Raptors 117 Spurs 112
G Fred VanVleet, G Kyle Lowry (rest), G Gary Trent (ankle) and F DeAndre Bembry (hamstring) did not play.
The Raptors had to go big because they were almost out of guards, and it worked in their favor. Anunoby moved down to the two-guard spot, and the Raptors got good production from newcomers Khem Birch and Eddie Gillespie at the big positions.
Birch had 14 points and six rebounds in his first start for Toronto, which enjoyed a 54-42 rebound advantage.
Gillespie contributed nine points, eight assists and three blocks in 19 minutes.
Rookie guard Malachi Flynn had a big fourth quarter for the Raptors, scoring eight of his 16 points in the period and finishing with seven assists.
"We didn't have the physical stature we needed to have," coach Gregg Popovich said.
That might be a bridge too far, tbh.
Bump time.
After 3 quarters:
Toronto 97
Spurs 81
Can't believe the Spurs haven't run roughshod over the league this year, what with all the 1st overall picks and talent on that squad. According to upstairs, they are a 5 seed at worst.
Wreck.
Hey Sniffers what's up?
Raptors 119 Spurs 104
Last edited by MultiTroll; 03-09-2022 at 10:53 PM.
Chunko coming in for more regulating.
Nurse - Popped head to head:
2018 - present
Spurs with the super emotional pounding of Leonard in the 1st meeting @ San Antonio. The Leonard Raptors Championship year.
5-2 Toronto since.
Half the Spurs team was missing in what’s already a depleted roster in a rebuilding year.
But great point.
Popped held them to a 43 point loss.
Ya that's great.
A loss is a loss. We outscored our opponents last year, and that didn't help our record. Would a close loss of made you feel better?
I'm not a huge Nick Nurse fan, but I do think he's done a better job than I was thinking he would do when I made that old post you quoted. He's grown on me since then. Probably a top 10 head coach in the NBA since now it's more about ego management than actual coaching.
The biggest issue about Nurse is that he plays his top guys ridiculous minutes, this tend to wear them down over the season.
Yawn. Was that another Nick Nurse vs Popped game?
Spurs vs. Raptors - NBA Box Score - February 8, 2023 | ESPN
Raptors 112
Spurs 98
Embiid breaks all time Philly record with 70 points.
Home announcers started talking about doubling Embiid in the 1st quarter.
I've stopped counting.
I think that's 6 in a row for Nick Nurse over Popped.
Sixers 133-126 double OT
Nurse is in another galaxy compared to Pop, who has been finished years ago. Having him still as a coach just shows you that the Spurs are run like re s.
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