Reaction: Wizards 88, Raptors 96
Raptors cough up the lead in the third, but unlikely heros fend off Wall’s absurd night to secure the victory for the Atlantic Division leading Raptors
William Lou
In Defense of Kyle Lowry
The embattled point guard is fighting more than just a finger injury, he’s fighting the blind vitriol of an angry lynch mob.
Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
Raptors make a late push to send the game into overtime, but the Blazers outlast our Dinos for the 118-110 victory.
Quite Possibly the Worst Shot Chart You’ll Ever See
The Raptors shot 26% in the first half of a 96-80 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Reaction: Raptors 80, Bulls 96
Bulls dominate from start to finish. Read on to find out which Raptors player DIDN’T get an F.
Contextualizing Gay and Derozan’s Cold Starts
“Shots and bricks can break my bones, but stats will never hurt me”
Silver Linings: There Aren’t Any in Dwane Casey’s Playbook
It’s all gone pear-shaped for Dwane Casey.
Sunday Schadenfreude: Chronicling Bargnani’s Performance in NYK-SAS
Our favourite whipping boy versus the best power forward of all-time? Hell yeah!
A Tale of Two Teams
Why the Pacers are championship contenders and the Raptors are a borderline playoff team.
Reaction: Indiana 91, Raptors 84
Raptors hang for a half, but the Pacers pull away in the third to improve to 6-0.
Presented Without Context: Gay and Bargnani’s Shot Charts Through Five Games
You know things are bad when...
Gay Struggles, Lebron Shines, Small-Ball and Game Theory
A recap, some more gripes about Rudy Gay, some praise for Lebron and a note on basketball strategies.