Gameday: Raptors @ Nuggets, Mar. 1st

There’s been a decent chunk of misfortune for the Raptors this year, usually coming in the form of injuries. They’ve done a fantastic job of fighting against a rising tide, but for some reason (likely because the Raptors were lacking a big man) the Hornets were the team to get over the top – Milwaukee…

Poor Shot-Making and Incredible Effort – Raptors First Feel Good Loss

The 4th and final game of the vaunted west coast road trip. A tough game regardless of bad luck or injuries, against the Western Conference’s one-seed, to boot. One more thing, the Raptors were missing Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, Jonas Valanciunas and Norman Powell. There are no excuses in this league – none that carry…

Quick Reaction: Raptors 86, Nuggets 95

Tough. Danny Green’s grade isn’t in the graphic – He was wily as ever on defense and did a lot of the tertiary playmaking tonight. Attacked close-outs, put Jamal Murray in tough positions in the post, and missed a few more shots than we liked. The grade for him is a “B”. Toronto 86 Final…

Gameday: Raptors at Nuggets, Dec. 16

Nikola Jokic is a bad man, and one that did bad things to Toronto just 13 days ago.  Jokic tormented the Raptors and dominated in every facet of the game, finishing with a triple-double of 23 points, 15 assists(!!!), and 11 rebounds.  He needed just 13 shots to get there and was under complete control,…