Game 23: Golden State Warriors (15-8) 128 - Toronto Raptors 131 (19-4)

[Scraptor]

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NOTES:

• Raptors are 2nd in ORatg, 7th in Dratg, 2nd in NetRatg; Warriors are 3rd, 18th, and 5th
• Much of the Warriors' defensive woes has to do with the ongoing absence of perennial DPOY candidate and all-around donkey, Draymond Green, who will most probably be out the next two games (including this one). Green has missed 9 of the Warriors 22 games.
• EDIT: Steph Curry is listed as out with a groin strain
• Our current 6-game win streak is tied for the sixth longest in franchise history. If we win against the Dubs there will only be three longer win streaks in franchise history (of 11, 11, and 9 wins)
• According to bbref, we have lost 8 consecutive games to the Warriors, going back to March 2014. We lost a close one to them by 2 points this past January, at home, without Kyle; DeMar put up a valiant effort with 42 points but the Warriors got balanced scoring from Steph/KD/Klay and Green was a +24
• Kyle postgame on why we won in Memphis: "Can I say a curse word on here? We stopped b-tching, you know what I'm saying? That's what we stopped doing. We started to play basketball."

After we win this game:

[KeonClark]

LOL Durant was hot last week. It happens. He's a great scorer. No one's denying that. But the reality is Kawhi can do anything that Durant can. Can't say the same thing about Durant. Kawhi can put up points just like Durant. Kawhi is a far SUPERIOR defender than Durant. And oh, Kawhi is a WINNER unlike Durant.

Winning matters right? Kawhi Leonard has the highest winning percentage of anyone ever in the history of the NBA. I think he has a winning percentage of 766%. Magic Johnson is 2nd, Larry Bird 3rd.

Also, before Kawhi, who was the last winger to win the DPOY and average 20 plus ppg? the answer is Michael Jordan.

Kawhi > Durant

Durant is a winner t rex! He found his own team and won b2b finals mvps! Havent you heard? The hardest road!

[The Great One]

LOL Durant was hot last week. It happens. He's a great scorer. No one's denying that. But the reality is Kawhi can do anything that Durant can. Can't say the same thing about Durant. Kawhi can put up points just like Durant. Kawhi is a far SUPERIOR defender than Durant. And oh, Kawhi is a WINNER unlike Durant.

Winning matters right? Kawhi Leonard has the highest winning percentage of anyone ever in the history of the NBA. I think he has a winning percentage of 766%. Magic Johnson is 2nd, Larry Bird 3rd.

Also, before Kawhi, who was the last winger to win the DPOY and average 20 plus ppg? the answer is Michael Jordan.

Kawhi > Durant

[Nilanka]

Last night's win over the Warriors was the most-watched Raptors regular season game ever on TSN with 564k viewers. 1.9 million Canadians tuned in to some part of the game. The previous most-watched reg season game was last month's season opener (528k). The Kawhi effect is real.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) November 30, 2018

On TSN4, no less.

[Jclaw]

It only makes sense that this is also the longest regular season game thread here as well.

I geniunely think this might end up being the regular season game of the year for the NBA as a whole.

Until December 12th

[Just Is]

It only makes sense that this is also the longest regular season game thread here as well.

I geniunely think this might end up being the regular season game of the year for the NBA as a whole.

[consmap]

Just wanted to say congratulations to all the members who have worked so hard to make this possible. These are fun times. Having been through the tough years makes them a little sweeter.

Hey, I just noticed that I have set a new record for most posts in a game thread. I don't expect it to last.

Thanks Bob.

[Puffer]

Just wanted to say congratulations to all the members who have worked so hard to make this possible. These are fun times. Having been through the tough years makes them a little sweeter.

Hey, I just noticed that I have set a new record for most posts in a game thread. I don't expect it to last.

[rocwell]

record

[TacoBreath]

+1 😎

[G__Deane]

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[meductic]

Last night's win over the Warriors was the most-watched Raptors regular season game ever on TSN with 564k viewers. 1.9 million Canadians tuned in to some part of the game. The previous most-watched reg season game was last month's season opener (528k). The Kawhi effect is real.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) November 30, 2018

What is there about the idea of paying money to get a good executive and good players so that you can broadcast a saleable team does Rogers not get? Sorry... baseball lapse. Back to the Raps...

[planetmars]

With this post, this is now the longest regular-season gamethread in RR history, at 1036 posts, surpassing game #12 of the 2015 season, where we lost to GSW 115 to 110.

https://forums.raptorsrepublic.com/f...unt&order=desc

(note that while some older gamethreads have been merged, they appear to continue to be listed at the correct spot when sorted by reply-count.)

edit: whoops, this ties the record. Someone make another post to break it!

You missed the OKC/Toronto game. 5th game of the 2015-2016 season:
https://forums.raptorsrepublic.com/s...nder-98/page53

Got to 1042 posts.... almost there!