Danny Green eulogized the game pretty well in his interview with Eric Smith. Evoking the esoteric knowledge that moving the ball creates open shots, and open shots have a better chance of going in. The Raptors did just that in this one, piling up over 30 assists for the 15th time this year, as the…
TOR Raptors 125 Final Box Score 104 MIA Heat A+ P. Siakam29 MIN, 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 8-12 FG, 1-2 3FG, 3-5 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 12 +/- It’s almost too easy for Siakam at this point. Hit a big corner three, scored an efficient 20 points, distributed comfortably, and…
For this game preview, I’d like to welcome a colleague who I consider one of the true blossoming writers covering the NBA. Nekias Duncan is well-known amongst the community that is #NBATwitter for his valuable in-depth basketball analysis, feature writing and stellar coverage of the Miami Heat for Miami Heat Beat. In preparation of Sunday…
While the Raptors came into Christmas with the NBA’s best record and no Christmas day game, they were on the Boxing Day schedule with a visit to Miami to play one of the hottest teams in the league, with the Heat coming in as winners of nine of their previous twelve games. Earlier in the…
Gritty win. I like it. Toronto 106 Final Box Score 104 Miami B P. Siakam34 MIN, 10 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 4-7 FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-3 FT, 1 BLK, 6 TO, 0 +/- With Winslow and Johnson lined up to defend him, he had a tough time from start to finish. Both…
One day removed from Allonzo Trier, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Noah Vonleh sharing the stage that we know the Washington Wizards deserved, the Raptors square-up with the Heat in Miami. Still the league’s top-dog in the standings, the Raptors face a potential first-round matchup in the 16-16 Heat. After a fairly hefty stroke of bad luck with…
Leading essentially from start to finish, the Raptors put together a well-rounded performance, defeating the sputtering Miami Heat on the back of seven different Toronto players hitting double figures. Based on their down-to-the-wire finishes last season, many expected the Heat’s toughness infused style of play to give Toronto all they could handle. However, down Tyler…
It looked like ‘JV’ got a haircut at half-time. Did anyone else notice that? 17-4. Anyone who doesn’t like the teams/things I like is a loser. Miami 115 Final Box Score 125 Toronto A K. Leonard36 MIN, 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 8-20 FG, 3-8 3FG, 10-12 FT, 2 BLK, 1 TO,…
