He had 12 points and 13 assists.

“I felt good out there and I wanted to give it a try after the stitched me up,” he said.

Notes

The Sixers are 8-6 in the second of back-to-backs.
The Sixers have scored less than 80 points in five of the last 11 games.
The Raptors made all 12 free-throw attempts. The Sixers were 7 of 8.

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Raptors roll over fading 76ers 99-78

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:19:33 +0000

Andrea Bargnani scored 24 points and DeMar DeRozan had 18 to lead the Toronto Raptors to their third straight win, 99-78 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Back in January, the Sixers thumped Toronto 97-62 en route to a sizzling 20-9 start. Those days are over for the fading franchise. Elton Brand and Jrue Holiday had 20 points in Philadelphia’s eighth loss in the last 12 games. The Sixers have lost their grip on first place in the Atlantic Division _ and are in danger of losing a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The good times are gone in Philadelphia and the sub-.500 Raptors were the latest team to roll over the Sixers.

Both teams played the night before, but while the Raptors beat Charlotte, the Sixers lost a tough one in Miami.

Bargnani’s soft mid-range jumper stretched Toronto’s lead to 11 points and the Raptors were on their way to their ninth road win this season.

The Raptors had opened up the game on 3s in the third. Alan Anderson snapped a tie game with one to make it 65-62 and Bargnani hit one as part of a rare four-point play for a 73-66 lead. The Raptors took an eight-point lead in the fourth and squashed a Sixers team devoid of the fun and sweet shooting that was so much a part of their mid-winter romp.

Andre Iguodala left Tuesday’s game against Miami with a left eye bruise and wore protective goggles in the first half against the Raptors. He was scoreless and ditched them at the break. He wasn’t much better without them, scoring six points. He was booed when he fired up an airball late in the fourth.

Igudoala has never really been embraced by the fans and didn’t help the relationship when he told Sports Illustrated: “In Philly, it’s not about who you are, it’s about what you do for us.

“You could be the worst person in the world, but if you score a lot of points or win a championship, you can murder somebody.”

Iguodala didn’t talk before the game. Coach Doug Collins brushed off the comments.

“With Dre, he’s just not a guy who’s going to say a lot of warm and fuzzy things,” he said. “That’s just not what he does.”

He didn’t do much of anything in the first half. Holiday made his first eight shots for the Sixers, a run that included a 3 to end the first half for a 56-55 lead.

Bargnani scored seven points in third and was aided by a strong effort out of Aaron Gray was enough to give the Raptors and rare winning streak.

Jose Calderon briefly left after Brand accidentally elbowed him in the right eye. Calderon returned with his eye bandaged _ and nailed a 3 late in the fourth. He had 12 points and 13 assists. Ed Davis grabbed 14 rebounds.

NOTES: The Sixers are 9-16 after the 20-9 start. … The Sixers are 8-6 in the second of back-to-backs.

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Raptors drop struggling Sixers

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:47:51 +0000

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on_state_class: ‘newspapers-dropdown-on’
},
eventgroup2: {
button: ‘btn-networks’,
content: ‘panel-networks’,
offset: {
x: 5,
y: 0
},
on_state_class: ‘networks-dropdown-on’
}
});
}

//need to check state of search radio buttons since firefox doesn’t reset to the default checked radio button
if($(‘.cw-header #radio-btn-yp:checked’).attr(‘id’) != null){
$(‘.cw-header #header-search-form’).attr(‘action’,'http://canadacom.yellowpages.ca/search/’);
$(‘.cw-header #header-search-string’).attr(‘name’,'what’);
$(‘.cw-header #radio-btn-yp’).siblings(‘label’).removeClass(‘selected’);
$(‘.cw-header #radio-btn-yp’).next().addClass(‘selected’);
}

eventSetUp();

}())

function highlightSubChannel() {

if((document.location+”").indexOf(“/sports/football/cfl/”) > -1) $(“.mainnav-item .cfl”).addClass(‘sub-nav-highlight’);
else if((document.location+”").indexOf(“/sports/football/grey-cup-2011/”) > -1) $(“.mainnav-item .cfl”).addClass(‘sub-nav-highlight’);
else if((document.location+”").indexOf(“/sports/football/nfl/”) > -1) $(“.mainnav-item .nfl”).addClass(‘sub-nav-highlight’);
else $(sub_channel).addClass(‘sub-nav-highlight’);
}

function clearNav() {

clearTabs();
$(channel).children(‘ul’).show();
$(channel).css(‘background-position’, ‘bottom right’);

}

function eventSetUp() {

$(‘.cw-header .main-nav ‘).bind(‘mouseleave’, function(event){

if (isIE) {

if ($(event.relatedTarget).parents(‘.main-nav’).length 0)?”” + value.substring(0,pos) + “” + value.substring(pos, term.length) + “” + value.substring(pos + term.length) + ““:value.substring(0, term.length) + “” + value.substring(pos + term.length) + ““;
},
scroll: false,
selectFirst: false
});
});

Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news.

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