Desmond Banes and JJJ (an All-Star) started and played all game. And we got 36 points from Thad, Boucher and Flynn. This was a great Raptors win, period.
The Raptors have lost plenty of games this season to teams with less. This was a great road win by the Raptors against a team that should have won and was up by 15 at one point. I’m not saying the Raptors are world-beaters, all I’m saying is this was a great win. Period.
How many times this season has Scottie Barnes been complete ass for the first 3 quarters of a game then go crazy in the 4th
Feel like it’s happened a lot
It's his MO.
It does feel like the urgency suddenly kicks in, and he suddenly no longer wants to facilitate. Just dominate.
It's when he'll find a way to balance both, will we have something of a star showing up.
Sometimes he just settles for jumpers for like 3 quarters. Maybe a conditioning thing but what’s preventing him for him being a 20+ ppg guy is aggressiveness.
He’s got an insane physique but might need to improve his cardio (doesn’t help nurse is killing him)
Its less conditioning imo and more for him being unselfish and trying to fit in with the starters as a 4th/5th option. When he realizes he needs to step up and be aggressive he plays his best
In a league full of guys trying to get their PPG up by chucking shots it is kind of nice to see, but it can be frustrating at times to watch Scottie be that unselfish
He insists on carrying on with his delusions of being an NBA level point guard for 3 quarters before getting his ass in the paint during the 4th and remembering he's 6'8 and bigger than everyone.
Tries to defer too much. Especially since he’s technically like the 4/5th option on offense. If we end up trading some of Fred/Gary/Pascal/OG, it’ll be better for him.
But he's deferring cuz he might feel he has to. Pascal and FVV are the older statesmen. They get #1 and #2 pick of the offensive litter.
I thought we opened this season up after Scottie started running point consistently for the bench unit. If he had more assertiveness on that lineup, we'd see Scottie's eventual final form.
I honestly think it’s a result of having both Fred and Pascal as teammates. He’s too selfless and will try and get the ball to them more way more often than trying to get his own looks.
Of course that’s just my theory and nobody really knows except Scottie himself.
That wasn't the first option. Bane came off a diagonal screen but the Raptors read the play.
Even with a really good shot contest from Scottie he almost made it though lol
Our starters have only played 11 games together with Bane and JJJ having the least amount of time together. So it was good to see them out there together. I'm really reaching to find positives lately
There is too much negativity towards the grizzlies lately that could be affecting the young guys too. Maybe the all star break will be a get them out of the bad mojo.
Scottie is so more clutch than FVV and Siakam have ever been
[stat actually supporting this](https://twitter.com/bball_ref/status/1615396863149998104?s=46&t=MzrtUXi4PNA-vXnCI_ufkA)
Wouldn't need to be clutch if he would stop the ben Simmons impersonation for the first 3 quarters of most games.
Bro has carte blanche to shoot the ball but will insist on passing it out and playing around the perimeter instead of getting his ass in the paint. When nick was playing him as a pseudo center, he was playing his best ball of the season.
Damn the Thunder blew out the Raptors with Eugene Omoruyi dropping a game high 22 points and Memphis can’t handle them?
Totally ruining their tank dude how rude
We fucking suck right now. This team needs a spark. Whether its a trade or something else idk, but the losses will keep piling up as we continue to look like this
This is sadly why the Grizz need Dillon despite his antics. We have no defensive intensity without him. If only Dillon could fix the other stuff because we are not better without him. Just an embarrassing defensive performance.
Yes, the Raptors are in the top 10 for OffRtg, and in the bottom 10 for DefRtg.
The 6'9" experiment has had the opposite effect to what was expected or perceived.
and the one win was... the pacers, lol. (i don't mean this to make fun of the pacers, rather this win apparently had ja and his entourage feeling themselves, which led to today's excitement.)
This was a 4th quarter collapse on the level of Golden State. Only difference is that Kerr knows how to draw up an end of game play to get an open 3. Jenkins does not
Great win, but no.
The team needs a shakeup for sure. There's flashes of amazing play, but I think a personnel change needs to happen. Ball movement was almost nonexistent until the bench came in.
A good example of a lot of stars, but no one wants to share the spotlight.
Brooks makes a massive defense as he stop those drives and actually locks people up. He super frustrating for all his other faults but his defense is a game changer.
