Everything (2016-2017) Regular Season Game Threads

[consmap]

Didn't get to see the game, sounds like it was an ugly one but we were able to come back thanks to good shooting jights from Cory & JV.

Also, kudos to DeRozan for playing facilitator tonight when he knew his shot wasn't falling.

I didn't even notice that JV had 19 pts until now

[special1]

Didn't get to see the game, sounds like it was an ugly one but we were able to come back thanks to good shooting jights from Cory & JV.

Also, kudos to DeRozan for playing facilitator tonight when he knew his shot wasn't falling.

I think you missed the part about Kyle Lowry

Yes, he played and he was awesome.


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[DanH]

Gah! Internet decided to die last night (and I don't have cable) so I haven't seen the game yet!

I didn't realize how much of a junkie I was until this withdrawal. On Lowry's return night too!

Time to see if League Pass is blocked by my work's firewall like all the other video streaming sites...

[KHD]

Stan's reaction to every JV bucket screams "i wish drummond could do that". lol

also if you guys want to rag on JV's PnR defence, check out andre "super athletic" drummond's. Straight garbage effort.

[Cody73]

I think you missed the part about Kyle Lowry

Yes, he played and he was awesome.


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No, I saw that Lowry had 27 & 10. What I meant was that other guys stepped up besides DD next to Lowry.

[Axel]

Gah! Internet decided to die last night (and I don't have cable) so I haven't seen the game yet!

I didn't realize how much of a junkie I was until this withdrawal. On Lowry's return night too!

Time to see if League Pass is blocked by my work's firewall like all the other video streaming sites...

Just finished the game now. Real ugly to start, scattered ugly throughout, but strong finish. Kudos to the back court for moving the ball and both getting double digit assists.

Biggest interest note for me is going to be the new rotation. Carroll with 13 mins. PPatt with 16. Powell with DNP-CD.

[Cody73]

Game #80: Raptors VS Heat @ ACC, 7:30 PM EST- Friday April 7, 2017

Projected Starters:

Kyle Lowry
Demar DeRozan
Demarre Carroll
Serge Ibaka
Jonas Valanciunas


Goran Dragic
Josh Richardson
Rodney Macgruder
Luke Babbit
Hassan Whiteside

Let's get back into the flow, guys. Let's crush Miami!!!!

[KHD]

Just finished the game now. Real ugly to start, scattered ugly throughout, but strong finish. Kudos to the back court for moving the ball and both getting double digit assists.

Biggest interest note for me is going to be the new rotation. Carroll with 13 mins. PPatt with 16. Powell with DNP-CD.

powell needs to get his shit together.

Hopefully with lowry back we'll see some lowry+bench units like we used to, where Powell isn't the guy asked to create. He just can't do it.

[KHD]

what's the seeding implications? if we win out are we guaranteed 3rd?

[drshanx]

Yup magic number for 3 seed is 3. Winning out guarantees it. If boston crashes and burns we still have an outside shot of 2 seed.

[Jclaw]

What'd I miss? Did the sky fall?

For about 46 minutes it did. But then Lowry and DeMar caught it and heaved it back up to where it's supposed to be. Maybe a bit higher.

[rocwell]

[Jclaw]

Stan's reaction to every JV bucket screams "i wish drummond could do that". lol

also if you guys want to rag on JV's PnR defence, check out andre "super athletic" drummond's. Straight garbage effort.

The first basket of this video is huge. How many times has Demar had the ball, about to get double teamed and JV is standing relatively open under the basket? And somehow the ball gets passed out to the perimeter as if JV wasn't there. If Demar continues to show this recognition, that would be a game changer.

[Axel]

Let's get back into the flow, guys. Let's crush Miami!!!!

[S.R.]

Given that it was Lowry's first game back, his first time playing game minutes with Ibaka and Tucker, and the whole team really needing to shift from the way they've been riding DeRozan as their fulcrum for 20-whatever games to now playing with Lowry again, that's a lot going on. So they were off for three quarters and pulled it out in the 4th - not all bad.

Also love that, as DanH mentioned earlier, JV really looks to be ramping up his play for the postseason. Playoff JV is by far my favourite version of JV. With him being capable of 15+ ppg in this mode and Ibaka here, that bodes really well for a team that used to be Lowry + DD or nothin'. Just gotta play tough defence and find different ways to score from game to game.

Love a team that can close it out.