Blake Murphy Sports Writing

Title: Lucky 13: Takeaways from the Raptors ending their 13-game losing streak at Oracle Arena
Date: December 13, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ thrilling upset of the Warriors in Oakland and what they can take away from the victory. Read an excerpt!

Title: Kawhi Leonard-less Raptors steamroll Clippers as Kyle Lowry bounces back
Date: December 11, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors throttling the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard, thanks in large part to Kyle Lowry getting back on track. Read an excerpt!

Title: Murphy: A deep dive into Kyle Lowry’s slump and its impact on the Raptors
Date: December 11, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I took a deep dive into Kyle Lowry’s slump and its impact on the Raptors. Read an excerpt!

Title: Raptors Tactical: Handling the Giannis Antetokounmpo matchup, downsizing, and more
Date: December 10, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about how the Raptors approached the Giannis Antetokounmpo matchup in a loss to the Bucks. Read an excerpt!

Title: Raptors go small to come back against Nets, can’t find the right balance in OT loss
Date: December 7, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ going small to try to comeback against the Nets and the difficult accounting that decision requires game-to-game. Read an excerpt!

Title: Jonas Valanciunas leads resurgent Raptors bench in turn of tides against 76ers
Date: December 5, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Jonas Valanciunas’ big night for a resurgent bench unit against the 76ers. Read an excerpt!