Pre-game news and notes: Could this be the title?
All signs point towards the Raptors sealing it here.
golden state warriors
Gameday: Raptors @ Warriors, June 13 — Game 6 (3-2 Raps)
Everything seemed to be leading up to the Raptors capturing their first NBA Championship in Toronto in game 5 Monday night, but Golden State had other plans. Despite Kevin Durant rupturing his Achilles in the first half, the Warriors showed real resolve by pulling out the win with a depleted roster in a hostile environment…
The biggest takeaways from deflating Game 5 loss
Monday night sucked. The result sucked, Kevin Durant’s injury sucked, the crowd’s reaction sucked, the lack of energy from then on out sucked, and the late game choke job most definitely sucked. Over the past two days, everyone is keenly aware of the totality of suckage that occured during Game 5. It’s hard to zoom…
A Deeply Strange Finals Game
Narratives are, by design, fairly linear. They allow latecomers and distant observers to walk away feeling a sense of understanding about nuanced subjects. Game 5 of the NBA Finals was one of the strangest games of basketball I’ve ever seen played and it didn’t allow a single person to walk away with a clean-cut narrative…
Morning Coffee – Tue, Jun 11 – This one cuts deep
At least Vince hit the rim. Time to block out the internet and the world till 9pm on Thursday.
Quick Reaction: Warriors 106, Raptors 105 (Raptors lead series 3-2)
GS Warriors 106 Final Box Score 105 TOR Raptors B- K. Leonard41 MIN, 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL, 9-24 FG, 2-7 3FG, 6-8 FT, 2 BLK, 5 TO, 1 +/- Early in the game, it was only natural to worry about Leonard. He wasn’t creating a ton of space, he was drawing…
Pre-game news and notes: This could be history
Durant is almost certainly playing, setting the stage for a drama-filled potential title-clincher
Gameday: Warriors @ Raptors, June 10 — Game 5 (3-1 Raps)
The Toronto Raptors are set to host the Golden State Warriors tonight at Scotiabank Arena in what could be a historic night for Toronto. The Raptors have talked about four wins all series long — that it takes four wins to become champions, and that they haven’t done anything meaningful until they win four —…
The Shot Blocker with a Three in his Locker: Serge emerges in Raptors crucial Game 4 win
He feigned a pass to the wing, catching his defender flat-footed as he viciously cut back onto his right hand. Blood was in the water. As his defender helplessly backpedalled to recover, he flummoxed them once more with an equally abrupt behind-the-back dribble. Then, he pirouetted backwards, bang, one-two step, like a tap dancer nailing…
Board man, Raptors, stun Warriors, take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals
On a night where the stage was set for the greatest dynasty in the modern basketball era to show us all why they’ve had a monopoly on the NBA for the past 5 years, Board man and company had other things in mind. Kyle Lowry commanded the floor all night long with championship-level decision making,…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 105, Warriors 92 (Raptors lead series 3-1)
TOR Raptors 105 Final Box Score 92 GS Warriors A P. Siakam41 MIN, 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 6-14 FG, 0-2 3FG, 7-8 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 5 +/- There were some rough early minutes for Pascal, as he struggled to attack the Warriors defense and find seams in the first…