[Eastern Conference Semifinals] (2)Toronto vs. (3)Miami

Poor Toronto. Their sports teams have been as disappointing and finding-ways-to-fail on the whole since their early 90's Blue Rays' titles in the same way that Houston's sports teams have been since the Rockets' titles.

 

Lowry's playoff shooting % is atrocious.

08/09 Hou 33%
13/14 Tor 40%
14/15 Tor 32%
15/16 Tor 32%

Don't even bother to look at his 3point %. He's struggling to stay above the Mendoza line.

 

Dragic made Lowry his b****. Lowry with the sweet half court shot but awful showing for him.

Whiteside rebounded very well but was really a bad night for him, Val made him his b**** as well.

Dwade still legend.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Who cares what <a href="https://twitter.com/DwyaneWade">@DwyaneWade</a> does in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/offense?src=hash">#offense</a>. He deserves way more credit about what he does in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/defense?src=hash">#defense</a>!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fact?src=hash">#Fact</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hofer?src=hash">#Hofer</a></p>&mdash; Beno Udrih (@BenoUdrih1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenoUdrih1/status/727695406470156293">May 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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I actually think making it out of the first round finally is a win for The players and city and no matter what happens now they will still look at the season as a success haha

 

Dragic is playing really well in the playoffs
And some pleople didnt want him with Whiteside for DH

 

It really was. Just like the Rockets broke the monkey of not winning a playoff series in 10 years back with the Yao-Artest Rockets. The Raptors had not won a playoff series since like 2002 and never a 7 game one.

Sadly, their team is still flawed. Lowry and DeRozan just don't seem like the backcourt to lead them to a title. JV is amazing though.

 

He has played well when the ball was in his hands. Meaning that Wade is playing off the ball at times or affecting the game in other ways.

Can or would Harden do that? That is the question.

Also Whiteside is unrestricted this summer with all that cap space in the league. You would have still overpay to keep him on the team in the long term.

 

I remembered those trade idea proposals tonight too, man would that have been an awesome deal for Houston lol.

 

Lowry is a nightmare to himself...

 

Dragic isn't very well until the G7 of 1st Rd... and he played lil to zero defense...

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="zh-tw"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's 1 a.m. and that's Kyle Lowry. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheNorth?src=hash">#WeTheNorth</a> <a href="https://t.co/I2iT8TXtLV">pic.twitter.com/I2iT8TXtLV</a></p>&mdash; Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) <a href="https://twitter.com/Raptors/status/727732774849892353">2016年5月4日</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kyle Lowry, right now <a href="https://t.co/zwRrKcUAb5">pic.twitter.com/zwRrKcUAb5</a></p>&mdash; Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) <a href="https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur/status/727717268092796928">May 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all the Miami fans in my mentions: Donald Trump is one step closer to being your President as of tonight. You took the real L.</p>&mdash; Norm Kelly (@norm) <a href="https://twitter.com/norm/status/727695446802497537">May 4, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

I'm glad someone notices that. I hope he continues to play well and proves his All-NBA season wasn't a fluke, but a mix of right circumstances that can happen in Miami again.

 

That was some crazy shot by Lowry but was it up with him in the play-offs? He just cannot play up to his usual self and after such a shot it would've been nice to get the win as well.

 

It's as if he spends all energy in regular season and enters the playoffs with an empty tank.

 

Btw, Kyle may have more trouble with his elbow that he would let on. He's had fluid drained from his elbow, I believe it was after all-star break, and his defenders give him more space than usual, knowing his shot is broken and he is looking to pass.

Too bad, I was really looking forward to ex-Rockets PGs battle.