Blake Murphy Sports Writing

Title: Raptors surviving dangerous offensive game with glacial half-court pace against Warriors
Date: June 7, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ slow pace in their half court offense and why that’s a dangerous game as the NBA Finals extend.
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Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 3: VanVleet shadowing Curry, pick-and-roll depth, 50/40/90 and more
Date: June 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at the Raptors taking control of the NBA Finals back with a Game 3 victory against the Warriors. Read an excerpt!

Title: Warriors’ whirring offence testing limits of Raptors’ mental endurance
Date: June 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Warriors’ offense, which is designed to exhaust even the smartest teams, testing the Raptors’ mental endurance.
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Title: ‘Let it rip’: Danny Green follows through in a game Raptors absolutely had to have against depleted Warriors
Date: June 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about an anonymous message on the Raptors’ whiteboard, Danny Green letting it rip, and the Raptors winning Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
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Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 2: Not fouling late, Leonard’s passing in traps, Lowry’s foul-drawing and more
Date: June 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at the Raptors dropping a winnable Game 2 of the NBA Finals to the Warriors. Read an excerpt!