Raptors vs. Bucks: NBA Playoffs Two-Man Game
By Demar Grant
Is it time to hit the panic button in the Raptors – Bucks series? Will Drake ever come to another Raptors game again? Can Greg Monroe be stopped in the post? To help pick up the pieces, Demar Grant and Chris Okrainetz bring you the Two-Man Game.
Relax, the series isn’t lost down 2-1, the Toronto Raptors are supposedly a better team than the Bucks and they always lose Game 1. Kyle Lowry struggled mightily in Game 1, but he bounced back in Game 2. And then everyone just laid an egg in the third.
Now the Rap just need to win a game on the road and we’re back on track right? Then, why am I sweating so profusely?
The Raptors are officially down in the series 2-1, what’s your confidence level in the Raptors?
Demar: Admittedly, after Game 1 I was really worried. Giannis Antetokounmpo was killing the Drakes in transition and looked unstoppable. Confidence was at a season low.
With the win in Game 2, Lowry looked a little bit more like himself and DeMar DeRozan looked like the one constant on this raptors squad, I can say my fingers inched away from the panic button.
After the disaster we just witnessed in Game 3 my hand has already turned the key to open then the glass case, I’ve already entered the codes to activate the button and now my hand is hovering over red button labeled ‘PANIC’. If the Raptors lose the next game don’t even look for me, just listen for the screaming.
Chris: After the first two games in Toronto I wasn’t too concerned about the Raptors. I was more concerned with Kyle Lowry. But after the way Game 3 went I’m concerned. The Raptors looked lifeless and they continue to let the Bucks do whatever they want, especially from the perimeter.
This was supposed to be a series where the playoff hardened Raptors would be tested, but use it more as a tuneup for the Cavs. Instead, it’s been a nightmare. Unless the Raptors demolish the Bucks for three straight games, I don’t know how any Raptors fan isn’t concerned with this team.