This might be LAC's worst loss yet in this nightmare start. Blew a 16-point lead at home vs. Memphis despite 39 from Kawhi. 5-14 through 19 games. They're just a bad team

The Suns are maniacs. Booker's surrounded by a bunch of dawgs this season. What a treat they've been to watch.

Knicks @ Raptors in the Cup quarterfinals means Toronto and New York will play each other five times this season. Should be a really fun season series between one of the East favorites and one of the conference's most surprising teams

Pistons lost (their second straight), but I can't get over how flawless that Cade missed FT + kick-out pass was. Ball bounced back perfectly into his hands, and then it was in Robinson's hands for a game-tying 3P attempt within a split second

Flipping between Cavs/Hawks and Magic/Pistons right now is great drama. Cup fever!

On Brandon Ingram completing the Raptors, Nikola Jokic breaking basketball, and the Suns becoming one of the NBA's toughest teams: thescore.com/nba/news/341...

Jokic is averaging 29.6 PPG while shooting 70% on 2's, 43% on 3's, & 85% on FT's. I tried to find any other 17-game spans where a player shot that well while averaging even 20 PPG. I found a few such examples ... all by Nikola Jokic in the last 3 years. He's not human

Grizzlies are 7-12. Zach Edey has played six games and the team hasn't lost his minutes in any of them. (A silly +39 in an overtime win tonight.) Feels like the national conversation pulled the plug on the team with the bad start and all the Ja stuff, but there's something percolating with Edey.

"He was at my mercy at that point." Brandon Ingram on knowing Pascal Siakam was in foul trouble and couldn't be too aggressive guarding him on the game-winner

Raps' O/flow is missing RJ's pop, cutting, etc. right now, but I really like what Ja'Kobe has brought in that role. 3-and-D with off the dribble juice.

Not the Raps' most aesthetically pleasing W, but no style points. They just keep stacking wins

That's why they brought him here

Raptors went on a 22-0 run while the Pacers went 7:12 without scoring. Madness

... as a teammate, as an opponent :)

Similar script to Monday vs. Cleveland - Raps were stuck in mud early, felt like an uphill battle just to keep it within 5-10, then they get to halftime with a lead. Big swing there. Barnes clearly frustrating Siakam

Quickley really starting to master the timing on those helps/digs to force turnovers

Dylan Cease does two things extremely well: he misses bats and doesn't miss starts. His contract with the Blue Jays is bigger than I would've guessed, but the organization has continuously put a premium on durability, and he combines that with stuff.

First big $ signing of the offseason is a top starter quickly choosing Toronto. That's a statement

Brutal loss for the Wolves, but really fun win for Sacramento, who started 3-13 before winning in Denver and rallying vs. Minny

Cavs have missed at least 2 of their top 4 players in two of the three matchups, but still, Raps sweeping the three-game season series (barring a Cup knockout matchup) within the first month of the season is stunning. 13-5 overall now after 8 straight wins. This is getting nuts

Felt like the Raptors couldn't get anything going against this Cavs D. They also missed 5 of 7 FT and Cleveland got 18 1st-half points from Proctor & Tomlin. Uphill half. And yet ... up three. Ingram shot-making & Shead-Mamu combo off the bench big reason they're in this

Didn't think Ochai had a chance to jam that when he took off. Wow

Nets made 'em work for it, but a wire-to-wire victory sans Poeltl (and without RJ for half of it) to make it seven straight for the Raptors. Really like what I'm seeing from Ja'Kobe lately. More good bench play, more clutch shots from IQ, & more defensive plays from Barnes

I'm really enjoying watching this scrappy version of the Suns

The Raptors’ point guards, Quickley and Shead, tonight: 17 assists, 0 turnovers.

Sandro joked that the Tournament ball must be a little slippery

Not many reserve duos better than Shead and Mamu right now. Not many benches better than Toronto's, either. Fun unit

The Raptors casually put up a 48-point quarter. It's 105-77 after 3. 21 for RJ, 19 apiece for BI and Scottie. 18 for McCollum.

Says something about where both teams are right now that the Raptors sleepwalked through the 1st half and are still up 28 with a few seconds remaining in the 3rd Q

Tough night for Sandro around the basket, but another solid all-around game

Barnes up to 24/58 (41.4%) from deep on the season

Ingram making the right plays/decisions with the ball in his hands

Four assists in five minutes for Shead, who's in the 100th percentile when it comes to AST-USG ratio this season (per Cleaning The Glass)

Tyrese Maxey is the 4th player in our database—and the first since Iverson in 2005—with at least 500 points and 600 minutes through 15 games. 🔥 See the full stats here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...

In this week's spin around the NBA, LaMelo needs to get serious, shorthanded Pistons keep rolling, Ja for Zion? thescore.com/nba/news/340...

Hornets should be more frustrated with LaMelo than other way around. I actually think Charlotte is starting to operate smartly & have decent plan in place. I like some of their young players & think they could have good core of role players in place to support a lottery star

New From The Logo: youtu.be/0r4sqAoGxJA?... @donnovanbennett.bsky.social stops by to discuss: • NBA injury issue • Can anything be done about it? • The overrated Western Conference • OKC winning 74+ • Are the Raptors for real?

The East may not be a murderers' row, but it's no house of cards, either. Go west to find that facade: thescore.com/nba/news/340...

Great play design on that last prayer for the Mavs. Hate that offensive foul call. Might've got bumped first. Anyway, Knicks have a road win

Other thing to watch: Their opponents are missing a lot of 3s and they have been very healthy. But to my eyes, they've very much earned this record. Shooting could swing a few games other way, but they're playing very well.

The Raptors have played 10 of 15 games on the road & 10 of 15 vs. teams who currently own winning records, and here they are at 10-5 with top-10 marks on both ends of the court. They've caught some breaks with banged up opponents, but take nothing away from them. Very impressive

Huge, huuuge buckets down the stretch from Quickley

Edgecombe is electric

Pretty much a flawless 3rd Q from the Raptors, even with Ingram getting into early foul trouble. Impressive stuff

Darko's Raptors continue to move the ball beautifully

Harrison Barnes has been huge for the Spurs. And not just during this 7-0/1-minute run. Two big games in a row with Wemby sidelined & shooting the shit outta the ball this season

If someone had told me I'd be advocating for one of the Raptors or Leafs to tank a month into their seasons, this is not how I'd see it going ...

Nice find after drawing the double, though. RJ with what could be the game-winning cut and then a huge Ingram block precedes a massive Barnes block. Wasn't pretty, but another win for the surging Raptors

Ingram has held it too long a few too many times tonight