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Quick Reaction: Raptors 114, Warriors 110 (Win series 4-2!!!)
TOR Raptors 114 Final Box Score 110 GS Warriors A+ P. Siakam46 MIN, 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 10-17 FG, 3-6 3FG, 3-4 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 2 +/- Nurse benching him for the last nine minutes of Game 5 gave Siakam the kick up the backside he needed. Spicy P…
Pre-game news and notes: Could this be the title?
All signs point towards the Raptors sealing it here.
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…
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,…
Spicing it up: A varied attack is the recipe Raptors need to overcome Warriors
Game 3 may not go down as the most memorable outing over the Toronto Raptors’ 21 game playoff run. It wasn’t a basketball masterpiece nor was it a last-second edge of your seat affair. In fact, the part that will be etched into viewer’s minds years from now will most likely be Stephen Curry’s herculean…
