Breaking It Down: Three Raptors Defensive Sequences
Breaking down the not-so-sexy side of the game: defense. We analyze three plays from the Toronto Raptors vs Phoenix Suns game.
Breaking down the not-so-sexy side of the game: defense. We analyze three plays from the Toronto Raptors vs Phoenix Suns game.
With the Raptors up two with seconds left, the Suns got the ball and the silly mistake of going right at Kyle Lowry through Isaiah Thomas.
You can play it safe by running a double-screen to get a guy open in the backcourt. Or you could do this. [gfy]DefinitiveHiddenBeauceron[/gfy]
Jonas Valanciunas is struggling on defence, which has made it hard to the Raptors to rely on him in the ways that they had hoped they could.
They tried to drown out the crowd noise by playing music, didn’t work. Raptors win big in Cleveland with our fans coming out real strong. They actually played “6 God” (the 6 representing Toronto) to drown them out. Check the Quick Reaction and a whole bunch of GIFs from the game.
Things are getting a little ridiculous in Cleveland as the Raptors are now up 18 in the fourth quarter. Chuck Hayes just did this and DeRozan then did that.
Lou Williams has now matched his career-high of 31 points by destroying LeBron James in a one-on-one situation. The Raptors have ended the third on a 22-6 run to assume a 14 point lead.
A 13-0 run has been capped off by this JV put-back, as the Raptors have gone up by 11 in later stages of the third.
He’s got 24 points off the bench (in 13 minutes), and has given the Raptors their first lead with a buzzer beater at the half.
Ross has to stay on his feet on the kick-out up top, or else this fails. [gfy]WarmheartedOblongIguanodon[/gfy]
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