@FlameRaptorRaven

Watched

7.8

121 : 117

NBA • Reg. Season01/17/2026

This one hurt. Raptors had it in their grasp. We really let James Harden play clutch basketball on both offense and defense. As if him dotting us in the eye with his shot, handle and passes wasn’t already bad enough, watching him block CMB was the moment I got a pit in my stomach. Despite the Raptors hanging on for dear life and sending this game to overtime, I just knew we weren’t going to win it. The offense played well through 3 quarters and fell apart at the worst time. Scottie Barnes basically carried our offense in the final minutes of the 4th and OT. Shead played a great game, as did Gradey Dick, but Ingram went silent, Ochai became a defensive liability and we couldn’t stop Harden. Especially frustrating considering we had kept him quiet pretty much all game before the 4th quarter. Dude shot 10/27 and I’m still thinking about him cooking us. Kris Dunn was also a problem, mainly on defense. While he is a bust, he’s carved a niche as a defense-1st guy. Not a bad role to play.

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