Game #8: Toronto Raptors 129 (7-1) vs Philadelphia 76ers 112 (4-4)

[S.R.]

Cris Carter says nothing's changed, Kawhi will sign with either the Lakers or Clips next year.

Why waste your time with this? Quick reminder on Cris Carter's recent track record with Kawhi inside scoops:

There aren’t many teams that will be able to make a Kawhi trade work at this point, but the Toronto Raptors appear to be one of them. They have a veteran star in DeMar DeRozan who could go to San Antonio in return, plus they have cap space and some young pieces to put around Leonard, even if it is only for a year before he becomes a free agent.

However, FS1’s Cris Carter is adamant that Leonard will not go North of the border. He’s close to Kawhi, and said this morning on “First Things First” that it won’t happen.

“I’ll let you know; he’s not going to Toronto,” Carter said. “I have warned people.”

That was literally half a day before the trade went down. Half a day.

[KeonClark]

Cris Carter says nothing's changed, Kawhi will sign with either the Lakers or Clips next year.

Dude should stick to telling me the best wide receivers in the nfc north. Stay in yo lane

[A.I]

Not that I wish for injuries, but if one of Steph/Durant/Klay goes down, then everything's wide open.

I think the Raptors can take Curry/Klay/KD. On paper, we match up very well with them. Lowry on Curry, Green on Klay, Kawhi on KD. You can throw OG on Klay or KD, you can throw Siakam on KD. A lot of versatile defenders. It will be tough in a 7 game series, but i think there is a possibility.

Now if Cousins comes back plays even 50% of how he is capable of playing, then there is basically no chance.

[The Great One]

Klay Thompson just scored 52 in 26 mins and these people turned this segment to a Klay/Lakers segment. Wtf? It seems like ESPN wants to see all the best players play for the Lakers.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gAwdWHd0ZE8

[MixxAOR]

Klay Thompson just scored 52 in 26 mins and these people turned this segment to a Klay/Lakers segment. Wtf? It seems like ESPN wants to see all the best players play for the Lakers.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gAwdWHd0ZE8

That's their agenda.

[LJ2]

Rockets are terrible. Portland had one of those "schedule losses". Playing 3 games in 4 nights, on the road, etc.. and yet they beat Houston by 19.

The "Melo" Affect is really strong this season.

We lost pretty badly against the Bucks with our star player out as well.

[MixxAOR]

The Toronto Raptors will decline the fourth-year option on Malachi Richardson, The Athletic has learned. Richardson, the No. 22 pick of the 2016 draft, will become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) October 31, 2018

[planetmars]

There’s a Melo effect but Houston without Harden isn’t really Houston

We lost pretty badly against the Bucks with our star player out as well.

True about Harden.. but Portland had a MAH score of 8.5. Really brutal. Generally a team coming off a road trip like that would usually struggle against a team like Atlanta or Sacramento let alone Houston (who by the way had 3 days rest).
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...m-lose-2018-19

The Blazers have the dubious honor of kicking off the 2018-19 Schedule Alert campaign. This game will mark their fourth game in six days, their third game in four days (all on the road) and the second of a back-to-back set with overnight travel across time zones. Sheesh. After facing the Pacers in Indianapolis, the Trail Blazers will head out that night for Houston -- gaining an hour along the way -- to face the Rockets the next night. Meanwhile, the Rockets will enter this game with a three-day rest advantage.

Houston without Harden I guess is a lottery team. So I guess he really deserved that MVP last year.

[KeonClark]

True about Harden.. but Portland had a MAH score of 8.5. Really brutal.

I cant keep track of all these fancy new stats that keep coming lol

[The Great One]

Also shows how OVERRATED Chris Paul is.

[KeonClark]

Also shows how OLD Chris Paul is.

fixed

[planetmars]

I cant keep track of all these fancy new stats that keep coming lol

Something some sleep doctor invented, and ESPN is running with. The higher score the more brutal your game is due to the schedule. A score of 8 or higher is bad. We have one coming up. The second game of the B2B against Utah on Nov 5. Chances are we lose that one.

[KeonClark]

Something some sleep doctor invented, and ESPN is running with. The higher score the more brutal your game is due to the schedule. A score of 8 or higher is bad. We have one coming up. The second game of the B2B against Utah on Nov 5. Chances are we lose that one.

Yeah, I was hoping to go 3-1 on the trip cause that's looking like a loss.

Still 3-1 on ANY Western road trip was unheard of a few years ago for us, no matter who the opponents were

[S.R.]

Nah, Houston's success last year was built on:
Harden
CP3
Versatile wing defenders
Capella

With injuries and suspensions this year plus the loss of 2 of the 3 key versatile wing defenders, they've been missing 2-3 of those ingredients on most nights.

But overall they've dropped back to the pack anyway. Closer to the Nuggets and Jazz now than the Warriors.

[KeonClark]

Nah, Houston's success last year was built on:
Harden
CP3
Versatile wing defenders
Capella

With injuries and suspensions this year plus the loss of 2 of the 3 key versatile wing defenders, they've been missing 2-3 of those ingredients on most nights.

But overall they've dropped back to the pack anyway. Closer to the Nuggets and Jazz now than the Warriors.

Rockets fell back, Warriors added Cousins. yay!!!...