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NBA playoffs 2020: No one expected the Raptors to be here, and that’s fine with them
But all season, the Raptors defied the odds. After the free-agency losses, myriad games lost due to injury and a pandemic that put the season on hold for four months, Toronto set a franchise record for winning percentage and finished with the second-best record in the NBA — and still flew under the radar. “I […]
Continue readingKyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka begin to show frustration in second half of Raptors’ Game 5 loss to Celtics
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry committed a personal foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum, sending him to the line. Lowry had a little something extra to say and earned a technical foul after Tatum’s first free throw. That’s when Lowry’s teammate Serge Ibaka yelled toward Lowry, “Come on man, we’re losing!” as he walked away from the […]
Continue readingAfter sluggish Game 4, Celtics up defensive intensity to take series lead over Raptors
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Toronto Raptors, they said they had to play better, smarter and harder to regain control of the series in Game 5. The Celtics proceeded to go out and do exactly that. Thanks to a suffocating […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2020: From afar, watching Game 5 with Celtics GM Danny Ainge
Instead, he watched in horror as Kyle Lowry threw a textbook, 50-foot overhead pass above 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall to OG Anunoby in the corner. Anunoby was open just long enough for a quality look at the basket due to a miscommunication between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Anunoby’s stunning and dramatic 3-point winner instantly renewed […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs Real or Not: Lakers in trouble? Clippers-Heat in the Finals?
On Friday night, the Houston Rockets walloped the Los Angeles Lakers, and might have exposed a bigger issue for LeBron James’ team. And the Miami Heat continued picking apart the East favorites, the Milwaukee Bucks, showing they might be the real contenders. Against the Boston Celtics, the Toronto Raptors looked cooked before barely escaping Game […]
Continue readingCeltics’ Kemba Walker calls his 9 FGAs ‘unacceptable’ after Game 4 loss
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics shot the Toronto Raptors back into their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday, Celtics star Kemba Walker placed the blame on his shoulders. “I got to be more aggressive,” Walker said after finishing with 15 points on 4-for-9 shooting with eight assists in Toronto’s 100-93 win […]
Continue readingNBA Twitter reacts to OG Anunoby’s season-saving buzzer-beater
Kemba Walker, who finished the game with 29 points, thought he had iced the game for the Celtics with an assist after finding a cutting Daniel Theis for a go-ahead dunk, leaving just 0.5 seconds on the clock and giving Boston a two-point lead. Coach Nick Nurse put the ball into his All-Star point guard’s […]
Continue readingJaylen Brown calls Celtics’ last-second loss to Raptors a ‘disgrace’
But after Raptors forward OG Anunoby shook free for a stunning buzzer-beating 3-pointer that saw Toronto escape with a heart-stopping 104-103 victory, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown didn’t attempt to hide his disgust over allowing the Raptors to survive — and remain in the series as a result. “That was just a f—ing disgrace at the […]
Continue readingHubie Brown-inspired play lifts Raptors past Celtics in final second
As he was walking toward the bus following Thursday night’s come-from-behind 104-103 victory over the Celtics, Raptors coach Nick Nurse glowingly talked about the origins of the final play that ended with OG Anunoby’s game-winning 3-pointer. He told The Undefeated’s Marc Spears about a set of DVDs from 2008 that featured various basketball coaches talking […]
Continue readingFour big questions the Raptors need to answer to come back from a 2-0 deficit
On Tuesday, they lost 102-99 to the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the semifinals. The Celtics’ comeback victory left the defending champions with little margin for error, and this time, they don’t have Leonard to help them Who can replace Leonard as the Raptors’ No. 1 option on offense? Can coach Nick Nurse finally […]
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