Gameday: Raptors vs. Rockets, Feb. 26
Nothing sells excitement like a headline that says “Tonight, Two Teams Battle to End Losing Streaks”.
Victor Oladipo
Top 100 Players to Finish the Season 50-26
To the surprise of no one, the NBA is trying very hard to finish it’s season. Players and owners alike have a watchful eye on dropping revenue, and will do their damndest to mitigate the financial losses that COVID-19 has subjected to their sector. Naturally, there’s a lot left to figure out before anything pops…
Outpacing the, erm, Pacers
If you had told me that the Raptors would beat the (very good) Pacers quite handily in the same game that Kyle Lowry had to leave in the third quarter and Pascal Siakam went 0-11 for part of the game, I wouldn’t have been surprised. That’s right! I wouldn’t be. I’m bucking the expectations of…
Gameday: Pacers @ Raptors, Feb. 5
The Raptors host the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers in a crucial home-and-away series that could see Toronto finally pull away from the Eastern Conference (excluding the Milwaukee Bucks, who they currently sit 7 games behind). In the December 23rd matchup, Toronto suffered a 120-115 away loss in overtime. Granted, Siakam was injured and did not play…
Black Box Report: Stealing, Oladipo, and another Victory Lap
Well that was an easy week for the Raptors and a hard week for basketball. Pascal Siakam won Eastern Conference Player of the Week and was named as a starter in the All-Star game. Kyle Lowry was named as a reserve in the All-Star game. And the Raptors won a whole bunch of games in…
Raptors Lose Tough as Pacers Lose Oladipo
With Kawhi Leonard managing his workload, Jonas Valanciunas on the mend, and OG Anunoby still taking care of things with his family, the Raptors faced an uphill battle against the Eastern Conference’s third best team, the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers have been one of the league’s best teams since December. Even with Victor Oladipo and…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 106, Pacers 110
Hope Oladipo is okay… tough game. Toronto 106 Final Box Score 110 Indiana B- P. Siakam37 MIN, 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 0 STL, 5-16 FG, 1-4 3FG, 5-5 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -12 +/- The Pacers schemed him really well in this one. Kudos to him for doing a decent job of…
Switch-Defense and Turnovers Fuel a Late Comeback
The first game back after a trip out west and the Raptors faced the Eastern Conference’s most underrated team. The Pacers, fresh off a loss to the Cavaliers – the east runs through Cleveland – were looking for a bounce back win against the “best” team in the league. Still without ‘Mike’ Lowry, and Serge Ibaka,…
