Title: Beat writer series preview: Do the Raptors have enough to end the Warriors’ championship streak?
Date: May 28, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I went back-and-forth with a writer from The Athletic Bay Area to preview the Raptors-Warriors NBA Finals.
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Title: What the Raptors might be able to learn from the Warriors’ playoff past
Date: May 28, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at the Warriors’ recent and more long-term playoff pasts to see what the Raptors may be able to borrow from other teams who played them well.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – No margin of error: NBA Finals Preview after historic comeback over Bucks
Date: May 27, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I preview the Raptors in the NBA Finals against the Warriors. Read an excerpt!
Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: May 27, 2019
Original Source: Sportsnet 590
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 to discuss the Raptors heading into their first NBA Finals appearance. Check out the audio!
Title: CP24 television appearance previewing the Raptors-Warriors NBA Finals
Date: May 27, 2019
Original Source: CP 24
Synopsis: I made another appearance on CP24, helping preview the NBA Finals, which the Raptors are, you know, in.
Title: Radio Appearance: The Radio Sport Breakfast, ANZ Sport Scene (New Zealand)
Date: May 27, 2019
Original Source: The Radio Sport Breakfast, ANZ Sport Scene (New Zealand)
Synopsis: I appeared on New Zealand radio to help preview the NBA Finals.
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Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 6: Siakam as a screener, Antetokounmpo’s rests, the croquet charge and more
Date: May 24, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at the Raptors punching their ticket to the NBA Finals with a dramatic comeback against the Bucks. Read an excerpt!
Title: ‘We ain’t finished’: 24 years in the making, here are 24 thoughts from the Raptors making the NBA Finals
Date: May 26, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors making the NBA Finals, going through a mess of moments and thoughts still in my head the next morning. Read an excerpt!
Title: The 26-3 run that sent the Raptors to the NBA Finals
Date: May 25, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the epic Raptors comeback that secured them their first trip to the NBA Finals.
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Title: CBC television appearance previewing Raptors-Bucks Game 6
Date: May 25, 2019
Original Source: CBC
Synopsis: I made an appearance on CBC, helping preview Game 6 of the Raptors’ third-round playoff series with the Bucks.
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