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There was the early explosion after Kawhi Leonard left, scoring 28 points a game for Toronto's first eight games in 2019-20, shooting over 40 percent from deep.

He is fantastic on or off the ball, as a defender, as a rebounder, in all sorts of situations playing all sorts of positions. He’s been growing in stasis, always in a “prove it in the playoffs” mode no matter what he does in the regular season. (I maintain that the Raptors would have won the championship in 2019-20 if they’d beaten the Boston Celtics, and especially if the pandemic had never happened, but that’s unprovable, so I digress.) Instead, the Raptors are on the verge of getting swept by a Philadelphia team that has outclassed the Raptors in many expected ways and plenty of unexpected ones, besides. He wanted the team to be his. If there’s one dart that has in fact found its mark, it’s that Siakam has not raised his level of play in the playoffs without Leonard alongside him drawing the defense’s attention. But for a long time now, very little has changed in the conversation even as the subject has shifted his own status. Later in the season, he made the conversation about himself in the best way possible. He started in the All-Star Game. He tailed off as a result of the pandemic, which has been well covered, yet he was still voted to the All-NBA Second Team. Then came the bubble and a disastrous playoff performance followed by a down (but still actually quite good for Siakam himself, if not for the Raptors) 2020-21 campaign that ended in injury. By the time he came back from the torn labrum this season, few had the patience to wait for him to return to form as he averaged 14.4 points a game in his first five. The Raptors could have won Game 3. And then how many of those teams would kill for a running mate — who’s already proven he can win a championship as a sidekick — who’s an elite two-way force who plays perfectly alongside the star and who is already on the roster? All of that is utter and tired nonsense claimed by typists who are fans more of trade machines than NBA teams, cutting their fandom teeth in MyLeague rather than #ThisLeague. How many teams would kill for Barnes as their future superstar?

Given the trend line of this series, it feels more likely that the Philadelphia 76ers win running away than the Toronto Raptors win or keep it close.

Game 3 was such a backbreaker for the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies have displayed such killer instinct all year, this one seems like a gimme. And with the most recent reports as of filing indicating the Mavs are “optimistic” about Doncic’s return for Game 4 ... well if the books want to give me points, I’m here for it. I mean, just trade everyone and start over at this point if you’re Danny Ainge and the Utah Jazz brass. Plus, he’s topped 29 points in just under half of his games played this year. But the Nets were just 5-27-1 against the spread as home favourites this season, which terrifies me. Boston has looked like a title contender and a team with room for improvement. This series is in a very weird place from a betting perspective. The Utah Jazz are in utter disarray after dropping two straight to go down 2-1 against a Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks team that everyone wrote off when the Slovenian injured his calf in the Game 82 of the season. Plus, Embiid may or may not have a torn ligament in the thumb on his shooting hand. The Raptors were +12 in the turnover battle. It’s the kind of game that breaks your spirit. The big Cameroonian will probably finish behind Denver’s Nikola Jokic for MVP, but you’d never believe that from this series.

The No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft found about the honor from Raptors legend Vince Carter, who won the same award in 1998. Carter recorded a video ...

“It takes me back to when I was a rookie and I was able to win the 1998 Rookie of the Year award trophy. “I want to give you some quick Raptors history if I could since we’re on the subject. Carter recorded a video that was shown during Raptors practice ahead of their Game 4 playoff against the 76ers on Saturday.

76ers superstar Joel Embiid told Drake that he was gunning for a sweep of the Toronto Raptors after Philadelphia's Game 3 win.

While the Raptors were giving Embiid free passes to the foul line in Game 3, he showed that he can be a game-changing force in this series without living at the line. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the 76ers are in a much better position to advance. Time will tell if his intuition was proven correct of the Raptors can live to fight another day.

Can the 76ers complete the sweep to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Semifinals? The Sporting News has you covered with live updates from ...

Gary Trent Jr. is up to a game-high 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting and Pascal Siakam has added 16 pointis on 6-of-11 shooting. Pascal Siakam is up to a game-high 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field. Pascal Siakam leads all scorers with 10 points while Tobias Harris' seven points lead the way for Philadelphia. Philadelphia's center is up to 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field. Game on in Toronto. TBD TBD Harden is 5 of 15 from the field. TBD TBD 3:00 p.m. — One half is in the books and the Raptors hold on to a five-point lead. Raptors vs.

Le joueur de 20 ans a cumulé une moyenne de 15,3 points et 7,2 rebonds par match à sa première saison.

