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Toronto-Philly: Game 7 Recap (“wow wow wow”)
Kawhi drove, he faded, he shot, he weirdly squatted and waited, he celebrated. See surprise and awe exhibited, in text message form: “AHHHHH” “Hoooly shit” “NO FUCKING WAY. Shot of the playoffs. Wow wow wow.” “Insane. That had some magic” “What a finish. I’ve never seen a shot like that” And finally, obscurely: “That […]
Raptors-Philly Game 7 Preview: Toronto’s shooting, Philadelphia’s Bench, and Ben Simmons verbs
Looking Back: I think my written notes from the fourth quarter summarize Game 6 pretty concisely. Philly played well at home, and the Raps tossed out a dud, leading to an inevitable blowout, 112-101 for the Sixers. That score belies how far apart the two teams were for most of the game. The Sixers were […]
Raptors-Philly Game 5 Recap: Lowry post defence, working the refs, and Danny Green’s big game.
What a win! This game wasn’t the nailbiter that Game 4 was. The Raptors’ starters showed up. Every starter scored in double figures. Every starter (except Kawhi?!) hit at least two 3-pointers. Ben Simmons took five shots all game. Joel Embiid played sick and finished with eight (8!!) turnovers, letting Van Vleet pick his pocket […]
Raptors-Philly: Game 4 recap / Game 5 Preview
RAPTORS WIN RAPTORS WIN RAPTORS WIN It’s 90 minutes to tip-off of Game 5, so I’ll keep this one short. This game was a nailbiter and yellmaker. Until the final minute (when the Raps went ahead 7 on late game free throws), the largest lead either team ever achieved was 6 points. It was back […]
2019 NBA Playoffs: TOR v PHI (Game 1 Recap)
I’m writing this one a couple of days after the fact but before the start of game 2. This is just a rough summary of what happened in the game, plus a few other thoughts that come across my mind (value added, straight from my brain). Game Recap Overall, a very solid game for […]
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