Welcome to The Forum

Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads

Raptors Edge Ahead In Series With Stingy Defense


Champ Kind
 Share

Recommended Posts

2016-04-22T040147Z_1006980001_LYNXNPEC3L08N_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-NBA-PLAYOFFS-PACERS.JPG(The Sports Xchange) - The Toronto Raptors have a reputation for being one of the NBA's best defensive teams and it is that defense that has allowed the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed to regain control of its first-round series against No. 7 seed Indiana. Toronto forced 17 Pacers' turnovers in Thursday night's Game 3 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse and converted those Indiana mistakes into 26 points in a dominating 101-85 victory, also limiting the Pacers to 38.2 percent field goal shooting and 6 of 22 from 3-point range. While standout guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry continue to struggle with their collective shooting, it hasn't mattered in Games 2 and 3, which the Raptors won with their defense.

 

View the full article

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share