Keerthika Uthayakumar

YouTube video by Locked On Raptors The numbers say the Toronto Raptors are REALLY good | Which early season stats make us say "WHOA!"?

New @lockedonraptors.bsky.social where @keerthikau.bsky.social joined me to talk about some early season Raptors stats making us say "WHOA!"

🏀Incredible offense, on the team & player level
🏀Starters maybe a wagon?
🏀Clutch time, success vs. good defenses & more!

youtu.be/kCQPybRpUr0

The first spot in the Knockout Rounds could be decided tomorrow 👀

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Some fun facts about the 10-5 Raptors:
- 7th in offence, 3rd in halfcourt offence
- lead the NBA with 21.7 fast break points
- won 9 of 10, 2nd in defence in the last 10
- lead the NBA in avg. speed on defence
- 6th in eFG%
- 1 of 4 teams to rank top-10 in TO rate & opp. TO rate

I am v tired, have had 2 days off since the start of the season I think, have to wake up around 5:30 most mornings to meet deadlines but it's all okay because I finally get to watch beautiful basketball regularly.

Hello, good morning, the Raptors have the third-best halfcourt offence in the NBA.

Raptors rotations tonight:
- Starters were +10 in 17 minutes tonight, their best differential in any game this season.
- Raptors were +18 in 20 minutes with Barnes, Barrett, Quickley & Poeltl on court.
- Shead/Dick/Mamu/Walter units were +11 in 4.5 minutes

Raptors outscored the Sixers 12-6 over the last 4:59 tonight, held them to 2-for-7 shooting & 0-for-3 from three.

5 straight wins for the 2nd time in the last 4 seasons.

Sandro Mamukelashvili ignites Raptors off the bench: ‘He’s good at … every little thing’ In his first shot at regular rotation minutes, the Raptors' utility forward is helping his team soar.

I spoke with Sandro Mamukelashvili about his big chance to carve out an NBA role

These Tuesday night, 11 pm ET games are a crime.

I miss when rookies were my age

Fun fact: there are 82 players on rosters right now that were born AFTER LeBron James made his NBA debut on Oct 29, 2003.

Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett & Jakob Poeltl have played in 10 games together this season, more than they did all last season.

Last season: 9 games, 3-6 record, 140 minutes, -11.2 net rating
This season: 10 games, 7-3 record, 162 minutes, -0.8 net rating

you're right, thank you!

Fun fact: the Raptors are one of five teams to rank top-10 in offence & defence rating this season, joining the Thunder, Nuggets, Spurs & Rockets.

8th in offensive rating, 10th in defensive rating.

This was not a game the Raptors would have won last season.

Shot 58% at the rim, 44% on the fast break, gave up 17 points off 17 turnovers.

They were down 108-106 with 1:41 remaining. Held the Hornets to 0-for-5 shooting the rest of the way. 3 blocks in the last 37 seconds.

Victor Wembanyama has 43 blocks in 12 games this season, 6 more than the Pelicans have as a team in 13 games.

every time I write that they're sixth in offensive rating, I have to go double check because it doesn't sound familiar.

Raptors are sixth in the NBA in offensive rating this season (!!). They're scoring 118.2 points per 100 possessions, up from 109.6 last season.

That's 8.6 points per 100 more this year than last, the largest increase in the NBA this season.

😭😭

Sad fact: Injury-ravaged Indiana’s 1-12 start is the worst for a team that reached the prior season’s NBA Finals since Milwaukee’s 1-12 start in 1974-75.

are you not entertained??

Fun fact: Cooper Flagg has played 441 minutes for the Mavs this season, more than Anthony Davis has in his Mavs career (415).

my new keyboard is putting extra spaces in everything smh

Most fast break points in a game this season:
36 - Raptors on Nov 8 at PHI
34 - Raptors on Oct. 22 at ATL
33 - Raptors tonight at IND
33 - Mavs on Nov. 8 at WAS
33 - Hawks on Nov. 12 at SAC

Raptors were 2-45 when going down by 10 or more last season.

They came back from down 10 tonight, their fourth double-digit comeback win this season.

Raptors are 4-5 when trailing by 10.

Raptors are 3 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2021-22 season.

6 road wins. They didn't win 6 road games until March 2nd last season.

it has it!! zoom out a lil & it'll show up

This night has been insane

37-year-old Steph Curry is the third-oldest player to record back-to-back 40-point games in NBA history, after Michael Jordan & LeBron James.

He's the oldest to have back-to-back 45-point games since Jordan in 2001.

Giannis Antetokounmpo assisted on 14 of the Bucks' 20 threes tonight.

His 18 assists led to FIFTY points.