Pince-sans-rire. Athlétique. Talentueux, et un véritable gagnant. Le joueur Scottie Barnes, des Raptors de Toronto, remporte le titre de recrue de l'année dans la NBA Scottie Barnes, des Raptors, élu recrue de l’année dans la NBA

Une vidéo hommage diffusée au Scotiabank Arena samedi montrait l'ex-joueur étoile des Raptors Vince Carter en train d'apprendre la nouvelle à Barnes et ses ...

Pince-sans-rire. Athlétique. Talentueux, et un véritable gagnant. Barnes, le quatrième choix du repêchage de la NBA en 2021, est devenu le troisième joueur des Raptors à décrocher le titre de recrue par excellence, après Damon Stoudamire (1996) et Vince Carter (1999). (Toronto) Le joueur des Raptors de Toronto Scottie Barnes a été nommé la recrue par excellence de la NBA.

Une vidéo hommage diffusée au Scotiabank Arena samedi montrait l'ex-joueur étoile des Raptors Vince Carter en train d'apprendre la nouvelle à Barnes et ses ...

Barnes, le quatrième choix du repêchage de la NBA en 2021, est devenu le troisième joueur des Raptors à décrocher le titre de recrue par excellence, après Damon Stoudamire (1996) et Vince Carter (1999). Pince-sans-rire. Athlétique. Talentueux, et un véritable gagnant. Le joueur des Raptors Scottie Barnes est nommé la recrue par excellence de la NBA

Barnes, who was selected fourth overall by the Raptors in the 2021 NBA Draft, becomes the third player in franchise history to win the award, joining Vince ...

Barnes had been out with an ankle injury that he suffered in Game One of the first round series a week ago. Shortly before the NBA announced that Barnes had won the award, the team said he was available to play in Game Four of the Raptors must win game against the Philadelphia 76ers, where they currently trail 0-3. The NBA has announced that Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has won the 2021-22 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year award.

A video tribute showed former Raptors great Vince Carter making the announcement to Barnes and his Toronto teammates after their morning shootaround. "We are ...

He had missed two games of the series with a sprained ankle as Toronto fell behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. He's upstairs right now getting his fitness test to see how he's doing," said Nurse in a pre-game news conference. "We're still just waiting. Joyful. Athletic. Skilled, and a winner. Stoudamire was also featured in the video tribute at Scotiabank Arena. Barnes stood at centre court during the pre-game ceremony and Ujiri presented him with the rookie of the year trophy to a loud ovation from Toronto fans. TORONTO — Chants of "Scottie! Scottie! Scottie!" rained down at Scotiabank Arena Saturday as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was named the NBA's rookie of the year.

On Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors will meet for the fourth outing of their first-round playoff series. In Games 1 and 2, ...

When the series moved to Toronto for Game 3 on Wednesday, the Sixers had a lot of trouble in the first half. Now, on Saturday, the Sixers have an opportunity to put the series away with another victory. In Games 1 and 2, which took place in Philadelphia, the Sixers dominated from the jump.

Pascal Siakam led the way with 34 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102 in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on ...

Trent Jr. had 12 points in the second and his running three-pointer with about four minutes left in the quarter capped a Raptors 26-11 run and saw them go up by 12. This series is the first Raptors playoff action at Scotiabank Arena since the 2019 championship run. Siakam led the way with 10 points in a see-saw first quarter that saw neither team lead by more than four points. He limped straight to the locker-room. Thirteen NBA teams have come back from 3-1 deficits to win series, including the Denver Nuggets, who did it twice in the 2020 playoffs. While the Raptors led by as many as 17 points on Wednesday before their heartbreaking loss in overtime, Game 4 was a tight battle from the outset.

The Toronto Raptors earned another day of playoff experience as Pascal Siakam bounces back vs. the Philadelphia 76ers and Scottie Barnes earns rookie ...

His 15 point fourth quarter blew the game open for the Raptors as the 76ers struggled for any way to slow down the potential All-NBA forward. VanVleet seemed a little off in the second quarter, passing up an open three-point attempt to find Trent for a trio. Then, in the fourth quarter, he took over for Toronto, scoring six straight points to open the quarter and sticking the Raptors to a seven-point lead early in the quarter from which they never looked back. There's no hiding from the disaster that was Game 3 for Siakam who didn't register a single point in the second half Wednesday night, but what's clear is he's learning from his mistakes. Barnes didn't get the start Saturday afternoon as Nurse opted to go with Khem Birch against Joel Embiid, his impact was certainly felt off the bench. There was a buzz in the arena as news began circling that he'd won the Rookie of the Year award, edging Cleveland's Evan Mobley by the slightest margin ever recorded.

