NBA Playoffs! Round 1, Game 4: Toronto Raptors 98 - Washington Wizards 106 (TIED 2-2)

[The Claw Reborn]

We were up by 8 with Lowry-Wright-Miles-Siakam-Poeltl on the floor at the 8 minute mark of the 4th then Siakam missed a close range, Derozan went full ISO compounded with too many turnovers, the rest is history.

Winnable game but the Raptors just reverted to old habits when it mattered most especially when complementary guys are not scoring. Both Lowry and Derozan most especially Derozan just emptied the clip.

[hotfuzz]

What if the Raptors lose this series?

IF that happens....they have to consider blowing it up.

[golden]

What if the Raptors lose this series?

[DanH]

Stupid freaking Casey.

Played possum with me all year, making me think he'd learned how to make some decent substitutions, just so he could pull the rug on me in the playoffs. Screw him. Even did great in the first half of this one. Then literally threw the game away in the 4th.

Dammit. We talk about how hard playing 5 on 8 is, but 5 on 6 can be just as hard when the 6th man for the other side is your coach.

There were plenty of issues in this one. Guys passed up open looks, the defence was spotty, the turnovers were a huge problem, again. But it was there to be had, the refs even gifted us that foul-out on Beal. And Casey decided to lose.

Gah. So stupid.

[Demographic Shift]

VanVleet is going to be the storyline here going forward lol.

Remember, the Raptors are the 1 seed. The Wiz are the 8 seed. If you can't beat the 8 seed without a reserve player, then you are in serious trouble. Forget about Philly, Raptors are not beating Washington.

They should tear down the team after this series. A bunch of collective joke of players.

Then where would you be able to impart your special brand of charm if there are personnel changes to the team you love to hate.
Maybe you could yell at inanimate objects in the parking lot....

Lol...such passion you have for the negative...

[G__Deane]

What if the Raptors lose this series?

Have you tried to imagine them winning it ?
It's pretty cool

[Nilanka]

Love FVV, but missing this much action, he's likely not going to come back and be his regular self just yet. We should win this series without him.

Casey's gotta be smarter with his rotations and play calling.

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[psrs1]

Also, Miles is useless when the three isn't falling...and I've never seen Serge play so scared before.

Maybe NP should get his minutes.

[Nilanka]

Jonas wasn't spectacular tonight, but nobody was. No idea why he only saw 15 minutes. He's a guy who should be playing 30 mins every night.

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[psrs1]

Stupid freaking Casey.

Played possum with me all year, making me think he'd learned how to make some decent substitutions, just so he could pull the rug on me in the playoffs. Screw him. Even did great in the first half of this one. Then literally threw the game away in the 4th.

Dammit. We talk about how hard playing 5 on 8 is, but 5 on 6 can be just as hard when the 6th man for the other side is your coach.

There were plenty of issues in this one. Guys passed up open looks, the defence was spotty, the turnovers were a huge problem, again. But it was there to be had, the refs even gifted us that foul-out on Beal. And Casey decided to lose.

Gah. So stupid.

Hey DanH I feel your frustration. Keep your chin up.

[consmap]

In the Milwaukee series last year, the Raptors were able to rely on Norman Powell to be that third ball handler who could also shoot, relieving some of the pressure on DeRozan and Lowry.

With FVV injured right now we don't have that guy. Wright can handle the ball well but his shooting leaves a lot to be desired (if he shoots it at all). CJ is the opposite, but on nights like tonight he isn't giving you spacing anyway.

Everyone that plays off of the ball for us needs to be a threat.

[The Great One]

Love FVV, but missing this much action, he's likely not going to come back and be his regular self just yet. We should win this series without him.

Casey's gotta be smarter with his rotations and play calling.

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I've never seen a team who bench their best player for the first 6-7 mins of the 4th. Sub pattern the whole game was atrocious.

[The Great One]

I've never seen a team who bench their best player for the first 6-7 mins of the 4th. Sub pattern the whole game was atrocious.

LeBron on the other hand is out here playing 45 mins a night lol.

I'm not comparing DeRozan to LeBron obviously. But DeMar is the team's best player. Why would you sit him that long in the 4th?

[Vegas]

So everything that everyone has been saying about Raptors over the last 2-3 years is coming true yet again.

[hotfuzz]

So everything that everyone has been saying about Raptors over the last 2-3 years is coming true yet again.

That is the most concerning part.