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Gameday: Warriors @ Raptors (0-1), June 2nd
Every step forward is new and transformative for the Raptors. There’s nothing repetitive or cyclical about what they’re doing, and there won’t be until all 30 NBA teams are engaged in action again next October. Rather than walking gingerly on this new and hallowed ground, the Raptors stomped into this new arena, with fervor, and…
Staving off Extinction: Marc Gasol shows blueprint for big man survival in exquisite performance against Warriors
Dinosaurs roamed the planet for over 165 million years, sitting comfortably atop of the food chain hierarchy. It took a meteor of historic proportions nearly 65 million years ago to rattle the existence of living creatures at that time. I won’t bore you with the scientific details, but simply put, that meteor caused shit to…
Reviving Pascal Siakam’s Half-Court Spice
Draymond Green had the ball above the break with 6-minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Warriors were down 11-points and were struggling to create offense against the Raptors amoebic, sticky, and uniquely physical half-court defense. Pascal Siakam was a large part of the reason the Raptors were up at this juncture in game 1,…
Quick Reaction: Warriors 109, Raptors 118 (Toronto leads series 1-0)
GS Warriors 109 Final Box Score 118 TOR Raptors A+ P. Siakam40 MIN, 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 14-17 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 2 BLK, 2 TO, 4 +/- Didn’t look comfortable initially with the presence of Draymond Green, but still made an effort to drive the hoop and attack with…
The Ultimate Guide for Bandwagon Raptors Fans
The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, making them the first major Toronto sports team to make a final since the Blue Jays in 1993. The city of Toronto and the country of Canada are as excited and passionate as they have been in decades, and people…
Gameday: Warriors @ Raptors, May 30 — Game 1
My colleagues at Raptors Republic have created some excellent content to preview the first NBA Finals in Toronto Raptors history. Listen to the preview podcast featuring Michael Pina here. And another featuring Kevin Arnovitz here. Read Adam McQueen’s finals preview here. Louis Zatzman’s previews here and here. And RR’s finals roundtable here. Since there is…
Raptors-Warriors W/ Michael Pina – Finals Preview Podcast
Host Samson Folk brings on SB Nation lead writer, Michael Pina to preview the looming Warriors-Raptors Finals matchup. Why Michael chose Raptors in six vs. the Bucks. Lowry-Green vs. Curry-Klay Raptors All-Time Defense Kawhi’s Defensive Role The Bench Guys Predictions Grab the iTunes feed or check us out on Stitcher on Android. There is also the plain old feed or…