Anthony Doyle
After the Raptors picked up the win in convincing fashion in game 1 of their series against the Philadelphia 76ers, the series resumes on Monday night with the Sixers once again looking to take home court in Toronto, and the Raptors looking to extend their series lead before heading to Philadelphia. In game 1 it…
PHI 76ers 95 Final Box Score 108 TOR Raptors A+ P. Siakam35 MIN, 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 12-15 FG, 3-4 3FG, 2-4 FT, 0 BLK, 3 TO, 15 +/- He was the second best player on the floor. Monster defensive game, and he attacked at will against a bevy of different…
Tuesday night the Raptors had the chance to do something they’d never previously done in franchise history, to leave a series the victors without the stress of a drawn-out series, and finish off a playoff opponent in short order, then get a few days rest prior to beginning the second round. They got to work…
There were a lot of elements to Friday night’s Raptors game 3 that felt all too familiar. Tony Brothers was officiating, and the Raptors were clearly frustrated with the calls all night long, and letting it get to them at times. They had a clear talent advantage over their opponent, but couldn’t quite get a…
The Raptors spent five years making the playoffs as a team that relied on beating teams on the margins. Whether that was dominant bench units, like last year, hybrid lineups between starters and the bench, like the year before, or some other method of finding an advantage to mitigate the fact that they didn’t have…
ORL Magic 82 Final Box Score 111 TOR Raptors A P. Siakam37 MIN, 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 8-16 FG, 0-3 3FG, 3-3 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, 21 +/- Another nice scoring night in a series where he was supposed to struggle with the matchups, but it was the defense where…
Saturday night, after the frustrating result in game 1 for the Raptors, I went looking for answers, and the method I usually choose to do so is to look at the data. The problem is, the story the data kept telling me was that the Raptors mostly outplayed Orlando, and lost anyways. The game film,…
As the playoff schedule finalized on Wednesday night, and the first round opponent for the Raptors was finally determined to be the Orlando Magic, Raptors fans seemed to be immediately looking for reasons to worry. Whether that was talking about Pascal Siakam and Kawhi Leonard struggling a little bit against Jonathan Isaac and Aaron Gordon…
Friday night in Charlotte the Raptors opened with a strong push by their starting lineup, and it initially looked reminiscent of most of the team’s recent games, where they would ride out a dominant offensive performance to another victory. Playing against a desperate Charlotte squad looking to keep their season alive for at least one…
TOR Raptors 111 Final Box Score 113 CHA Hornets B P. Siakam29 MIN, 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 5-9 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 6 +/- It wasn’t a bad game from Siakam by any means, and 14 points on 9 shots is something you live with, but…
There has been a lot of talk about Pascal Siakam and the Most Improved Player award recently, and it’s well deserved. He’s made the difficult adjustment to go from a role player to a star, and has been one of the best players on one of the best teams in the league this year. He’s…
TOR Raptors 124 Final Box Score 101 CHI Bulls A+ S. Ibaka28 MIN, 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 10-16 FG, 2-5 3FG, 1-1 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 2 +/- The Raptors gave Siakam the night off tonight, and started the big look with Ibaka beside Gasol, and it looked extremely good.…