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!
Title: NBC Sports Philadelphia Game 7 Roundtable
Date: May 12, 2019
Original Source: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance at NBC Sports Philadelphia, helping tee up Game 7 between the Raptors and 76ers.
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Title: Seven thoughts ahead of Game 7: ‘Elimination Game Lowry,’ evaluating Nick Nurse and more
Date: May 12, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I answered some reader questions after the Raptors dropped an ugly Game 6 to the 76ers, trying to help settle anxieties ahead of Game 7. Read an excerpt!
Title: Beat writers discussion: Identifying key adjustments for Game 7 of Raptors-76ers
Date: May 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I collaborated with Mike O’Connor of The Athletic Philadelphia to break down the tactical adjustments made through the first six games of Raptors-76ers and what might be in store for Game 7.
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Title: Grind365 appearance
Date: May 10, 2019
Original Source: Open Gym
Synopsis: I made an appearance on the season finale of Grind365, the Raptors 905 version of Open Gym, wrapping up their 2018-19 season.
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 6: Reverting to bad habits, Embiid’s non-scoring dominance and more
Date: May 10, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a blowout Game 6 loss that saw the Raptors revert to a bunch of bad habits and put themselves in a Game 7 scenario they could have avoided. Read an excerpt!
Title: Murphy Mini-Mailbag: Talking through it as a Game 7 looms for Raptors and 76ers
Date: May 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I answered some reader questions after the Raptors dropped an ugly Game 6 to the 76ers, trying to help settle anxieties ahead of Game 7. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 5: Getting the little things right, shooting regression, targeting Redick and more
Date: May 8, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a blowout Game 5 victory for the Raptors that gives them two chances now to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Read an excerpt!
Title: ‘Being who I am, not thinking about being injured’: Pascal Siakam’s resurgent Game 5 lifts Raptors
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about Pascal Siakam bouncing back and fighting through a calf injury to help lift the Raptors in Game 5 against the 76ers. Read an excerpt!
Title: How the Raptors are trying to guard J.J. Redick and why Joel Embiid complicates it
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about how the Raptors are trying to handle a difficult J.J. Redick matchup and why Joel Embiid’s presence makes a certain two-man game so hard to handle. Read an excerpt!
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