Scottie Barnes really showed out in the first round. High-level playmaking, efficient scoring, and premium defense. The 24yo has a bright future on the biggest stage...
The Toronto Raptors have a great future. Scottie Barnes is a top-15 player. Collin Murray-Boyles was a great pick and a stud.
Salute to them on a great season 🫡
This Raptors team has a great foundation and will be a force in the East for years to come. Scottie Barnes is made for playoff basketball. They'll have a breakthrough at some point.
Barrett: “We always believed we could play at this level. Obviously, this loss hurts, but I think it also shows the rest of the league, the rest of the world what we’re building here. When you see the Toronto Raptors, you’re gonna have a dog fight.”
Raptors wanted to put Harden in action, got him to switch on to Ingram here. Right side is clear, drives baseline to force help. Good relocations from Toronto to tilt rotations and Barrett gets a 3.
The Raptors say Immanuel Quickley will not be available for the remainder of the team’s first round playoff series.
Toronto says Quickley reinjured his right hamstring as he was going through the rehabilitation process.
Offensively, the biggest advantage of playing Collin Murray-Boyles over Jakob Poeltl is his ability to punish Cleveland's bigs for helping/roaming.
Unlike Poeltl, he's a versatile, forceful play-finisher who can dribble. His dunk rate this year is 16%, compared to Poeltl's 6%.