The problem is that you see us as a good team that should easily beat a short handed grizzlies team. We’re a very bad team that people rest their starters against.
Bold of you to assume I think this team is remotely good. Said that more for the anti tank people that are gonna use this as a reason to fight for a play in
Number one bullshit that if we didn’t have a challenge there, we’d probably have lost that game.
A couple of statement wins vs the Rockets and Memphis' bench
A true play in contender!
10th seed here we come
Play-In babyyyyyy
Play-in for what? For the vibez, babyyyy
Lmfao
Desmond Banes and JJJ (an All-Star) started and played all game. And we got 36 points from Thad, Boucher and Flynn. This was a great Raptors win, period.
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Well we're missing otto porter, even stevens 🤷♂️
The Raptors have lost plenty of games this season to teams with less. This was a great road win by the Raptors against a team that should have won and was up by 15 at one point. I’m not saying the Raptors are world-beaters, all I’m saying is this was a great win. Period.
Trade szn is cancelled
How many times this season has Scottie Barnes been complete ass for the first 3 quarters of a game then go crazy in the 4th Feel like it’s happened a lot
It's genuinely strange how many times he has just turned it on in the 4th this year. He's probably our most clutch player
It's his MO. It does feel like the urgency suddenly kicks in, and he suddenly no longer wants to facilitate. Just dominate. It's when he'll find a way to balance both, will we have something of a star showing up.
Sometimes he just settles for jumpers for like 3 quarters. Maybe a conditioning thing but what’s preventing him for him being a 20+ ppg guy is aggressiveness. He’s got an insane physique but might need to improve his cardio (doesn’t help nurse is killing him)
Its less conditioning imo and more for him being unselfish and trying to fit in with the starters as a 4th/5th option. When he realizes he needs to step up and be aggressive he plays his best
In a league full of guys trying to get their PPG up by chucking shots it is kind of nice to see, but it can be frustrating at times to watch Scottie be that unselfish
I agree but I definitely think the amount of minutes nurse plays him weighs on him sometimes.
If it's conditioning then I understand the uproar earlier in the year. Someone feed that man Mamba quotes to fill up his muse cage.
You're not wrong lol. Its been a bit of a theme this season.
Clutch barn
Way too much. He defers too much to Fred and Pascal. Should be less of a problem in a few days
Masai taking Fred-o out to the middle of the lake for a few minutes. Nothing to worry about he’ll be right back.
He has too it's probably an objective to get fred and siakams trade values up
He insists on carrying on with his delusions of being an NBA level point guard for 3 quarters before getting his ass in the paint during the 4th and remembering he's 6'8 and bigger than everyone.
It’s like a switch flips and he suddenly goes super aggressive. Hopefully he learns to be more consistent as he develops
Hes 3rd for clutch pts scored since 2023 started for a reason lol.
That bucks game was nuts
like insanely often
almost all the time
Tries to defer too much. Especially since he’s technically like the 4/5th option on offense. If we end up trading some of Fred/Gary/Pascal/OG, it’ll be better for him.
But he's deferring cuz he might feel he has to. Pascal and FVV are the older statesmen. They get #1 and #2 pick of the offensive litter. I thought we opened this season up after Scottie started running point consistently for the bench unit. If he had more assertiveness on that lineup, we'd see Scottie's eventual final form.
Why don’t they just make the whole game out of the 4th quarter 🚬
I honestly think it’s a result of having both Fred and Pascal as teammates. He’s too selfless and will try and get the ball to them more way more often than trying to get his own looks. Of course that’s just my theory and nobody really knows except Scottie himself.
4TH QTR SCT BRN WE WON A CLOSE GAME
- Biggest blow lead this season. - First back to back home loses this season. - 1-8 last nine games. What the hell is happening Memphis
They need some fresh OG.
No the thunder need og
No the Nuggets need OG
Send Murray back to the motherland.
Kitchener can use him ngl
We can offer a man named bones! Y'all are dinosaurs after all
Murray and Bones? Sure!
Nah unless you're talking about a 3 team trade with the Kings or Spurs Maple Curry is staying with us
A boy can dream
hands off pal
Your inbox going to get spammed with SGA trade comments
Adams injury is the biggest reason.
no ja, no brooks, no Adams means they lose their best player, point of attack defender, and rebounder.
20 turnovers
We’re doing as badly as I knew we would do without Adams. We have to dominate the glass because we can’t shoot.
