While Wall can claim Toronto did not do anything special into forcing him into seven turnovers in Game 5, the volume of bodies the Raptors are throwing at him is doing something detrimental.
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As long as Lowry’s singing that tune, the Raptors should be in good shape.
The Raps once again kept home-court advantage with a hard-fought 108-98 win against a resilient Wizards team who stayed in the contest until late in the fourth quarter.
That consistency has deserted them in the District of Columbia. The 24-year old shooting guard features a solid 43% shooting percentage from three-point range this series, and he is averaging 21.4 in five games.
The Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Thaddeus Young have all delivered big performances in the series and will be a key to Indiana’s success in Game 6.
The term must win is over-used in sports, particularly in the National Basketball Association.
Head to head, the home team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings, the favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings and the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings in Washington.
“We’re back at home”, Oubre told The Washington Post’s Candace Buckner.
The Wizards are 42-22 when they reach 100 points, while the Raptors are 56-16. James’ Cavaliers likely await the victor of this series; Cleveland plays a Game 6 at IN also Friday night. We’re back at home. “Just like Delon doesn’t play well anywhere else, you know, other than at home”, Oubre said Wednesday.
I mean, he’s not wrong.
The Toronto Raptors sit one victory away from eliminating the Washington Wizards, but they’ll have to do it on the road.
But Wall and Beal missed eight of their combined nine shots in the final nine minutes and were limited to just three shots in the last three minutes. Toronto was the Eastern Conference’s best team and although its home numbers are far better, it is no slouch on the road either with a 25-18 straight up record. That’s a significant difference.
Washington is 20-4 when they allow below 100 points, while Toronto is 29-5.
LeBron James did just about everything he could to lead the Cavs to a pivotal Game 5 victory over Indiana. “For the most [part], we feel like we didn’t shoot [well] or play a great game and still had an opportunity to win”.
“We’ve gotta pretty much get it out of [his] hands”. I guess during the game you kinda think you’re just playing good defense.
Wright hit the first three shots he took in Wednesday’s pivotal Game 5, although he hesitated briefly before launching the third – a deep, 26-foot three-pointer in the second quarter. DeRozan had three of his five assists in the fourth quarter.
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As he walked away from reporters, he suggested he might have a fuller response after the game “when we win”. “We understand that things are going to be a bit different but we’ve got to stay focused”. If not, it’s going to be a tough night. He was able to make plays out of double teams or whatever they were throwing at him.
