Quick Reaction: Raptors 76, Heat 84
Raptors shoot 6-for-42 from deep and fail far short against the Heat despite a strong defensive effort.
Raptors shoot 6-for-42 from deep and fail far short against the Heat despite a strong defensive effort.
Conventional wisdom suggested that this iteration of the Toronto Raptors would have little room for error if they hoped to have a successful season. After marching to a 6-2 record to open the season it seemed as such, with Toronto playing flawless basketball yet solely relying on their tight seven man rotation. However, cracks in…
Everything went wrong, and the Raptors still had a shot to win?
Zarar filling in for Sam Folk. I’m joined by old-time RR writer, A-Dub. We discuss the Raptors loss to the Heat as much as we can before moving onto more tangential topics. Listen to “The Rapcast by Raptors Republic” on Spreaker.
MIA Heat 121 Final Box Score 110 TOR Raptors B O. Anunoby21 MIN, 6 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 3-5 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 0 TO, -3 +/- Anunoby was fine tonight, but his primary assignment Jimmy Butler had it his way for most of the night. Although Butler didn’t…
The Raptors welcome the Miami Heat to Toronto as they look to remain a perfect 10-0 on their home court.
Wade dazzled in likely his last game in Toronto, but it wasn’t enough
MIA Heat 109 Final Box Score 117 TOR Raptors A P. Siakam37 MIN, 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 8-10 FG, 3-5 3FG, 4-4 FT, 0 BLK, 3 TO, 19 +/- Excellent game from Siakam in this one. His energy and post play kept the Raptors afloat early, and his three looked smoother…
What a mixed bag this game will be. Early Sunday games are always fantastic (drinking coffee in the morning and watching a live game feels terrific), we get to see one of Dwyane Wade’s last games ever, but the Raptors have to play one of their last games this season against a team with very…