Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scored or assisted on 113 of the Thunder's 237 points through 2 games this series. 47.7% off their total scoring.

It’s very cool we got to live to see Ohtani and Wemby. Wonder what kind of guys they’ll come up with next.

Huge bounce back game for SGA (30/9 1 TO); great minutes from Hartenstein, big makes for Wallace, McCain. Wemby looks human vs. OKC bigs, and Spurs cough it up way too much. Can’t wait for G3.

Not to be a prisoner of the moment, but maybe Chet Holmgren isn’t good enough?

“Imagine if Kyle Lowry was 6-6 and super athletic?” “You mean like Stephon Castle?” “Uh, ya …”

My only rooting interest is to see this series go 7. It had to we’ve earned this.

I’m now wishing ill on these livjng the dream people. Enough.

OKC-spurs doesn't even feel like the same product as the other games. we're watching NBA premium

Seen a lot of dunks. Stephon Castle’s over Hartenstein was as sudden and nasty as any, ever. What a manster.

As big a non-elimination playoff game as I can remember. If OKC goes down 0-2 after opening at home, that’s it, the ‘dynasty’ likely gets ‘Wemby-ed’ before it even gets a chance. Crazy.

Btw, only 26 rookies in league history have played 50+ games and had 8.5/5.0/1.9/0.9/0.9 -- you would recognize everyone one of them, pretty much -- and none of them did while playing less that 25 minutes a game, except for CMB who did it in 21.9.

CMB makes second-team all-rookie. A predictable result given the vote was taken before the playoffs and he played 'just' 57 games and his box score #s (8.5/5.0/1.9/0.9/0.9) didn't 'pop'. But anyone who watched him knew he was an elite game wrecker and the playoffs proved it.

We’ll find out if Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles made all-rookie pretty shortly, before Spurs-Thunder. There is no way there were 10 rookies better than him this season. I had him first team.

ECF giving bronze medal game feels.

Angels Appearing before the Shepherds, by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Ya, 24 points, but also 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals and just one turnover. Against the Thunder. At age 20. He needs to become a better 3 pt shooter but if he can even get to league average he’s an all-NBA level player for years.

Wemby has stated his intentions. SGA and Chet have to respond in G2 or Spurs rise could be here before we know it.

Wemby’s sleep score is not going to be very good tonight, the way this is going.

Caruso is having one of the greatest role-player games in basketball history

Lakers could use a guy like Caruso.

What. A. Game.

SGA stepped into NBA history and cemented his status as Canada's all-time great, but Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are lurking, presenting an existential threat and a potentially epic rival: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

ICYMI:

Building on 1st playoff appearance together, Raps GM Bobby Webster & HC Darko Rajakovic will be getting extensions this summer, but there could be other changes coming. Plus headlines from Webster’s end of season presser in 3PT Grange ⬇️ - www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Building on 1st playoff appearance together, Raps GM Bobby Webster & HC Darko Rajakovic will be getting extensions this summer, but there could be other changes coming. Plus headlines from Webster’s end of season presser in 3PT Grange ⬇️ - www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

The Raptors regular season was charmed and refreshing. The off-season is here now and could be more challenging: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...?

From Cleveland, where the Raptors finished their charmed season with a G7 loss and an answer to the franchise’s biggest question: “Scottie Barnes was big-time man … (this series) showed me how great and how special Scottie Barnes is, for sure.” — www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

From Cleveland, where the Raptors finished their charmed season with a G7 loss and an answer to the franchise’s biggest question: “Scottie Barnes was big-time man … (this series) showed me how great and how special Scottie Barnes is, for sure.” — www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

“‘I was like, ‘hold up, this might go in’” on Barrett’s bounce, a Kawhi moment and Game 7 — on an unlikely night in an unlikely series: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

“‘I was like, ‘hold up, this might go in’” on Barrett’s bounce, a Kawhi moment and Game 7 — on an unlikely night in an unlikely series: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

‘Inat’ is a Serbian concept that basically translates to: “doubt me all you want, I’m gonna prove you wrong” — in this the Raptors are taking after their head coach, Darko Rajakovic: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Insane to think about Embiid dropping 33/4/8 just 19 days after an appendectomy

Wol-stat of the day: Four Canadians sit in the Top 13 in NBA playoff scoring through Monday's games. 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33.8 per game) 4. Jamal Murray and Dillon Brooks (tied with Joel Embiid) (26.0) 13. RJ Barrett (tied with Donovan Mitchell) (24.3).

‘Inat’ is a Serbian concept that basically translates to: “doubt me all you want, I’m gonna prove you wrong” — in this the Raptors are taking after their head coach, Darko Rajakovic: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Scottie Barnes is the best player in this series against the Cavs, and the Raptors might win it because of it: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Straight out of 2004 here. Raps lead Cavs 60-58 after 3Q. Raps are 3/27 from deep, Cavs are 5/30. Awful Donovan Mitchell game: 8 pts on 3/15 3 4 TOs. Harden has 6. Ingram with 18 for Raps on 5/19. First team to score three straight times is going win in a six-point blowout.

Raps shoot 15/54 from floor, 3/20 from 3 and 5/9 from line but are leading the Cavs 38-36 at half. Ingram leads all scorers w 12 after starting 1/10 from floor. Cavs 15/45/4/19 and 2/6. Harden leads w 10. More of a train derailment than a basketball game, but still fun, lol.

We’ll find out soon enough:

That sucks:

A 1 pm start after two off nights: Can Toronto help the Raptors stop James Harden in Game 4? www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

A 1 pm start after two off nights: Can Toronto help the Raptors stop James Harden in Game 4? www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

RJ Barrett has the moment he always dreamed about as he helps save the Raptors season: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...?

Battle 3/3 from deep tonight and 9/9 vs Cavs on season. Insane, lol. Raps lead Cleveland 108-97 @ 5:39 4Q.

Jamison Battle is 8/8 from three vs. Cavs this year. He hit six threes on six tries in the second half against Cleveland to win a game on October. 31st and is now 2/2 in second half here on April 23rd. Pretty quiet in between.

Scottie Barnes doing special things. Hits jumper at horn, gives him 31 points and the Raptors an 83-81 lead to start 4Q. Cavs in it despite 20 TOs. Have 12 3s to Raps 6, and 11-6 edge in Oreb. Strs with 15 off bench.

Raps had 10pt lead early in 2Q but Cavs claw back. Raps going into halftime tied 54-54. After going 5/5 from 3 in 1Q, go 1/5 in 2Q. Barnes w 18/6, Barrett w 13. Struss w 12 off the bench for Cavs, which are 8/27 from 3, to 6/10 by TO. Raps 6/12 from FT to 12/15 by Cavs.

Rajakovic leaves BI in with his 3rd foul and he picks up his 4th a couple of possessions later and now has to sit. In theory this is bad for Raptors.

Raptors second first non-garbage time quarter of the series, lead Cavs 31-25, which is good since Cavs were in bonus 4m in into the game. Raps shooting 12-17 from floor and 5/5 from 3, so six seems like the smallest their lead could be. Barnes with 10, Barrett with 11. Allen with 6 for Cavs.

Walter gets the start, Poeltl stays in:

IQ is out, but Darko left open possibility of other line up changes. CMB starting for Poeltl, is one, but maybe the Raps give Walter a start? Try to do the kind of ball denial D he’s had success vs. other elite guards at times this season, Mitchell included.