Shamet totaled just two points in the first two games.
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The guy is a big-time winner, man. Vanished are the moments when Siakam throws his endless arm towards the hoop and creates an uncontested layup out of thin air despite tight defense. Celtics "But otherwise, he said. "I'm working my butt off, I'm working in between games, and practice . Harris is the 10th player the Nets have been without during the NBA restart due to either injury, illness or personal reasons.The 37-point loss tied the third-worst in Denver's playoff history. I don't want to totally discount their home-game setup and their crowd and their fans etc., on the virtual, but I think it feels really similar to just going in and playing like the last two games were for us right now. . .," Siakam said. to "Not really paying attention to the score, we're playing defence with some intensity and trying to do the coverages and execute the game plan.
Get ready to run with these guys because they are coming out . the
"I think it feels a whole lot different," Nurse said comparing the bubble to being on the road. The Raptors' Serge Ibaka (9) is congratulated by Pascal Siakam after hitting a 3-pointer during Toronto's Game 3 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Pascal Siakam scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-92 Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to take the first 3-0 lead in a playoff series in franchise history.The defending champs now can eliminate the patchwork Nets on Sunday in their Eastern Conference first-round matchup.“Our goal is always to win, and that’s what we came into the game for and I don’t think we worried about that,” Siakam said of making some team history with the 3-0 lead.
"He's coaching that part of the game a little bit. You get the picture.It is, of course, sensible that a team would support its leading scorer against criticism, real or perceived. The Raptors would go up by 17 before LeVert hit a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in the half. One of the secrets to the Raptors’ success this year has been the stellar play of forward Pascal Siakam. like It is equally logical that players get tired of being asked the same question time and again.
Aug 21, 2020
Pascal Siakam’s best performance in the bubble helped the Raptors notch a 3-0 series lead over the Nets By Jacob M. Mack @Jacob_M_Mack Aug 21, 2020, 3:58pm EDT Share this story
The Toronto Raptors are officially tired of talking about Pascal Siakam.At various times, Norman Powell, Fred VanVleet, Nick Nurse, and Siakam himself have batted away questions about his play in the bubble.
We also know that Siakam is one of the most versatile defenders in the league, with the ability to guard one through five. Siakam has been a massive part of that. "Look, I've said it for four years now and when I'm not shooting well it sounds like cliche garbage, and when I am it sounds like what I should be saying, but it's the same confidence that I always have, and the ball is just going in for me right now, so just keep trying to find my spots and keep improving. looked Yet Siakam has failed several times against the Nets to create a good look in individual coverage. VanVleet opened with a 3 for Toronto, and Johnson answered with a 3 before Lowry's 3 put the Raptors ahead to stay.
After a few weeks of incessant questions after the bad games and the good, the Raptors have their backs up about Siakam, finding slights in questions and comments even when none exist.I know it seems to be since we got here a lot of talk about Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, Pascal, and he’s playing really well and fine, and I’m not sure what everybody’s issue is with continuing to question his play and all this kinda stuff.
But more difficult tests are coming. , The Canadian PressLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Any other year, the Toronto Raptors would have travelled to the unfriendly confines of Brooklyn's Barclays Center for Friday's Game 3.But there's no such thing as NBA road games in the COVID-19 era. Averaging series,