Michael Grange

SGA: 35 pts on 21 shots. Career-high 15 assists. No turnovers. Two Game-swinging threes in final minute. Ties WILT and ‘Foul merhanted’ himself to 4 FTs, 🤣 Enough with ‘one of the best’ … it’s Joker & SGA with Wemby coming and SGA isn’t 2nd or 3rd. End of list.

SGA celebrates like he’s done it before because …. he just did it …again.

Ok shai.

SGA has 17p/7a on 9 shots in 1st half vs. Denver, OKC up by 6. Safe bet SGA keeps his 20 pt streak going. Chance to break Wilt’s record Thurs.Crazy how much better offense looks with Mitchell back & now McCain. No one is beating these dudes if Jdub, IHart & Chet are healthy (all out tonight).

I think a safe middle ground would be more ‘catch’ blocks.

'Efficient on both ends': Barrett heating up at right time for Raptors It has taken a while for Barrett to feel comfortable since his injuries, but the signs are there.

“I think we know what he’s capable of” — RJ Barrett finds his form in time for Raps stretch run, and in 3pt Grange: a cool moment for Ryan Nembhard, a lay-up line injury and Markelle Fultz’ audition: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

'Efficient on both ends': Barrett heating up at right time for Raptors It has taken a while for Barrett to feel comfortable since his injuries, but the signs are there.

“I think we know what he’s capable of” — RJ Barrett finds his form in time for Raps stretch run, and in 3pt Grange: a cool moment for Ryan Nembhard, a lay-up line injury and Markelle Fultz’ audition: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Will they get your
Dad jokes tho.

Loss to Timberwolves a reminder Raptors stuck in NBA's middle tier With 20 games remaining and three quarters of the marathon NBA season behind them, we can pretty conclusively conclude the Toronto Raptors are… kind of okay!

A fun and refreshing detour to the mushy middle? … And in Three-point Grange, some thoughts on the Raptors 9th roster spot … and the 15th: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Raptors trail Twolves 55-54 at half. Well-played game. Barrett with 14, Barnes 10. Raps shooting 50 percent from three. TWolves with 14 from Randle. TWolves shooting 54% from floor and 42 per cent from three.

Julius Randle does not worship at the alter of the kickout pass.

Raptors start with 19-7 lead but TWolves finish on a 24-8 run to take a 31-27 lead at end of 1Q. For second game in a row game turned when teams went to their bench . Shead and Mamu -12, Walter -9.

Really nice compliment to Brunson and gives the Knicks some real speed and pace when Brunson sits or even to take pressure off half-court when they play brief stints together. Thought he looked really good vs. Raptors.

A deluge of small mistakes cost the Raptors, who aren't good enough to survive those against the league's best teams ...plus CMB injury intel and some good and not-so-good Raptors takes from a pair of legends in Three-point Grange --

Knicks loss proves Raptors can't compete with East's best The Raptors fell to 4-16 against teams with a better record than theirs with Tuesday's loss to the Knicks. Michael Grange explains why Toronto isn't good enough to compete with East's best.

The Raptors have a razor thin margin for error against teams like the Knicks and too often they end up needing a bandage: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

“OG? We’re going to shut him down tonight” — Darko Rajakovic joking/not joking about success former Raptor Anunoby has had against Toronto as a Knick.

Raptors' path to prominence goes through one-sided rivalry with Knicks On an even playing field as two playoff contenders, the Raptors should be rivals with the Knicks. Their 0-3 record this year and 11-game losing streak against them says otherwise. Michael Grange has ...

The Knicks and Raptors have enough history that they could be rivals -- and might even have a playoff series coming up in the near future. But first the Raptors have to show that they can beat this edition of the Knicks. Just once -- www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

ICYMI —

Notebook: Raptors have no excuses against Wizards The Raptors have no excuses. As Michael Grange writes, if they don’t win on Saturday in Washington, maybe they don’t deserve the playoff position they’ve been working towards all season.

Three-point Grange; practice edition: What does Scottie Barnes have in common with Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett (potentially) … how to be a 10th man and …. The Lion King: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

How Jamal Shead became the Raptors’ leader and life of the party (Gift Article) Whether he's barking instructions or cracking jokes, the second-year guard has become a leader of one of the NBA's most surprising teams.

I've shared it a few times already, but if you only read one Eric Koreen story this week, make it my profile on Jamal Shead, who is on the NBA's All-Emotional Intelligence team. (gift link)

Some good Wemby quotes in here, plus a Kelly Olynk
@CanBball update, the latest on Gradey Dick's rotation situation and everyone loves Mamu all in Three-point Grange:

Spurs, Wembanyama remind Raptors of rewards tanking can produce Say this for the Spurs: when they decide to tank, they get it right. The Raptors got a taste of San Antonio's rewards for years of tanking in a tight loss on Wednesday. Michael Grange has the story.

“We did not win the game because we played better basketball” — Wemby and the Spurs were lucky to escape from Toronto with a win, sure, but a years long tanking strategy could bring them a title: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Raptors get signature loss? 110-17 after taking Spurs to final horn (Ingram misses look at game-tying 3). Raps hold Wemby to 12 pts on 3/12 . But Wemby finishes w 5 blocks and is +19 in 30m. Ingram & IQ w 20 for Raps. Vassell and Fox w 21&20 for Spurs. Raps 34-25, Spurs 42-16.

No! 🤣

Very encouraging that Poeltl popped up after landing hard on his back in collision with Wemby.

If you had Raptors pitching a shutout vs. Wemby (he's 0/4 from floor) & leading red-hot Spurs 59-57, I hope you made some $$ . Impressive half by Raps on second-half of B2B. CMB doing good job moving Wemby off his spots. Ingram with 14, Barnes w/ 13. Harper w/ 15 for Spurs.

Jontay Porter has signed with Seattle of the USBL, and they’re saying he’ll play March 7.

I believe he’s still awaiting sentencing.

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Adrenaline overdose from last night vs. Raps.

Tough luck for emerging fourth year 🇨🇦🏀 star who is having a career year with Blazers:

Raptors find fight, but struggles against top teams persist Sitting at 4-14 against the top 10 teams in the league, the Raptors' struggles against tough competition may haunt them come playoff time. But at least for a stretch, there was some fight. Michael G...

“Where were we last year vs. now?” — a fair point, but the Raptors leveling up has only revealed the levels that are beyond them right now, as a loss to Shai-less Thunder indicates—
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