Barnes, the No. 4 pick in the 2021 draft, becomes the third Raptor to win rookie honours after Damon Stoudamire (1996) and Carter (1999). Stoudamire was also ...

The news broke just as Barnes was cleared to play in the Raptors' game Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, after missing two games with a sprained ankle. He had missed two games of the series with a sprained ankle as Toronto fell behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. "We are incredibly proud of Scottie, and are thrilled and grateful that his hard work has been recognized with this honour,” said Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri in a statement. He's upstairs right now getting his fitness test to see how he's doing," said Nurse in a pre-game news conference. "We're still just waiting. Joyful. Athletic. Skilled, and a winner.

Les Raptors de Toronto ont évité le balayage, samedi après-midi, en venant à bout des 76ers de Philadelphie 110 à 102, au Scotiabank Arena.

Le natif de la Floride a commencé sa carrière dans la Ville Reine sur les chapeaux de roue. Les favoris de la foule se sont défaits des «Sixers» en inscrivant 30 points au quatrième quart. Son coéquipier Fred VanVleet a été contraint de quitter la rencontre avant le troisième quart, ennuyé par une blessure à la hanche.

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors lived to see another game. Pascal Siakam poured in 34 points with his best perfo...

Chants of "Scottie! Scottie! Scottie!" rained down at Scotiabank Arena Saturday as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was named the NBA's rookie of the ...

He had missed two games of the series with a sprained ankle as Toronto fell behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. Joyful. Athletic. Skilled, and a winner. Raptors' Scottie Barnes named NBA rookie of the year

Pascal Siakam poured in 34 points with his best performance of these playoffs, and the Raptors beat the 76ers 110-102 on Saturday to avoid elimination in their ...

Trent Jr. had 12 points in the second and his running three-pointer with about four minutes left in the quarter capped a Raptors 26-11 run and saw them go up by 12. This series is the first Raptors playoff action at Scotiabank Arena since the 2019 championship run. Siakam led the way with 10 points in a see-saw first quarter that saw neither team lead by more than four points. He limped straight to the locker-room. While the Raptors led by as many as 17 points on Wednesday before their heartbreaking loss in overtime, Game 4 was a tight battle from the outset. Anunoby drilled a three-pointer, then Siakam connected on a pair of free throws for a 14-point lead with 3:28 to play.

Pascal Siakam a amassé 34 points et les Raptors ont vaincu les 76^ers de Philadelphie 110-102, samedi, pour éviter l'élimination au premier tour des séries.

« Résilient. Il a toujours été un joueur résilient, a déclaré Thaddeus Young au sujet de son coéquipier. Il fera toujours face à l’adversité. Il connaît ses forces. Les Nuggets Denver ont réussi l’exploit deux fois en 2020. Mais vous êtes capable de le déduire. » James Harden a inscrit 22 points pour les 76ers. VanVleet, qui a raté 13 parties dans le dernier droit de la saison en raison d’une blessure au genou droit, a quitté le match de samedi au deuxième quart en raison d’une élongation à la hanche gauche. La troupe de Toronto s’est donné une avance de 12 points au deuxième quart, mais les 76ers ont réduit l’écart à 80-77 à l’aube du quatrième quart.

Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors puts up a shot over Paul Reed #44 of the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half of Game Four of the Eastern ...

Trent scored seven of his points in the second half, and had two steals. Earlier in the series, he had been criticized for not taking enough shots, nor being sufficiently assertive and decisive. Siakam continued to put points on the board – 15 of them in the fourth quarter alone. Embiid was held without a field goal in the first quarter. The news was delivered via a video message from Vince Carter and Damon Stoudamire – the only other Raptors in history to win the award. Barnes had been vocal all year that the award was his goal. He had five points and three assists on 2-of-6 shooting when he left after 15 minutes. When it was clear what Carter was saying to them, the other Raptors crowded around Barnes excitedly to embrace the 20-year-old rookie. The Raps were beat badly in the first two games in Philadelphia, then suffered a three-point overtime loss in Game 3 after leading nearly all night. Barnes’s return benefitted the Raptors in many ways. The Raptors have survived to play another day. Pascal Siakam provided a 34-point performance – his best ever in a post-season.

A game after going scoreless in the second half, Siakam turned the tables on the first-round playoff series, lifting Toronto to a 110-102 victory to avoid ...

