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PhiladelphiaFish

Is there any reason to be concerned about the Raptors yet?

Those who have watched closer than I have, are the Raptors in any danger with this series at 2-2 or does it still feel like they're in the drivers seat? If they drop game 5 the same way as the last two, will fans begin to panic?

I saw DeRozan didn't end up shooting all that well the other night, but I thought he played ok when I was watching him. I was surprised they didn't end up winning after the Beal ejection though tbh. Anyone care to weigh in?

Posted Apr 23, 2018, 10:31 PM UTC

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ATS15[NYK] Michael Beasley•

If they lost game 5 its done.

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I agree sadly, next game is a must-win imo considering we're at home

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dropdatdurkadurk•

It's not so much about this series as much as what it says about them for more difficult challenges later on

Biggest thing is defense

Per John Schumann as of March 26 last month

"The raptors have been the 2nd worst defense in the nba vs top 10 offenses in the nba"

They haven't shown they can do squat vs higher end offenses and so far a 111 def rating this series

That and a lot of bad offensive habits returned in the 4th quarter of last nights game

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The amount of easy buckets I've seen them give up to Marcin friggin' Gortat is astonishing

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dropdatdurkadurk•

This is directly related to why Valanciunas didn't play as much in game 4 as some were clamoring for

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YeezusBad808sBest•

Think of this as a 2nd round matchup. If you win in 6 or 7 in the second round it's a good thing generally, and Washington are around the calibre of a team who would typically make the 2nd round. Just 8th seed because of injuries.

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WestbrooksStylistHeat•

definitely. Wiz got all the momentum right now and seem to be gelling

probably just assuming, but I still think Raps got that mental block in the back of their heads of underperforming in the playoffs

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GOAT_Redditor76ers•

Lets wait until they get FVV

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captfaramir[WAS] John Wall•

Who was supposed to be available in game 2. So much for that

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DoesNotChodeWell[TOR] OG Anunoby•

He played in game 2. He was clearly hurting and not playing well so he only played like 3 minutes.

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aaronrizz•

I’d be concerned, Washington aren’t a genuine 8 seed as they were effected by injuries for most of the season. I think Toronto will be eliminating a real threat if they manage to take out the series.

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DoesNotChodeWell[TOR] OG Anunoby•

I do sure wish we got the Bucks or Heat right about now.

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happyflappypancakesWizards•

Nice to hear that after many were stating the Wiz were potentially worse than them.

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thisiseku[CLE] LeBron James•

Wizards certainly have a good chance if Beal decides to show up on the road.

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happyflappypancakesWizards•

Very true. It's been the Wall show all series, but Beal only showed up at home.

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ryeasyKnicks•

Yes because the series is tied and I'm sure they were hoping it'd be a 4/5 game series.

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Obviously we're in some danger but I still think we win. We managed to build up relatively big leads in each of the last two games so it's not like we were completely outclassed.

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exasperated_dreamsSupersonics•

Not until they lose at home

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DonEYeetRockets Bandwagon•

I mean the Raps had all the hallmarks of a regular season team but people(myself) included decided to have faith In them regardless. They've beat up on bad teams while being just ok vs good teams and have faltered down the stretch.

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threeoneleads[CLE] Larry Nance•

I trusted them to win in 5, smh

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snacktastic2Lakers•

they have no answer for Playoff wall at all. I don't think they're making it out of the first round

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TheAnonymousUsername[CHI] Derrick Rose•

They were able to beat playoff wall games 1-2

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captfaramir[WAS] John Wall•

Playoff wall who missed exactly half the season and for some reason wasn't played in this last regular season games

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TheAnonymousUsername[CHI] Derrick Rose•

He played well in games 1 and 2 tho

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captfaramir[WAS] John Wall•

Yeah except for those missed layups tho

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Retroesque[GSW] Stephen Curry•

Next game is pivotal. They're not the same team on the road and Washington has momentum going into game 5. Also doubt Beal will be a non-factor anymore with his two great games

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sportsfan161•

2-2 is anybody's game but raptors have looked good at home afterall.

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realsa1tRaptors Bandwagon•

Because no matter what happens, we’ll always blame the refs

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AnotherStatsGuyPelicans•

As long as they hold serve on homecourt, they're heading to the Finals. Just look at the 2008 Celitcs.

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biinroii01Celtics Bandwagon•

i really dont get why the wizards give satoransky more playing time i feel like they were mad good with him while wall is out now they just kinda forgetting about that

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gunmetal15•

I'm not concerned about them at all, they are definitely on pace to meet expectations of an eastern conference semi-finals loss.

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WallStar206Wizards•

If you lose two games on the road to the 8 seed it should be a concern. Idc what raps fans say about the wizards playing below their talent during the season

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canephalanxCavaliers•

Damn, right. But then again, Wiz are kinda the outlier 8 seed team. Barring the Wall injury, they were in the middle of the pack.

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WallStar206Wizards•

Maybe. The 8 seed in the West would probably be the favorites over the Wiz. And in the East probably only the bucks would be the underdog vs the Wiz

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mkramer4•

Lol wtf

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[deleted]•

You should care, acting like we're losing to a borderline lottery team is disingenuous. The Wizards went 20-21 without Wall and they're much better with him.

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stubbysquiddLakers•

But are they better than the Raptors?

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[deleted]•

Of course they aren't. If we lose we deserve to get clowned but it's not like we'd be losing to an actual ~.500 team.

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stubbysquiddLakers•

I knot but i was expecting the Raptors do be more dominant, especially after how they dominated during the regular season, they are looking like they looked in all the other playoffs they underachieved.

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WallStar206Wizards•

We are still the 8 seed and you are the 1. There is no playoff team in the East who is much worse or worse at all. In the West the TWolves would probably be the favorite

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