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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…
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 —…
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…
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…
NBA Finals Preview: Answering the biggest questions leading into the Toronto Raptors – Golden State Warriors matchup
It is funny how emotions escalate and dissipate in the blink of an eye in professional sports. The high of climbing atop the Eastern Conference has faded and now another task, one that is even more formidable, emerges. It’s time to snap back to reality. The Toronto Raptors now have one final opponent to overcome…
The Post-up Lives on as Raptors Rout Warriors
On the second night of a back-to-back and without resident Superstar Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors looked like meagre opponents to the team’s pundits and the Warriors. Lowry solidified his return to form and the Raptors hatched a terrific game plan to stymy the Warriors. With Leonard out, Coach Nurse opted for the same starting line-up…