Trent Jr. had 12 points in the second and his running three-pointer with about four minutes left in the quarter capped a Raptors 26-11 run and saw them go up by 12. "That's a big award, that's one of the biggies," Nurse said. The Raptors shot just 2-for-9 from three-point range yet did enough to head into the second tied with Philly at 24-24. He repeatedly clutched the taped hand with a grimace on Saturday. He'll undergo an MRI shortly. Barnes, meanwhile, earned a loud standing ovation when team president Masai Ujiri presented his rookie of the year award before tipoff. "I'm cool with the talking, I just don't want those dirty plays. So, congrats to them," Embiid said. While the Raptors led by as many as 17 points on Wednesday before their heartbreaking overtime loss, Game 4 was a tight battle from the outset. There was definitely no love lost Saturday between Siakam and Embiid, who are both from Cameroon. Embiid was whistled for a technical after the bear hug. At the end of the day, it's all fake toughness." This is the playoffs, the highest level," Siakam said. "Resilience. He's always been a resilient player," teammate Thaddeus Young said.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors lived to see another game. Pascal Siakam poured in 34 points with his best performance of these playoffs, and the Raptors beat ...

Trent Jr. had 12 points in the second and his running three-pointer with about four minutes left in the quarter capped a Raptors 26-11 run and saw them go up by 12. "That's a big award, that's one of the biggies," Nurse said. The Raptors shot just 2-for-9 from three-point range yet did enough to head into the second tied with Philly at 24-24. He repeatedly clutched the taped hand with a grimace on Saturday. He'll undergo an MRI shortly. Barnes, meanwhile, earned a loud standing ovation when team president Masai Ujiri presented his rookie of the year award before tipoff. "I'm cool with the talking, I just don't want those dirty plays. There was definitely no love lost Saturday between Siakam and Embiid, who are both from Cameroon. Embiid was whistled for a technical after the bear hug. So, congrats to them," Embiid said. At the end of the day, it's all fake toughness." While the Raptors led by as many as 17 points on Wednesday before their heartbreaking overtime loss, Game 4 was a tight battle from the outset. Thirteen NBA teams have come back from 3-1 deficits to win series, including the Denver Nuggets, who did it twice in the 2020 playoffs. This is the playoffs, the highest level," Siakam said.

En fin de quatrième quart samedi, le pivot visiblement frustré des 76ers de Philadelphie Joel Embiid a donné un bon coup d'épaule à Pascal Siakam.

Les Nuggets Denver ont réussi l'exploit deux fois en 2020. James Harden a inscrit 22 points pour les 76ers. Mais vous êtes capable de le déduire.» VanVleet, qui a raté 13 parties dans le dernier droit de la saison en raison d'une blessure au genou droit, a quitté le match de samedi au deuxième quart en raison d'une élongation à la hanche gauche. Il sait comment rebondir et élever son jeu d'un cran après une partie ordinaire. C'est exactement ce qu'il a fait.»

Les Toronto Raptors ne sont pas morts ! Les Canadiens remportent le Game 4 110-102 dans le sillage d'un super Pascal Siakam, pour revenir à 3-1.

Ce dernier, avec l’aide de Precious Achiuwa et OG Anunoby, a permis un run décisif : un 19-6. Avec un très bon Thaddeus Young et un super duo Siakam – Trent, et malgré la blessure à la hanche de Fred VanVleet, les Raptors ont fait la course en tête alors que les Sixers, pas au mieux offensivement (40.5% en 1ère mi-temps), s’accrochaient grâce à Embiid et Harden. Finalement à la pause les Canadiens menaient 54-49 avec 33 points du duo GTJ – Siakam. La mauvaise nouvelle c’est la blessure de Fred VanVleet, sorti en première mi-temps, touché à la hanche.

The Toronto Raptors avoided elimination with a resilient showing in Game 4 as 2. Pascal Siakam answered all the questions that were asked of his lacklustre ...

