One of the more obnoxious look back dunks Scottie has done lol

SPACING!

Good roll by CMB, draws foul Steal by CMB Steal by Shead, breakaway layup Nice feed by CMB to BI, And-1 Steal by Mamu, breakaway layup Shead long pass to Mamu, corner 3 Barnes nice feed to a rolling CMB Corner 3 by Shead Raptors up 3.

Good roll by CMB, draws foul Steal by CMB Steal by Shead, breakaway layup Nice feed by CMB to BI, And-1 Steal by Mamu, breakaway layup Shead long pass to Mamu, corner 3 Barnes nice feed to a rolling CMB Corner 3 by Shead Raptors up 3.

After a tough start, Toronto’s starting 5 of Quickley-RJ-Ingram-Barnes-Jak are finally a positive lineup. They’re +1.3!!!

"Evan Mobley over me!?" Scottie Barnes, probably.

One of my favourite Scottie sequences from last night. -Goes under on the screen for Mobley (Raps were daring him to shoot all night to help on Mitchell) -Rotates over to take away Mitchell's middle drive -Recovers and blocks Mobley's wing 3 -Chugs down the floor for the layup

Collin Murray-Boyles' steals & blocks this season. Watch him the entire time... -He's locked in. Head on a swivel, very rarely standing still, & if so, he's reading the play. -Anticipation is superb. Putting out fires, his timing creates turnovers -Man hands, busy feet + physicality

Here are the 4 guys who take the most pull up 2s in the NBA... Shai Gilgeous Alexander 52/103 - 50% Jaylen Brown 44/86 51% Devin Booker 42/82 - 51% Brandon Ingram 46/80 57.5% (🔥)

Jamal Shead has a +13.2 on/off differential in 168 mins Sandro Mamukelashvili has a +19.3 on/off differential in 176 mins Shead has been so disruptive at the POA, both are hitting their 3s and contribute to a tempo/toughness uptick when they’re on the floor.

Brandon Ingram is shooting 21/35 (60%), from the midrange, the most efficient in the NBA of the 8 players who have taken at least 30 middy’s so far. Middy Magician ⭐️

Collin Murray-Boyles is averaging 1.40 PPP on 1.8 FGA as a PnR Roller. Early days! With that said, impressed with his screening fundamentals. Point of contact, patience, the savvy nudge he gives to delay defenders and his overall comfort/footwork in traffic.

Watching Brandon Ingram look at who's guarding him, give him the Johnny Cage look and proceed to get buckets WILL NOT get old AT ALL this season.

Stilling making spot starts on the Raptors Show with Blake covering the Jays. Talked to Matt about the season opener. Lots to like on both ends! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

A moment.

Mamu drives from midcourt for a layup, hits a 3 after the Celtics double Scottie. Then a grab and go, entry pass to Scottie, who gets a deep seal and an easy bucket. MAMU! He's gonna be fun this season.

STARTING FIVE | Oct. 15 at Boston: Brandon Ingram Scottie Barnes Jakob Poeltl RJ Barrett Immanuel Quickley FINALLY!

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUDDDDDDDDDDD first out for Little. Phew

NATHAN LUKES

Eric Lauer:

VLADDY SUPERMAN SLIDE DRINK

Give the Yankees credit. They are, after all, currently outscoring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 9-8 in the series.

October Vladdy is finally here! Give the man his flowers. #ALDS

COME ON MAN HAHAHA #PLAKATA

That swing pass from CMB to Sandro, though. He didn't waste a second with that.

Like the spontaneous double here that leads to a dunk. His unique size and speed shows off at the 5 at times.

It's all going to be circumstantial, but I love Scottie playing the 5 sometimes. He's so disruptive and helps the Raptors play faster. The matchup won't always be there, but when it is and he's open to owning it, it's a fun option for TO.

Been a minute since the Raptors had a stretch 5. Nice start from Mamu

Best part about Ingram so far is the pace he's playing at. He's decisive. Decision may not always be right and it could be a tad rushed but they need him to play fast. He's gotta harness that.

Brandon Ingram's first bucket as a Raptor

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha omg this is incredible

Yankees-Blue Jays Game Summary:

Need more shots of dejected Yankees players

Again, this can’t be stressed enough:

This is the 4th time Toronto has seen Fried. Meanwhile, the Yankees haven’t faced Yesavage or Bieber in 2025. Tough scenario for New York. Feel for them.

My thoughts:

RESPECT NATHAN LUKES

Filled in for Blake on the Raptors Show at Media Day! Interviews with Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Murray-Boyles are on the podcast show feed. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

LUUUUUUUUKKKKKEEEESSSSS

Happy campers

The Blue Jays are at risk of finding out.

If you listen to the Knuckleheads Podcast w/ Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles, you know they get their guests to explain the first time they got their asses busted in the NBA. Well, I got to speak with Q-Rich a few days ago and I told him the time I got my ass busted in Grade 9. It wasn't pretty

29 PTS 7-of-13 FG (6 3PT) 26 PTS 8-of-13 FG (4 3PT) 25 PTS 8-of-13 FG (8 3PT) Fred VanVleet over his last 3 games vs. the Warriors.

Andrew Nembhard should have been a Raptor

Jokic does stuff like this and we're expected to just move on to the next play like he does? Nah, f*** that. Let's celebrate. He's friggin incredible.

Fun action from the Raptors gets IQ an open 3 after he retreats to the corner. Then IQ strips DS, leading to a Walter 3.

It took 11 seconds for A.J. Lawson to block a shot, get an offensive rebound and hit a corner 3

Jak's footwork thooo Subtle flip of the screen, pass fake on the roll and finish.

How do you attack a drop big? Have your center set off ball screens. Battle comes off the double pindown and splashes a three. Also, DS wasn't paying attention.