Single-elimination playoffs means that the 905 had only one chance to beat the team that had defeated them 3 times. This was the matchup that worried me the most.
MoreThe NBA G League have announced the upcoming playoff schedule, and because the Raptors 905 finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference (and the entire G League)
MoreThe Raptors 905 returned home to take on the Greensboro Swarm for their final game of the regular season.
MoreHaving clinched a playoff spot, sitting at the top of the East with a league-best, and playing an eliminated team, the Raptors 905 had every reason to take it easy. They didn't.
MoreA talented addition.
MoreBoth the Hawks and the 905 play an incredibly fast-paced game, but it was the 905 who were in control of the tempo from early on all the way to the end of
MoreIt was the chippiest game we've seen this season from the 905.
More*Lets out long, exasperated sigh* It wouldn't be the Raptors or Raptors-adjacent if they didn't beat their biggest opponent one game, and then lose to a team they've already beaten twice this season
MoreIn a rare occurrence for the G League, both the Raptors 905 and the Cleveland Charge had all of their two-way players available.
MoreIt's very hard to beat the same team twice in a row, and even harder to completely blow them out of the water in back to back games. Basketball players, by nature,
MoreIt was a game of back and forth baskets between the Raptors 905 and the Motor City Cruise.
MoreBefore we even get into what happened during the game, I need everyone to know what happened before and after the game.
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