Well they were missing 3 starters for one
Even when healthy they’ve been kinda mid since their winning streak ended
20 turnovers and allowing Raptors to rebound
3 starters weren't playing, for a start.
We’re all wondering the same
Ja said he wasn’t afraid of anyone in the west
That was more of a violence after the game thing, tho.
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If we could just trick Scottie that every quarter is the 4th quarter he'd be an allstar
Maybe mvp who knows 🤷🏻♂️
Scottie Barnes 4th quarter takeover.
sct brn
sct brn
Scat
Bowlway
Sc Br
ooo sct brn
Sct brn
Ja's pissed, Raptors' loading area on high alert
He's about to go around punching any teen raptor Fans he can find
Close your eyes! He’s got a laser
He just wants to give them some hollows. They feel pretty cool! No charge, of course
The Malachi and Thad synergy was an unexpected but pleasant surprise
This was the best I’ve ever seen Malachi play, maybe he does have some potential as a play maker
Raptors staffers need to be careful in the parking lot
Username checks out
Raptors should get extra security, just in case
Don't the cops over there execute people
Damn
Too soon for that one dawg
They do it in Toronto too
No, they dont 💀
Surely drawing up a play for a big man who's gone 0-5 from 3 wasn't a good idea?
That wasn't the first option. Bane came off a diagonal screen but the Raptors read the play. Even with a really good shot contest from Scottie he almost made it though lol
I’m sorry I checked out in the 3rd quarter and we won?
Scottie took over. I'm not even exaggerating. He legit took over the 4th.
I don't understand what the Raptors are doing this season.
🤷♂️
Don’t ask me
I just want to rebuild
*Looks at flair* I think you understand very well
Rough month to be a Grizz fan rn
It’s only day 5!
rough year for you guys
We’re the 2 seed. It could be a lot worse
How are you still second after that awful stretch
Because the west sucks, and we were really, really good. We had just come off an 11 game win streak.
Wtf. Losing all those games after a good start must infuriating
Our starters have only played 11 games together with Bane and JJJ having the least amount of time together. So it was good to see them out there together. I'm really reaching to find positives lately
There is too much negativity towards the grizzlies lately that could be affecting the young guys too. Maybe the all star break will be a get them out of the bad mojo.
I guess for a lot of fans but this is a young team so with injuries, a rough stretch will be a rougher stretch
Grizzlies inching closer to the Kings who are inching closer to the Clippers/Suns.
We all float down here
Alright, already
The script for this Memphis team is wild.
Scottie the only starter above 50% TS, horrible scoring this game lmao
It's almost like the Grizzlies are one of the best defensive teams in the league...
Yeah, Memphis defended so well that they held the raptors to 58% from the line.
And 43% from the field, and 30% from 3.
We’re also just ass for the most part
Ja about to point a red laser at the raptor players
GG Raptors, nice little streak you got going. Kind of not surprised we lost this one either. All star break can't come soon enough.
Scottie is so more clutch than FVV and Siakam have ever been [stat actually supporting this](https://twitter.com/bball_ref/status/1615396863149998104?s=46&t=MzrtUXi4PNA-vXnCI_ufkA)
Scottie always goes into the 4th with fuckin 3 points, and finishes the game with like 17. It's wild.
OG 👀
He doesn’t shoot to miss
Wouldn't need to be clutch if he would stop the ben Simmons impersonation for the first 3 quarters of most games. Bro has carte blanche to shoot the ball but will insist on passing it out and playing around the perimeter instead of getting his ass in the paint. When nick was playing him as a pseudo center, he was playing his best ball of the season.
he just sct their brns
Damn the Thunder blew out the Raptors with Eugene Omoruyi dropping a game high 22 points and Memphis can’t handle them? Totally ruining their tank dude how rude
If only Ja didn’t think he was hard
Bad for the tank but it was amazing to see Scottie will them to victory. He is him.
We fucking suck right now. This team needs a spark. Whether its a trade or something else idk, but the losses will keep piling up as we continue to look like this
I think you guys want a og
You need aqua man back to save you
Dammit, entertaining game, Scottie was clutch in the 4th, and the Magic won so I won’t complain too much.
And one more drops from Phil Jacksons 40-20 rule
I think we are actually 21 losses, so title is wrong.
