Title: The Athletic Raptors Q&A
Date: May 15, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: I hosted a live Raptors Q&A at The Athletic Toronto.
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Title: Radio Appearance: 97.3 The Game Milwaukee
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: 97.3 The Game
Synopsis: I appeared on 97.3 The Game in Milwaukee to tee up Raptors-Bucks Game 1.
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Title: Open Gym appearance
Date: May 15, 2019
Original Source: Open Gym
Synopsis: I made an appearance on the latest episode of Open Gym, helping breakdown the Raptors-76ers second-round playoff series.
Title: Murphy Mailbag: Raptors defensive matchups for Antetokounmpo, Bucks depth, Firefly Funhouse and more
Date: May 15, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I opened up the mailbag to preview Raptors-Bucks, looking at rotations, matchups, the new Bray Wyatt, and more.
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Title: Beat writer series preview: Will the Bucks be too rested and can the underdog Raptors continue their postseason magic?
Date: May 14, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I collaborated with Eric Nehm of The Athletic Wisconsin to preview the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Raptors and the Bucks.
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Title: Deep-dive series preview: How do the Raptors and Bucks match up? A study of styles, rotations and more
Date: May 14, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I performed a deep dive into the lineups, rotations, key matchups, playing styles and more for the third-round playoff series between the Raptors and Bucks.
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Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 7: A well-coached closeout, war of bench attrition, rebounding and more
Date: May 13, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a dramatic Game 7 victory where the Raptors got a lot right at the margins and needed every bit of it. Read an excerpt!
Title: Eighteen years after Vince Carter’s miss, my 18 favorite things about The Kawhi Leonard Shot
Date: May 13, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Kawhi Leonard’s historic game-winner in Game 7 against the 76ers, reflecting on its parallels to Vince Carter’s 2001 miss in the same situation and laying out my favorite moments within The Moment. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – The Shot and the Bucks: Kawhi’s Game 7 winner + Eastern Conference finals preview
Date: May 13, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I wrap up Raptors-76ers and The Shot and then preview the Raptors-Bucks Eastern Conference Finals. Read an excerpt!
Title: How Kyle Lowry stood tall against a giant, did all the little things and put the Raptors in position to win Game 7
Date: May 12, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about an incredible, historic Game 7 victory for the Raptors and how Kyle Lowry made everything, even Kawhi Leonard’s heroics, possible. Read an excerpt!
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