Game #53: Boston Celtics 91 - Toronto Raptors 111

[Hotshot]

If anything we get much better when we sub.

That's the thing, our starters are not top 5 in the league but the Raptors bench is.

[Puffer]

Clearly, and no argument about this, "Boston is Trash." Hat tip to Dan H.

[Zainab]

This is a feature, not a bug, btw. Up until recently, the Raptors couldn't win games like this (where the opposition locked in on DeRozan and/or Lowry). If they're going to get over the hump in the playoffs, it'll be because they're able to do it now.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 7, 2018

[slaw]

Best game of the year? That Houston win was impressive and the Cavs blowout is up there but this was a different kind of performance.

[Zainab]

If recent history is any indication, the #Raptors will enjoy a big edge should they get home-court advantage vs the Celtics in a playoff series pic.twitter.com/LSNKIRiglP

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) February 7, 2018

[Zainab]

Of Fred VanVleet's game-high 8 assists, 4 led to CJ Miles 3-pointers. Overall, per @BlakeMurphyODC, the Raptors' 73% assist rate marks their highest in a game this season. Here's their assist network: pic.twitter.com/TJ8c2nbkgf

— Positive Residual (@presidual) February 7, 2018

[Zainab]

The @Raptors OG was doing that before you had facial hair young one pic.twitter.com/SpaQJcYRDX

— Will Taylor (@WillyT21) February 7, 2018

[Zainab]

Toronto shredded the NBA's best defence in perhaps the most impressive display of 'Raptors 2.0' yet this season: https://t.co/akhydfAXOA

— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) February 7, 2018

[Zainab]

If Dwane Casey can lead the depleted Team LeBron to victory it might be his finest work of an already impressive season.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 7, 2018

[Zainab]

raptors going to the finals idc. pic.twitter.com/kfVSfXnUQL

— earnest. (@madvilIainy) February 7, 2018

[Zainab]

Great night for the celtics to get blown out. All the attention will be on this tragic cavs collapse. No one will even know the celtics lost, they will see the standings and just say the celtics are the best in the east now - CUZ NOBODY sees us #WeTheHidden

[Zainab]

OBI ONE KANOUBIII

The @Raptors OG was doing that before you had facial hair young one pic.twitter.com/SpaQJcYRDX

— Will Taylor (@WillyT21) February 7, 2018

[Cody73]

https://streamable.com/ojsdp

[007]

FVV: "Our job is to not have any drop-off when we sub. That's the problem that a lot of teams face in the NBA, when they take their main guys out there's a drop-off there. And when we're really rolling there's no drop-off when we sub."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 7, 2018

I LOVE how much confidence and swagger the bench mob has. At this point I'm talking myself into all-bench units in the playoffs, and we even have a strong 11th man (the seemingly resurrected Norm) to throw out there if needed

[Zainab]

Kyrie Irving after lopsided loss to Raptors: “As a one of the veterans on this team, I just got to be better. This one is just mainly on me, kind of just taking responsibility and trying to be better as we go forward.” pic.twitter.com/W5c6CZHygm

— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) February 7, 2018