Vivek Jacob

The Raptors need these 5 days off. The offence is fried, Jak's back is beyond stiff, IQ should recover by then and we should get another RJ update next week.

Team is taking both Wednesday and Thursday off before getting set for the Heat on Monday.

"Refs you suck" chants, the Raptors playoff environment is complete

it is so tough to see jak like this

He has a health issue

Increasingly glaring that the Raptors are going to need another big man via trade, Jak can barely move. They can't go through the whole season like this.

Big ovation for the GOAT of halftime shows Red Panda as she completes her flawless set. The Raptor gives her flowers as she leaves the court.

Absurdly poor second quarter by the Raptors. Couldn't score, couldn't rebound, KAT dominated and OG was pretty loud too.

34-13 in the second quarter means the Raptors trail by 17 at halftime. Don't think they can use Hepburn or Gradey in the 2nd half

LOVE the energy fans have brought to Scotiabank Arena for the NBA Cup quarterfinals. Exactly the vibe that makes this tournament a success, we've got a great game brewing with a playoff atmosphere in December.

Raps lead 39-35 after the 1st Q and BI has 17

If this is a preview of playoff Brandon Ingram... my goodness

Brunson is straight cooking, 20pt first quarter now wow

Surprised Ja'Kobe didn't start this game after how well he defended Brunson in New York. Not having IQ as well changes the dynamic but Jalen's got 13 in the first 8 mins tonight

Great to see the Raptors start this game off on the right note. BI, even with a defender as good as OG, seems happy to see single coverage and has 6 early points and a sweet dime to Shead for a layup.

Toronto leads New York 15-11 with 7:05 remaining 1st Q and KAT has 2 fouls.

If the Raptors win tonight, they will play the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup semis. If they lose, they will travel to Miami to play the Heat on Monday, Dec. 15th and have the rest of this week off.

Scottie Barnes receives his East Defensive Player of the Month before the NBA Cup quarterfinals

Jamal Shead and Ochai Agabji will start in the backcourt

KAT remains a game time decision

Darko says he is in playoff mode for tonight, wife tried to talk to him a couple times last night but he was too focused on scouting the Knicks

Immanuel Quickley won't play tonight but Jamal Shead is good to go, per Darko

Wrote about the Raptors' struggles of late, the much needed timing of a two-game week, AJ Lawson impressing in the latest Raptors in 7

Also included, how much the offence hits a wall when the shot clock is under 15 for the non-RJ Raptors and why

raptorsinseven.substack.com/p/nba-cup-we...

Alphonso Davies came on in the 88th minute of Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Sporting today, marking a return after nearly 9 months out (261 days).

Great to see him back, baby steps 🙏🏽

#CanMNT

YouTube video by Locked On Raptors How the Toronto Raptors can pull the NBA Cup UPSET over the New York Knicks | QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW!

New @lockedonraptors.bsky.social where @vivekmjacob.bsky.social joined me to tee up every angle of the Raptors-Knicks Cup quarterfinal tonight!

🏀Will this get treated like a playoff game, Xs & Os wise?
🏀Impact of injuries for both teams
🏀Key matchups, Hack-a-Mitch & more!

youtu.be/IFAB_uqaMUY

Wrote about the Raptors' struggles of late, the much needed timing of a two-game week, AJ Lawson impressing in the latest Raptors in 7

Also included, how much the offence hits a wall when the shot clock is under 15 for the non-RJ Raptors and why

raptorsinseven.substack.com/p/nba-cup-we...

NBA Cup Raptors vs Knicks QF injury report

Jamal Shead questionable with a right quad contusion

Jamison Battle doubtful with a left ankle sprain

RJ Barrett remains out and will miss the semis too if they make it.

RJ Barrett has been treated with a platelet-rich plasma injection, and his condition will be updated in a week.

Diagnosis remains a right knee sprain.

Immanuel Quickley is questionable (illness) and Jamison Battle is doubtful (ankle sprain) for tomorrow against the Celtics.

RJ Barrett remains out.

It can both be true that the Raptors are struggling to find a consistent offensive rhythm without RJ and that the 5th game in 7 nights has taken a toll tonight.

No excuses, just reality. This team needs to be healthy to be good.

With the Round of 32 now added with a 48 team World Cup, it's the top 2 from each group that advance along with the 8 best 3rd place teams

Based on Elo ratings (more accurate measure of current performance compared to FIFA), we're looking at:

25 - Canada
13 - Switzerland
89 - Qatar
18 - Italy / 40 - Wales / 64 N. Ireland / 68 Bosnia + Herzegovina

"These are the teams in Pot 1" and the first team shown is Canada 🥲

Canada is officially in Group B, Mexico in Group A, and USA in Group D. They are all Pot 1 teams which means they can't be drawn alongside Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Can't be drawn with other CONCACAF nations either.