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Dealing with Disappointment
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Toronto Raptors have lost the opening two games of their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and if you pay attention to Toronto media and fans, they’ll tell you right now that this is always how it was going to be, the Cavaliers are just…
Timely Adjustments
Against the Bucks, the Raptors’ starting lineup struggled to open the series. This isn’t some big secret, and shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Toronto was two missed, wide open 3s in game 2 away from going down 3-0 against Milwaukee, and then Casey made the adjustment of making Norman Powell a starter, the…
Seizing the Moment
The most concerning habit of the Toronto Raptors heading into the playoffs wasn’t their often iso-heavy offense, although that was troubling, it was that they often would follow up fantastic quarters and halves where they would show their potential on both ends of the floor with dominant play with quarters where they would disappoint. That…
Becoming the playoff Norm
We take a closer look at the playoff Norman Powell and why he has been so successful
Quick Reaction: Raptors 77, Bucks 104
Toronto 77 Final Box Score 104 Milwaukee F S. Ibaka26 MIN, 6 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 3-8 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, -18 +/- Look, if this game hadn’t been a total and complete disaster maybe this would be a higher grade. But he was out there with…
The Team On His Back
After a poor game one performance Kyle Lowry took a lot of heat but he's still the best player on the team and they're only going to go as far as he can take them.
What Comes After
Tuesday night the Toronto Raptors did the expected, and evened up their series against Milwaukee with a narrow 106-100 victory. It’s a completely reasonable thing to want to focus on the good here, and talk about Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan both having solid games to change the narrative that they can’t get it done…
The Power of Two
After another disappointing loss to open yet another playoff series for the Toronto Raptors, fans, players and critics alike were left scrambling for answers. What to make of a team that was expected to challenge to win the Eastern Conference struggling so much? Was this simply the team’s identity, that they were meant to struggle…
Quick Reaction: Bucks 97, Raptors 83; Bucks lead series 1-0
Milwaukee 97 Final Box Score 83 Toronto C S. Ibaka36 MIN, 19 PTS, 14 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 8-14 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-4 FT, 3 BLK, 1 TO, -16 +/- This is the highest grade anyone is getting tonight, and it reflects the fact that Ibaka was the best Raptor. Nice stat line, made…
Closing the Gap?
PJ Tucker's postgame scrums have changed the way people are talking about DeMar DeRozan's defense but is his defense really catching up to his offense?