Quick Reaction: Thunder 116, Raptors 107
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 116 | Final |
107 | Toronto Raptors |
C+ | C. Murray-Boyles30 MIN, 4 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1-1 FG, 0-0 3FG, 2-2 FT, 2 BLK, 0 TO, -15 +/- CMB had a fairly quiet game tonight, he did have some nice passes out of delay actions, and he did not put the ball in harms way. Defensively, OKC’s size really limited him on the glass. | |
| S. Barnes32 MIN, 15 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL, 7-17 FG, 0-3 3FG, 1-1 FT, 4 BLK, 3 TO, 18 +/- Scottie was excellent defensively, he filled up the stat sheet with 7 stocks and it felt like he was always in the right place to block or contest a rim look. He took some ill-advised contested jumpers as well. | ||
C+ | I. Quickley33 MIN, 17 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 6-14 FG, 4-9 3FG, 1-2 FT, 0 BLK, 4 TO, -2 +/- IQ hit plenty timely threes tonight, often flying around the court to settle into one, but his defense was fairly rough tonight, he gave up penetration many times. | |
B- | B. Ingram35 MIN, 15 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 0 STL, 6-14 FG, 2-4 3FG, 1-3 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -23 +/- Ingram was being pressured immensely by OKC’s defense and this caused him to be uncomfortable for most of the night, and he could not get into that face up middy that he likes. With OKC crowing him he was forced to get the ball out of his hands. | |
B | R. Barrett34 MIN, 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 8-15 FG, 4-6 3FG, 1-2 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, -1 +/- Definitely RJ’s best age since returning from injury, he had a big opening quarter where his jumper looked confident. His finishing looked better as well tonight. | |
D | S. Mamukelashvili15 MIN, 3 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 1-7 FG, 1-4 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -3 +/- Just wasn’t Mamu’s night tonight, his usual quick trigger did not lead to much reward and he just could never find his groove on the offensive end. | |
B | J. Shead23 MIN, 13 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 5-8 FG, 2-4 3FG, 1-2 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -2 +/- Shead had a great game tonight, and he even hit the game tying jumper in the 4th. He kept going to this push shot as a result of OKC’s size in the paint and it worked for him often. | |
A+ | J. Walter23 MIN, 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 6-9 FG, 5-7 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -9 +/- Ja’Kobe was absolutely lights up from downtown tonight, and he had a really strong nose for the ball as well. He chased down loose balls, knocked down his catch and shoot triples, moved off the ball well. | |
B | Darko Rajakovic Darko’s lineups were fine tonight, but he relied on Ingram a bit too much throughout this game considering the type of defense OKC was playing. | |
Things We Saw
- Toronto got killed on the glass tonight, and this was one of the contributing factors to this loss.
Your next read: From Louis Zatzman
“When Barnes was in the game, the Raptors were serious contenders. When he sat, the Thunder dominated. Rajakovic lamented after the game that Barnes didn’t receive enough free throws. He was physical, and he was defensively dominant. And Toronto did win his minutes by 18 points in a nine-point loss. Keep in mind, the Thunder were without a huge portion of their championship roster, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. Still, the Thunder were able to take Toronto’s defensive menace and defang it in only a quarter.”
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