Samson Folk
Earlier this year, for the first time in their history, the Raptors swept the vaunted west-coast road trip. Going 4-0, largely on the back of the still scalding hot, Kyle Lowry. At 23-7 and with the back-to-back swept, the Raptors are trying to do it again. First up in the latter half of the road…
On the second night of a back-to-back and without resident Superstar Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors looked like meagre opponents to the team’s pundits and the Warriors. Lowry solidified his return to form and the Raptors hatched a terrific game plan to stymy the Warriors. With Leonard out, Coach Nurse opted for the same starting line-up…
The grades are very generous tonight. Kumbaya my lord… Toronto 123 Final Box Score 99 LA Clippers A P. Siakam27 MIN, 13 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 6-9 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 29 +/- The world’s largest Swiss-army knife. He is an amorphous blob of whatever the Raptors…
*Edit* Kawhi Leonard is Questionable tonight with a bruised hip. Before we get started, I’m going to piggyback off of the wonderfully irreverent Eric Koreen, who summed up the next six days well enough: “This is a 21-7 team with some problems, but at least they are going out on a brutal four-game Western Conference…
Usually my recaps involve walking back through the game in real time, and occasionally stopping for jokes. I imagine this game would be a lot less fun to walk through, so this won’t be a narrative driven recap. We’ll talk about good-bad things, while breaking down some gameplay, and visiting some quotes. A grimy performance…
After a hearty win over the 76ers, the Raptors make the short trip to Brooklyn for a meeting with the Nets. Suiting up against the NBA’s “worst” team, as the Nets have dropped 8 games in a row. Losing a lot of their “mojo” when the shifty Caris Levert got injured. The Raptors on the…
Streaking down the court, ball in hand and sizing up Joel Embiid before him. Kawhi Leonard begins to slow down and process what his best course of action is. Forcing the issue from behind, Ben Simmons applies pressure to Leonard. Perhaps instincts kicked in for Leonard, and his body took over, demanding he ascend to…
Raptors beat Sixers behind Kawhi Leonard, Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka.
Let’s hope the price is ‘Wright’ soon. Last call on Ibaka, was toughhh. Denver 106 Final Box Score 103 Toronto A- P. Siakam29 MIN, 14 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 7-10 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 3 TO, -2 +/- Did a great job in his minutes matched up with Millsap,…
The Western Conference’s leaders come to town in the form of a ‘Big Honey’ bear. At 15-7 the Nuggets sit 4.5 games back of the overall NBA throne, currently held by our lovable Toronto Raptors. The Raptors fresh off a trip to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame – and some basketball game, I’m…
It’s almost dark out, the street lights are coming on and you can hear the soft chirping of crickets against the dead air. Three children are running east towards a street called “Destiny”. Before they reach their destination they come across a street that reads: “Cleveland”, but they pay it no mind. A hulking shadow…
RR is filled to the brim with talented writers and analysts. Some of which get credentialed, and go to games. Guys like Louis Zatzman, Vivek Jacob, Andrew Damelin and of course RR editor emeritus, Blake Murphy. These fellas are terrific at their craft, and can add so much to their stories with their exposure to…