The belief for the Raptors has to be that their 94-89 loss to the 76ers in Game 2 was just a funky night. Just a strange, low-scoring game that the Raptors never got into, writes ArdenZwelling
That final score alone is relatively shocking in this fast-paced, high-scoring era. The Raptors didn’t score a 30th point until there were fewer than three minutes remaining in the second quarter. And Toronto finished the first half with only 38. Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam combined for 34 in Game 1’s first quarter alone.
“We shot a really low percentage, I thought we had a lot of really good looks on top of that as well. I’ve got to look at the tape but that’s what it felt like in the game.” Lowry and Marc Gasol each bricked multiple makeable threes. Serge Ibaka had no touch in the paint. And Siakam, who deserves a mile of rope for the playoffs he’s had thus far, couldn’t hit anything that wasn’t right at the rim. Look at his shot chart:
“I think I missed a lot of shots. Shots that I usually make,” Siakam said, plainly. “Shots that I would take again. Shots that I would take 100 times.”
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