OT: The Official Toronto Raptors Thread

Encouraged that they played well against and beat a very good team.

Metalleaf said:

Encouraged that they played well against and beat a very good team.

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The Rockets were without their starting PG and C, and on the second night of a back to back.

But, none of that diminishes the effort we saw, particularly at the defensive end of the floor. Definitely an encouraging win.

Raptors pretty much lead start to finish and beat the T-Wolves.


But I'm having trouble deciding whom I'd pick for NBA MVP...I'm leaning toward Russell Westbrook because I feel he's been carrying the Thunder into the playoffs on his back in the absence of Durant. But it is so close between him, Curry, Lebron, and Harden.

And as I say that Harden goes off for his 2nd 50 point game in about a week.

Nice to see us beat the teams we should like that.

Raptors playing some garbage basketball heading into the playoffs. Some of the worst i've seen in the last 2 seasons. Casey needs to make better choices. Having Lou Williams milk the clock only to chuck a contested 3/fadeaway should not be part of the playbook.

Yep,, Washington will handle them easy if they continue their current trend of play

They're going to strongly regretting dropping the two winnable games vs Boston and that recent Detroit game. Milwaukee would have been a significantly easier first round opponent.

Now the Raptors likely won't make it out of the first round.

That's funny...because most NBA people think the Bucks would have been a much tougher opponent for the Raptors in the first round, instead of an offensively incapable Wizards side. Kidd and Giannis would have done more damage than a Wizards team trending in the same direction as the Raptors. Raptors have a good chance to win vs Washington.

That's funny...because most NBA people think the Bucks would have been a much tougher opponent for the Raptors in the first round, instead of an offensively incapable Wizards side. Kidd and Giannis would have done more damage than a Wizards team trending in the same direction as the Raptors. Raptors have a good chance to win vs Washington.

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All of this. The Raps want no part of Milwaukee in round 1.

The Raptors would be essentially facing an evil version of themselves in round 1 vs Washington.

Its scary how similar they are:

Toronto: 48-33 0.593 12.0 32-19 11-5 26-14 22-19 6-4 L 1
Washington: 46-35 0.568 14.0 30-21 10-6 29-12 17-23 6-4 L 1

Am I missing something here? I thought that the Bucks were terrible. Or are we worried about facing that ******* who doesn't wear a tie again?

They certainly aren't a joke if that's what your asking.

Assuming we can get out of the first round, happier to likely face Atlanta then Cleveland.

Metalleaf said:

The Raptors would be essentially facing an evil version of themselves in round 1 vs Washington.

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Raptors vs Wizards is set.


**** Washington?

soco22 said:

Assuming we can get out of the first round, happier to likely face Atlanta then Cleveland.

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yep. perfect.

avoid the cavs as long as possible.

(1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) Brooklyn Nets
Game 1 - Sun. April 19, Brooklyn at Atlanta, 5:30 PM, TNT
Game 2 - Wed . April 22, Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7:00 PM, NBA TV
Game 3 - Sat. April 25, Atlanta at Brooklyn, 3:00 PM, TNT
Game 4 - Mon. April 27, Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBD
Game 5 - * Wed. April 29, Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBD
Game 6 - * Fri. May 1, Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBD
Game 7 - * Sun. May 3, Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBD

(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Boston Celtics
Game 1 -- Sun April 19 Boston at Cleveland 3:00PM ABC/R
Game 2 -- Tue April 21 Boston at Cleveland 7:00PM TNT
Game 3 -- Thu April 23 Cleveland at Boston 7:00PM TNT
Game 4 -- Sun April 26 Cleveland at Boston 1:00PM ABC
Game 5 * Tue April 28 Boston at Cleveland TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 30 Cleveland at Boston TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 2 Boston at Cleveland TNT

(3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks
Game 1 -- Sat April 18 Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00PM ESPN
Game 2 - Mon April 20 Milwaukee at Chicago 8:00PM TNT
Game 3 -- Thu April 23 Chicago at Milwaukee 8:00PM NBA TV
Game 4 -- Sat April 25 Chicago at Milwaukee 5:30PM TNT
Game 5 * Mon April 27 Milwaukee at Chicago TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 30 Chicago at Milwaukee TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 2 Milwaukee at Chicago TNT

(4) Toronto Raptors vs. (5) Washington Wizards
Game 1 -- Sat April 18 Washington at Toronto 12:30PM ESPN
Game 2 -- Tue April 21 Washington at Toronto 8:00PM NBA TV
Game 3 -- Fri April 24 Toronto at Washington 8:00PM ESPN2
Game 4 -- Sun April 26 Toronto at Washington 7:00PM TNT
Game 5 * Wed April 29 Washington at Toronto TBD
Game 6 * Fri May 1 Toronto at Washington TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 3 Washington at Toronto TBD

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans
Game 1 - Sat. April 18, New Orleans at Golden State, 3:30 PM, ABC/R
Game 2 - Mon. April 20, New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 PM , TNT
Game 3 - Thu. April 23, Golden State at New Orleans, 9:30 PM, TNT
Game 4 - Sat. April 25, Golden State at New Orleans, 8:00 PM ,ESPN
Game 5 * - Tue. April 28, New Orleans at Golden State, TBD
Game 6 * - Fri. May 1, Golden State at New Orleans, TBD
Game 7 * - Sun. May 3, New Orleans at Golden State, TBD

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks
Game 1 - Sat. April 18, Dallas at Houston, 8:30 PM, ESPN
Game 2 - Tue. April 21, Dallas at Houston, 9:30 PM, TNT
Game 3 - Fri. April 24, Houston at Dallas, 7:00 PM, ESPN
Game 4 - Sun. April 26, Houston at Dallas, 9:30 PM, TNT
Game 5 * - Tue. April 28, Dallas at Houston, TBD
Game 6 * - Thu. April 30, Houston at Dallas, TBD
Game 7 * - Sat. May 2, Dallas at Houston, TNT

(3) L.A. Clippers vs. (6) San Antonio Spurs
Game 1 - Sun. April 19, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 PM, TNT
Game 2 - Wed. April 22, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 PM, TNT
Game 3 - Fri. April 24, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 9:30 PM, ESPN
Game 4 - Sun. April 26, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 3:30 PM, ABC
Game 5 - * Tue. April 28, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers,TBD
Game 6 - * Thu. April 30, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio,TBD
Game 7 - * Sat. May 2, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TNT

(4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
Game 1 - Sun. April 19, Portland at Memphis, 8:00PM, TNT
Game 2 - Wed. April 22, Portland at Memphis, 8:00PM, TNT
Game 3 - Sat. April 25, Memphis at Portland, 10:30PM, ESPN
Game 4 - Mon. April 27, Memphis at Portland, 10:30PM, TNT
Game 5 *- Wed. April 29, Portland at Memphis,TBD
Game 6 * - Fri. May 1, Memphis at Portland, TBD
Game 7 *- Sun. May 3, Portland at Memphis, TBD

Raptors trail by 4 at the half. Same old Raptors with iffy defense and terrible shot selection. Also James Johnson has yet to make an appearance for some reason. Hopefully Toronto can get there shit together in this second half.