Most Raptors get respectable grades regardless of tight dwelling loss in opposition to Celtics

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Grades after the Raptors’ 108-105 In-Season NBA Event sport loss to a powerful Boston Celtics workforce.

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This was a much better efficiency than the blowout loss earlier in opposition to Boston and the Raptors had a number of possibilities to win, or at the very least pressure extra time, even with out OG Anunoby. Mark it down within the high quality loss class, in case you imagine in such issues:

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PASCAL SIAKAM

Make it six straight video games now the place Siakam has alternated from not so good, to wonderful. The one constant factor with Siakam has been he can’t hit a three-point shot, in any other case he’s different tremendously from evening to nighttime, at the very least on offence. On this one he was excellent, in opposition to one of many NBA’s greatest defensive groups no much less and one he’d been unhealthy in opposition to only a week in the past. Had foul hassle not stored his minutes down, perhaps Siakam would have led the Raptors to a win.

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DENNIS SCHRODER

The purpose guard wanted a bounce-back after a few duds (3-21 capturing in opposition to Washington and Milwaukee) and he acquired it. Schroder hit 5 three-pointers – as many as he’d totalled in his earlier 5 video games — and gave his workforce the spacing it wanted. He began quietly and didn’t do a ton within the fourth quarter, however Schroder was among the finest gamers on the courtroom within the second and third quarters. The third was an important one.

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JAKOB POELTL

Poeltl appears to be rounding into kind after some early wobbles. Darko Rajakovic has seen and performed Poeltl greater than half-hour (34) for the primary time all season. Poeltl hit all 5 of his photographs and was good defensively. He’s beginning to look extra comfy and is enjoying off his teammates higher.

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C

GARY TRENT JR.

A welcome and impactful return for the guard who acquired his second begin of the 12 months. After lacking three straight Trent didn’t look rusty. Actually, he powered the offence, together with Siakam within the first quarter, offering a giant enhance. Sadly, Trent’s offence dried up from there and he was just about a decoy within the fourth quarter.

SCOTTIE BARNES

Barnes had flashes of brilliance on this one, however but once more most of them got here after an unacceptable begin. Barnes has regarded like an all-star this season, however the one flaw has been a string of horrible begins to video games. Invisible within the first and manner off within the second (0-5 from the sphere), Barnes began to return alive within the third and went into takeover mode within the fourth, although an absence of a stoppage of play stored him out for too lengthy.

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PRECIOUS ACHIUWA

Collected a team-best 9 rebounds and performed many of the fourth quarter because the Raptors continued to attempt to rally. Achiuwa hasn’t discovered his type of prior seasons but, partly because of harm, however this was a welcome step again in the proper course and a reminder of how he will help the workforce

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CHRIS BOUCHER

MALACHI FLYNN

JALEN McDANIELS

All three gamers had a second or two, however have been principally quiet. None of them even performed within the enormous third quarter that modified the sport and gave the Raptors an opportunity (apart from 15 seconds for Boucher). Boucher and Flynn weren’t in a position to construct on current good video games, however weren’t internet negatives both.

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GRADEY DICK

Not a very good evening for the rookie ahead. Couldn’t hit a shot and turned the ball over twice. Barely performed within the second half regardless of initially being Rajakovic’s first alternative off the bench.

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NONE.

THREE STARS

1 – Pascal Siakam

2 – Jaylen Brown

3 – Dennis Schroder

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