This is how it's going to go. You are going to give me the ball. Now.

Antonio Davis has been saying just that for the past couple of weeks.

He has spent more time speaking up about shouting out than any other Raptor.

Last night, in an evening in which his Raptors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 91-88, a night that featured scattered boos as well as cheers, the shout that mattered most was the sound of Antonio Davis calling for the ball.

"I'm trying to force the issue," Davis said, "and I'm going to be more vocal about it because I'm starting to feel more comfortable in the position."

Give me the ball. Sweet words for the Raptors, who need Antonio Davis to justify any claim that they, not the Philadelphia 76ers or Milwaukee Bucks, are the class of the NBA Eastern Conference.