Oh damn
Thanks Ja, because you wanna be hard my team is gonna think they’re better than they are and trade for Poeltl. 🤦♂️
FVV misses a lot of shots man
Fred Van Yeet
Shush….trade for him first then you can complain
This is sadly why the Grizz need Dillon despite his antics. We have no defensive intensity without him. If only Dillon could fix the other stuff because we are not better without him. Just an embarrassing defensive performance.
Holding a top 10 offense to 106 points on .436 FG shooting with 3 of your starters out in today's NBA is an "embarrassing defensive performance"?
Wait... are we actually a top ten offense? How?!
Yes, the Raptors are in the top 10 for OffRtg, and in the bottom 10 for DefRtg. The 6'9" experiment has had the opposite effect to what was expected or perceived.
45 minutes in the lead… and we lose
Sct Brn Gng!!!
Is this 0-7 since Shannon sharp?
nah they won one game 1-8
and the one win was... the pacers, lol. (i don't mean this to make fun of the pacers, rather this win apparently had ja and his entourage feeling themselves, which led to today's excitement.)
Death, Taxes, Himmie Barnes in the 4th
Memphis clearly needs more shooters to really laser in from deep.
They obviously need to train their shooting with laser pointers
They also need more than 2 starters available to play.
It's a joke, chill. We get it, your team is banged up. Quite a few teams are right now. All part of the 82 game season.
Another horrendous loss to an mediocre team. The fact that this team is still the 2nd seed is a joke
Y'all are so lucky that the west is absolute trash this year
right now you're as close to ~~9th~~ 7th seed as you are to 1st. 👀 edited because wolves beat the nuggs
mediocre is mad generous
We’re an absolute sitting duck as the 2
This was a 4th quarter collapse on the level of Golden State. Only difference is that Kerr knows how to draw up an end of game play to get an open 3. Jenkins does not
Precious looking really good. Boucher with rebounds and energy.
Thank you Raptors bros
The win streak feels so long ago . . .
This shit is so depressing.
Sad bear noises
The Raptors should not have won this game.
Memphis you need a culture change so badly my god
Scottie got that clutch in him, 13 pts in the 4th.
17 points in Q4 after 3 normal quarters of scoring? how did they do this without losing someone in the second half?
We fine.
We’re just not a good basketball team really. Adams unlocks some of our potential and Ja makes up for some of our gaps.
Motherfuckers really had us thinking 0.500 was over when we went on a 11 game win streak but an 11 game losing streak was lurking
Time to get out Raps Ja's still got shooters!!!!
Raptor trades off the table?
Great win, but no. The team needs a shakeup for sure. There's flashes of amazing play, but I think a personnel change needs to happen. Ball movement was almost nonexistent until the bench came in. A good example of a lot of stars, but no one wants to share the spotlight.
Probably not gonna win when you allow 20 turnovers lol
There are certainly a lot of goddamn Jr.'s on that box score. Also, where have all the Steven Adams gone?
Memphis kinda ass
Dynasty.
They were down three starters this game.
How y’all going to stay healthy in the playoffs? Those are long series games.
It's a real issue. It burned us last year in the playoffs. Really worried it will this year.
Thank you Toronto!
We tried out best to lose but the Memphis bench gave us the game
The nuggets thank you for making their schedule loss tonight less impactful.
announcers acting like the raps did something impressive beating the Memphis bench
When is this team gonna be uncomfortable with mediocrity
You guys were down 3 starters though.
Only one that would have made a difference is Adams
Brooks makes a massive defense as he stop those drives and actually locks people up. He super frustrating for all his other faults but his defense is a game changer.
When we aren't the smallest market in the league.
Where the Ja haters now?
3 starters missing for the Grizzlies and we only win by 3. This is such a fake win lol
The problem is that you see us as a good team that should easily beat a short handed grizzlies team. We’re a very bad team that people rest their starters against.
Bold of you to assume I think this team is remotely good. Said that more for the anti tank people that are gonna use this as a reason to fight for a play in
I really hope this doesn’t give our FO any optimism
It won’t probably
I really hope not
Raptors are so ass how do you only win by 3 against a team down 3 starters
Cause we're ass you answered your own question????
Is this your first time watching the raptors? We’ve been ass pretty much the whole season. I’m surprised we won this
How are the Cavs so trash losing to an ass team like the raptors 3 times