Game 3, Playoffs Round 1: Toronto Raptors @ Orlando Magic - Friday, April 19th 7pm ET - SN1

[Axel]

I don't want to wait till Friday. I need more now. Maybe I'll take a page from Joey and re-watch the Vince / T-Mac Slam Dunk contest

[bertarapsfan]

Hope McCaw plays. He could be a good option to put on T-Ross of the bench for his 1st stint. Just play him 5 minutes and see if he can stop Ross from getting hot. Dude had like 15 pts in the first Q last game. Surprisingly he wasn't able to keep it up but you cant let a shooter like him get so hot right off the bat. FVV can never see another possession on Ross he can just get his shot off so easily over top of him. So give Mccaw a stint on him early and if he can shut him down then go back to him in the 2nd half.

[Scraptor]

Raptors throwback basketball cards:

https://m.imgur.com/a/wDXmbSk

[bertarapsfan]

Pretty sure someone called this last game...

[Hotshot]

Pretty sure someone called this last game...

Well they have to give Orlando a fighting chance...

[Zak24gege]

Pretty sure someone called this last game...

Get ready for some head scratching calls from TB. He's almost as bad as Davis.

[planetmars]

Ugh.. I knew it.. and watch us get Ed Malloy on Sunday.

[DogeLover1234]

And..... it's a loss.

the guy’s been around the team for years, we better hope that curse ran its course.

[The Great One]

And..... it's a loss.

Need Drake to attend the next Leafs home game!!

[RaptorsVictim]

There is areas of our game that should improve when combined with the defensive intensity gives much optimism for a Game 3 victory. First, I expect our 3P% will jump to 45 to 50% very, very soon. Magic will be trying to keep Kawhi from going beast-mode again so if he moves the ball to a facilitator or shooter we should get plenty of open 3P looks. Green and Siakam are due for a hot game from distance.

Secondly, we need to be careful of reaching in or slapping at the ball type fouls. We gave them 24 free throws (made only 12 or 13).

Lastly, Norm has to wake-up. He was playing very good towards the end of the season yet in the past 2 games, he's committed silly fouls and cannot make a shot.

Go Raps Go

I agree with you about him not making shots, but his defence was really sharp. He protected the perimeter really well and never lost his man.

[inthepaint]

Notice a trend ???

You mean 3 of the top 6 are Raptors?

[Zak24gege]

You mean 3 of the top 6 are Raptors?

They are practically all from the Top 3 teams GSW, Bucks and Raptors

[Raptor Jesus]

Kyle Lowry criminally underrated;

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/which-playoff-teams-have-the-most-star-power/

[Jclaw]

Pretty sure someone called this last game...

yup

https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

[golden]

Kyle Lowry criminally underrated;

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/which-playoff-teams-have-the-most-star-power/

For the playoffs? No. Kawhi being labelled a gamma is more egregious. lol.