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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,…

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…

A night at the carnival sends Toronto to the NBA Finals

The Raptors win. They’re going to the NBA Finals, I should start with that before I get lost. I’m going to get lost.   This game was always going to be frantic; it’s clear even before the game starts, hours before the game starts. Jurassic Park is full early. Raptors’ fans proudly drown out the…

Gameday: Raptors @ Bucks, May 17 – Game 2 (Bucks Up 1-0)

There’s basically two schools of thought in the conversations surrounding the Raptors right now: The Raptors played bad, pushed the Bucks and, provided that they play better, they can steal Game 2. This is the stance of a great deal of Raptors fans, as it should be. The Raptors starters played 40+ minutes, the Bucks…

Room For Optimism as Raptors Lose Game 1

I wrote a piece back in December called “Finding Good Things, in a Sea of Good Things”. I talked about Delon Wright’s 3-point shot, Pascal Siakam’s unparalleled dominance when defending corner threes, and Kawhi Leonard’s forays into the paint. Now, like that time in Raptorland, there’s a lot of things to like from the team.…