After the final whistle, Embiid made a show of sarcastically clapping in the faces of the officials, and proceeded to lobby for the whistle in the post-game interview. Harden hunted Young on the switch, and Embiid pinned Young easily when he tried to front the post. That being said, he still brought value with his length on defence, and his support on the defensive glass. His return wasn't even clear at the start of the day, as Nurse's prediction was that Barnes would be doubtful, but he was clearly capable in warmups. 3. Siakam answered the physicality of the Sixers and gave it right back to them, which drew a frustrated response. Regardless of whether VanVleet is in or out, the Raptors should keep attacking through Siakam and try to keep as much size on the floor as possible. As Siakam gestured for a timeout with three minutes left, Embiid charged at him with a blatant tackle after the whistle, which was deemed as a technical after review. Young also ran the break a few times, and even left Embiid on the deck with a wicked crossover before mailing the jumper. Philadelphia was very effective in zone coverage during parts of Games 2 and 3, and even though it was sparingly used here, the Raptors have not shown a consistent ability to break the zone. The Raptors have played well enough for this series to be knotted at 2-2, but at least they have a proof of concept on how to beat the Sixers. Siakam's approach was clear from the jump, as he was determined to score no matter who was put in front of him. His assertiveness only grew over the course of the game, peaking in the fourth quarter where he scored 11 of 13 points for the Raptors at one point to extend their lead over the Sixers. Siakam finished with a playoff-high 34 points which included 15 trips to the foul line, and heard MVP chants for his effort.

James Harden had 22 points for Philly, while Embiid, playing with a thumb injury, finished with 21. Siakam, who's taken some heat from fans for these playoffs, ...

Trent Jr. had 12 points in the second and his running three-pointer with about four minutes left in the quarter capped a Raptors 26-11 run and saw them go up by 12. "That's a big award, that's one of the biggies," Nurse said. The Raptors shot just 2-for-9 from three-point range yet did enough to head into the second tied with Philly at 24-24. He repeatedly clutched the taped hand with a grimace on Saturday. He'll undergo an MRI shortly. Barnes, meanwhile, earned a loud standing ovation when team president Masai Ujiri presented his rookie of the year award before tipoff. "I'm cool with the talking, I just don't want those dirty plays. There was definitely no love lost Saturday between Siakam and Embiid, who are both from Cameroon. Embiid was whistled for a technical after the bear hug. So, congrats to them," Embiid said. While the Raptors led by as many as 17 points on Wednesday before their heartbreaking overtime loss, Game 4 was a tight battle from the outset. At the end of the day, it's all fake toughness." Thirteen NBA teams have come back from 3-1 deficits to win series, including the Denver Nuggets, who did it twice in the 2020 playoffs. This is the playoffs, the highest level," Siakam said.

Their prized rookie was on the bench and their point guard was in the training room but somehow the Toronto Raptors extended their first-round series with ...

It allowed Toronto to finally pull away in a game that was tied after the first quarter, and which they led only narrowly for most of the afternoon. Barnes earned to award thank to his combination of versatility and durability. I just played my role, did what I had to do and winning helps with it as well.” The 20-year-old from West Palm Beach Florida became just the third Raptor to ever win the rookie-of-the-year award and he did it in noteworthy fashion, winning the closest vote in 20 years over Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley by just 15 points. With VanVleet having to sit out the second half and Barnes limited with his ankle, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse rode a lineup of five 6-foot-9 (ish) wings in Siakam, Young, Anunoby, Chris Boucher and Achiuwa. The only adjustment down the stretch was when Nurse exchanged Trent Jr. for Boucher. He also assisted on a key triple by Anunoby that put Toronto up 12 with 3:44 to play that gave the Raptors some breathing room in a game that offered little chance to relax. And when you are fighting through one thing and all of a sudden you get another one that feels as painful as it looked to him, then it’s frustrating.” “Step on the floor and try to get us into some different things. “Just try to bring that defensive effort,” Barnes said of his game plan. He puts in the time to get better. And he wants to get better. He has a unique mindset that he brings to his game every day.

Nick Nurse s'est empressé de souligner le remarquable travail collectif ayant mené à cette première victoire torontoise dans la série.

Il a rapidement souligné que son club n’était pas de taille dans le match no 4. » » « On sait tous qu’il est difficile de se sortir du fossé de 0-3 que l’on s’est creusé. Mais on peut maintenant se dire que ce n’est plus 0-3 après cette victoire. » Chacun des gars qu’ils ont utilisés a mis la main à la pâte. C’est ce qui s’est produit pour nous cet après-midi. De Scottie (Barnes) à Thaddeus (Young) en passant par Chris (Boucher). Mais il est vrai que Pascal et Gary ont été particulièrement brillants en contrôle du ballon.

Les Raptors de Toronto ont évité le balayage, samedi après-midi, venant à bout des 76ers de Philadelphie 110 à 102 au Scotiabank Arena.

Le natif de la Floride a commencé sa carrière dans la Ville Reine sur les chapeaux de roue. Les favoris de la foule se sont défaits des «Sixers» en inscrivant 30 points au quatrième quart. Son coéquipier Fred VanVleet a été contraint de quitter la rencontre avant le troisième quart, ennuyé par une blessure à la hanche.