The last time the Toronto Raptors faced the Brooklyn Nets, Pascal Siakam and Norman Powell combined for 55 points to snap Toronto out of their first real slump of the season. On Saturday the Raptors will once again look to regain some form after a difficult holiday period punctuated by their historically poor shooting night…
The Raptors 905’s Justin Anderson is expected to sign a 10-Day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. While the move is a devastating blow to the 905 as a team, head coach Jama Mahlalela has always stressed that the goal of the 905 as an organization, outside of a championship,…
Friday night in Brooklyn, the Raptors had their first game of the pre-season with their full rotation intact, in their last outing prior to the start of the season. With Kyle Lowry making his preseason debut, Nick Nurse seemed to give a preview of what the rotation might look like using only eight players in…
Player grades shortly. Comment away. TOR Raptors 123 Final Box Score 107 BKN Nets B+ P. Siakam22 MIN, 11 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, 4-10 FG, 1-2 3FG, 2-2 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, -5 +/- A solid night for Pascal Siakam in his last preseason game before the regular season. Defensively, he…
It’s funny. It’s funny because originally, this piece was titled ‘Siakam makes MIP statement as Raptors overpower Nets’. Then came the reality check. Pascal Siakam didn’t make a statement, he all but confirmed, solidified and clinched his long sought-after ‘Most Improved Player of the Year’ award. Yet again, on one of basketball’s biggest stages in…
Fun game. TOR Raptors 115 Final Box Score 105 BKN Nets A+ P. Siakam36 MIN, 28 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 0 STL, 11-21 FG, 3-7 3FG, 3-4 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 21 +/- An objectively bad start that he completely reversed. More missed threes than we’re accustomed to and an 0/5 start, that…
Fun game. Brooklyn 125 Final Box Score 127 Toronto B P. Siakam35 MIN, 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, 6-13 FG, 0-1 3FG, 5-6 FT, 0 BLK, 3 TO, -1 +/- Took a handful of shots that are typically not in his shot-chart, and didn’t convert at a high percentage. He missed a…
