TOR@MIL

for this post, i would just focus on the end game for the raptors and how they failed to properly close out the bucks. 

I would have to say that this does not bode well for the season. If there has been one thing that the raps has been consistent in so far is that they have an awful end game.

the bucks made a run in the fourth mostly because of TO's  but i'm not going to start there since I think it is bound to happen in the NBA and I don't expect our bench to always deliver.

i'm going to start here. first off the starters just came back this should be the time where they stop the run and take control of the game
this play was also in my last post and like I said this kind of play ALWAYS happen in raptor games. a breakdown in what supposed to be an isolation type of play.

1) lowry hand off is fine but he should cut to the basket or go in the deep corner to take advantage of the mismatch

2) the amir high screen, one of the worst things in our offensive scheme, leads to him taking more threes.

his man is basically just covering rudy for free.

3) similar play for DD next possession and again not effective

leads to a turnover into 4v2, WHAT ARE YOU DOING RUDY RUN!

Now again the rotation issue,  ROSS subs in for rudy. I don't see the point of doing this considering rudy went back in a minute or two but it could have or should have lost us the game. Ross was completely lost in defense,  the switches didn't happen, people got lost in screens. He was at fault too but again its team defense.

 you can see mayo calls for  the ball, he even could've cut to the open lane but chose to shoot a 3 which he makes

and again. (fortunate miss) complete breakdown

 

and again. (another miss)

The better play call in the end probably saved the game. I think the raps could use more of having rudy setting up a high screen as they make use of both derozan and gay by splitting the defense's attention to both sides. 

so much better than standing in a corner

drop off to amir, whoever guards derozan has to stay inside and can't deny the pass 

drop off to derozan who has alot more to space to either run to the rim or pull up. amir also has more space to go for the board as the defense will collapse to derozan

Also to add to the point, MIL missed 5 out of 6 free throws in a period when were only ahead by 5 points. They also could not convert on fast break with a man advantage a few times and even lead to us scoring a fast break bucket one time. 

In conclusion, this was really just a lucky win for us and if this trend continues like last season we would end up losing a lot of games that we should be able to win.