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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 37m

I see a few entrants for Ye Olde Mailbag in there already but there's always room for more. Send all your questions here or to askdoug (at) thestar dot ca and we'll take care of them on the weekend, please and thanks.

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 13h

Jamison Battle 3 ties it, Cs win at the buzzer
Fun finish

Wait! It's 12-2!!!??

Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 13h

Perhaps spoke too early
Raptors within 3 with the ball and 10.2 seconds left
A humdinger of a pre-season finish, again, for Toronto

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 13h

Perhaps spoke too early
Raptors within 3 with the ball and 10.2 seconds left
A humdinger of a pre-season finish, again, for Toronto

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 13h

There will be no buzzer-beating histrionics this evening for the Raptors. They'll lose to Boston and wrap the pre-season up on Friday.

Jays-Mariners Game 5, likely. at 6 pm
Raptors-Nets Game 6 (of pretend games) at 7 pm.
A multi-tasking night again

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 14h

Six minutes left, Raptors up 2. I suspect the rest of this one will be the responsibility of the bench

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 14h

Might be one short shift left for starters as Raptors down 79-75 to Boston after three quarters
Ingram 15, Barrett 13, Quickley 12; Barnes has 7 and 10 rebounds

Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 14h

Very nice of the Jays to be Jays-like during halftime of the NBA game I have to watch.

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 14h

Noticeably better second shift for Raptors starters; Toronto down 52-50 to Boston at the half. 9 for Ingram, 8 each for Quickley/Barrett

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 15h

Raptors starters play like, well, like 5 guys who've never been in a game at the same time for stretches; and Cs up 30-25 after a quarter
Good timing for first inning of Jays game

Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 16h

Well, look at that
The Raptors are starting Quickley, Barrett, Barnes, Ingram and Poeltl tonight in Boston. After all these months, they finally get to play

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 2d

So the Dodger hitter accomplishes the rare “FCIDP”?

Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 2d

Seattle's been better, top to bottom, for two days no question about it so the decisions to bring the too-quick hook for Gausman and Yesavage probably didn't make a difference.

Probably

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 2d

Man, if they assign post-season umpiring assignments on regular season ratings, I can't imagine how bad the guys who didn't make the cut were if this guy did

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

Zany pre-season hijinks. Olivier Sarr tips in a perfect sideline out of bounds lob pass from Jared Rhoden at the buzzer as Toronto beats Washington 113-112. Wizards had taken the lead with 8-10ths of a second left on two FTs from Kitchener's Will Riley.
Fun finish

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

The Sarr freres on the court at the same time is a nice touch; good on Darko going to his Sarr earlier than usual

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

Day basketball: Often scraggly
Pre-season basketball: More often scraggly

Day pre-season basketball: Should be banned. Or free for fans

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

It's pre-season for everyone. The Wizards scoring table has somehow got Ulrich Chomche up to 4 minutes played.

Would be a helluva story since he hasn't practiced yet

Raptors 26, Wizards 20 after a quarter
(Chomche's scoreless)

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

Pre-season wedgie! Attention @nodunksinc.bsky.social

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

Pre-season or not, Scottie Barnes taking 3 3pt-FGAs in 5 minutes -- his first 3 shot attempts -- is not wonderful

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Doug Smith @smithraptorsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

Jakob Poeltl is still fighting an illness, Collin Murray-Boyles has some elbow issues, Brandon Ingram's out with some hip stiffness as Raptors prepare to meet the Washingtons this afternoon.

Ja'Kobe Walter and Sandro Mamukelashvili draw into the starting lineup with Quickley, Barrett and Barnes.