Anthony Doyle
Toronto 77 Final Box Score 104 Milwaukee F S. Ibaka26 MIN, 6 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 3-8 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, -18 +/- Look, if this game hadn’t been a total and complete disaster maybe this would be a higher grade. But he was out there with…
Tuesday night the Toronto Raptors did the expected, and evened up their series against Milwaukee with a narrow 106-100 victory. It’s a completely reasonable thing to want to focus on the good here, and talk about Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan both having solid games to change the narrative that they can’t get it done…
After another disappointing loss to open yet another playoff series for the Toronto Raptors, fans, players and critics alike were left scrambling for answers. What to make of a team that was expected to challenge to win the Eastern Conference struggling so much? Was this simply the team’s identity, that they were meant to struggle…
Milwaukee 97 Final Box Score 83 Toronto C S. Ibaka36 MIN, 19 PTS, 14 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 8-14 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-4 FT, 3 BLK, 1 TO, -16 +/- This is the highest grade anyone is getting tonight, and it reflects the fact that Ibaka was the best Raptor. Nice stat line, made…
Two summers ago, the Raptors made a splash by landing a big name free agent, something the franchise had been unable to do to that point. With the team having won their division the preceding season, they set their sights on the Eastern Conference crown, but realized they needed one thing to get there –…
Toronto 105 Final Box Score 102 Detroit C S. Ibaka32 MIN, 7 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-9 FG, 1-6 3FG, 2-2 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 9 +/- Early in the game, not only was his shot off, but he also didn’t seem to want to shoot. Both him and DeMarre looked…
It’s hard to know lately, when looking at the NBA scoreboard, which Eastern Conference teams to cheer for when trying to figure out the best case scenarios for the Raptors heading into the postseason. Trying to avoid Milwaukee or Chicago in the first round, or Cleveland in the second, just seems like an impossible task…
With Kyle Lowry having been out since the All-Star break, and the success the team has found in his absence, it’s easy to forget just how important he’s been to this organization over the past few years. There have even been suggestions that perhaps the Raptors should move on from their franchise guard this summer,…
Charlotte 110 Final Box Score 106 Toronto F D. Carroll25 MIN, 3 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 1-5 FG, 1-3 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 10 +/- I know he’s just back from injury, but, this wasn’t good. Didn’t bring much to the table on either end of the floor, and…
It’s no secret that a year ago, when the Toronto Raptors set the franchise record for wins with 56, they owed a lot of that success to a bench unit that could be relied on, night after night, to out-play the benches of opposing teams. The best variation of that bench was consistently Kyle Lowry,…
Chicago 120 Final Box Score 122 Toronto B+ S. Ibaka26 MIN, 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 7-13 FG, 2-3 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -11 +/- Serge kept the Raptors in it early, when almost everyone else couldn’t find their shot and the Bulls were hitting everyone. The story for…
Toronto 87 Final Box Score 75 Detroit B+ D. Carroll24 MIN, 12 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 4-9 FG, 1-4 3FG, 3-4 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, 5 +/- The line won’t impress anyone from DeMarre tonight, but he was very good when needed, and kept the Raptors in the game early when…