This has not been a good week for NBA referees. https://t.co/G41TyM4QyF
— SB Nation NBA (@SBNationNBA) March 18, 2018
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Game #70: Oklahoma City Thunder 132 - Toronto Raptors 125
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One good thing about today: Delon was strong in the fourth. Not scared at all, and made some good plays."Stop eating your sushi."
"I do actually have a pair of Uggs."
"I've had three cups of green tea tonight. I'm wired. I'm absolutely wired."
- Jack Armstrong
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Barolt wrote: View PostNah. I don't buy this. Fred Van Vleet and Kyle Lowry run the crunch time offense for the Raptors frequently, and they didn't have either guy in the last 3 minutes, which is a huge deal.
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slaw wrote: View PostBy the way, this isn't just Toronto. The Pelicans just got screwed against Houston. The Pistons the other night. It's been virtually every week that teams are losing games directly as a result of the officiating.
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Zainab wrote: View PostThe dumbest take on twitter right now is "this is why the Raptors can't win in the playoffs".
— Anthony Doyle (@Anthonysmdoyle) March 18, 2018
Literally none of this loss is replicable in the playoffs. They won't play 7 games in 11 days, they won't play OKC, and they won't be resting Fred.
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostSomething that's very replicable in the playoffs that happened: losing because the best player on the court is on the other team, and he makes more big plays down the stretch. This is one of our two achilles heels; the other being that the only player we have to guard Lebron is a rookie.
1.) The other team having the best player and getting superstar calls as a result (mainly an issue with the Cavs in the east and anyone we play coming out of the west if we get to the finals). Could be problematic against Philly or Milwaukee also.
2.) Lowry and DeRozan under-performing (we've seen it basically every year, not much needs to be said here).
3.) Bench unit prowess being limited. Other teams will not play their bench units as often and will ramp up minutes for their stars. The advantage we have with our bench will be reduced and the onus will be placed more on the starters to produce.
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