Anthony Doyle
TOR Raptors 105 Final Box Score 92 GS Warriors A P. Siakam41 MIN, 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 6-14 FG, 0-2 3FG, 7-8 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 5 +/- There were some rough early minutes for Pascal, as he struggled to attack the Warriors defense and find seams in the first…
The narratives surrounding a NBA playoff series are hard to predict coming in, and often need to adjust for the circumstances as the series goes on. Game three in Oakland was certainly one that would dictate the way the story of this series was told going forward. After coughing up a lead in game two…
GS Warriors 109 Final Box Score 104 TOR Raptors C P. Siakam41 MIN, 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 0 STL, 5-18 FG, 0-3 3FG, 2-4 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -4 +/- The Warriors did a much better job on Siakam defensively, and took away his game. He needed to be better at taking…
Back on February 1st, I wrote about the Toronto Raptors and them looking for a team identity. It had been tough sledding for five or six weeks at that point in the season, the team had a hard time sustaining momentum from quarter to quarter, let alone from game to game, and the difference between…
TOR Raptors 105 Final Box Score 99 MIL Bucks A- P. Siakam36 MIN, 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 5-15 FG, 2-7 3FG, 2-2 FT, 3 BLK, 1 TO, 8 +/- He’s still struggling offensively, and Siakam missed some really good looks from three in this one at points when the Raptors could’ve…
After going down 2-0 in the first two games in the Eastern Conference Finals, there was a certain amount of panic surrounding the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee had only lost twice in a row once all season long, and the task ahead of the Raptors was to beat them four times in the next five games,…
There’s something to a team finding themselves in the face of adversity, and it can be an exciting thing to witness. It happened for the Raptors in the second round against Philadelphia when they showcased their strength on the defensive end to win drag-it-out, physical games to escape the series, and that’s what they brought…
TOR Raptors 100 Final Box Score 108 MIL Bucks C P. Siakam42 MIN, 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 6-20 FG, 2-9 3FG, 1-2 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 1 +/- Siakam played some great defense in this one and had some nice stretches early offensively, but overall just wasn’t good enough. They…
After Toronto picked up the huge win at home in game 5, they head to Philadelphia on Thursday with the opportunity to finish the series and move onto the Eastern Conference Finals where the Milwaukee Bucks await after finishing their series on Wednesday. The Raptors seemed to find all the answers to the issues that…
PHI 76ers 89 Final Box Score 125 TOR Raptors A+ P. Siakam34 MIN, 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL, 7-19 FG, 2-7 3FG, 9-10 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 35 +/- He looked healthier than game 4, to say the least. Hit a couple of threes which was great to see, and he…
Thursday night was about the Raptors starters. In game three, the Sixers starting group soundly beat them for the first time in the series. That was where the Raptors lost the game, and that’s where the focus should be, right? If the starters, who had dominated throughout the playoffs, couldn’t get the job done, then…
Through the first seven games of the Raptors’ playoff run, there was one constant that kept the team moving in a forward direction, the fact that Toronto’s starters had comfortably outplayed their opponents at every turn and found ways to create advantages, and made up for the struggles of nearly every other combination of players.…