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

[golden]

Real 1st seeds don't shit their pants in the 4th quarter. This wasn't just a bad quarter, we were legit PANICKING. I know that we'll get through the 1st round. And 2nd too. Probably we'll get to the finals, if players take anxiety medication or something.

This is what coaching is for.

[KeonClark]

Sorry but I'm not seeing a massive talent advantage in this series for Washington

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It's not a talent issue, it's running the offense when the going gets tough. Turnovers and misses on offense caused the defense, and we collapsed

Raps should win game 5..need to figure out how to play tougher on the road

[Mitch P]

What does that mean?

Separation is when the ligaments that join the scapula to the clavicle (collarbone) are torn. Dislocation is when the head of the humorous (upper bone of the arm) pops out of it's socket. The latter is a problem because soft tissues are usually torn too and it tends to happen again. That was Delon's injury. Separation is usually fine when it heals completely but can take quite a while.

[rocwell]

Casey knows.

Casey: “We turned down some good looks I thought we normally step into.”

— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) April 23, 2018

[veda-parabolist]

I'm pretty confident we win the next game at home. Wizards just start playing well when they get a bit of home momentum, I don't think they can do it at the Acc. Of course you never know, but i like our chances of course.

Freddy being back would be a great help, but it feels like we might have to wait until at least game 6 for that.

Let's win game 5 on our home court, and hope Fvv is back for game 6 and we can try to end it there.

[Demographic Shift]

Wall is better than Lowry and DeRozan. He's a franchise PG.

That's why this team will never win anything. Bruce Arthur nailed it.

Love how you wallow in self pity

[rocwell]

Casey: I’d rather have a good look at a three than a turnover. I don’t know why we’re hesitating.

— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) April 23, 2018

[Sonny]

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.

[consmap]

Tempted to utilize the ignore button for the first time ever

It's a nice tool. I use it frequently

[golden]

It's not a talent issue, it's running the offense when the going gets tough. Turnovers and misses on offense caused the defense, and we collapsed

Raps should win game 5..need to figure out how to play tougher on the road

This is where Popovich would tear into his veterans, if they didn't stay with the program. Usually it was Parker when he was younger, but sometimes even Duncan got flak. And they would take it and do what he says. Casey just doesn't know how to get things back on the rails during games, before it gets out of hand.

Raps absolutely dominated EC in net rating, while the Wiz stumbled across the finish line. A huge difference is coaching.

[rocwell]

Oof, Raps offense. Too much stagnant DeMar stuff late, Ibaka frozen when easy passes were right in front him, Wright passed up shots, probably too much Poeltl time. Beal and Porter working together to get open in 3Q changed the game.

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 23, 2018

[Sonny]

Casey knows.

Casey: “We turned down some good looks I thought we normally step into.”

— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) April 23, 2018

He's right. How many wide open shots did Wright, Ibaka and Lowry passed tonight? DeRozan is going to get the blame of the 29 shots but the other guys are scared to shoot.

[rocwell]

We've seen this version of Raptors. I'm not worried about Game 5. Raptors line just opened and I'm taking it. -7,0.

[Rudy Bargnani]

Raps made 7 3’s tonight.
Made 16 in game 1.

[golden]

We've seen this version of Raptors. I'm not worried about Game 5. Raptors line just opened and I'm taking it. -7,0.

Yep. I sense a blowout at home, which I hope isn't followed by another Kyle+Demar bromance podium interview.