Nov 5, 2026 · 50 min · 14 segments
Amit Mann and Matt Bonner break down the Raptors' blowout loss to the Nuggets, focusing on the disastrous third quarter that changed the game. They discuss whether it was poor defence, bad pace, or…
Amit MannHost
Matt BonnerHostPaul JonesGuest
Matt, where do you want to start? Should we start on the positives from the first half? Because they were building something, and I did the...
Yeah, I mean, obviously, first half, they scored 67 points, had a three-point lead.
It felt – the identity of this team since Darko has taken over has been the defensive side of the ball.
And as awesome as it was to score the 67 points, like I felt worse about Denver's 64 points than I felt good about the Raptors' 67 points, if that makes sense.
It just didn't seem like the offense for me was going to be sustainable for 48 minutes.
And sure enough, as you mentioned, it went off an absolute cliff in the third quarter.
talk about that then because, you know, in the first half, they shoot 59%, 47% from three, 20 assists on 26 made field goals.
Now the percentages are a little bit elevated for sure, but 20 assists on 26 made field goals.
But the three-point shooting was, The question was, is this sustainable? And in the third, they missed a lot of good looks.
Matt, where do you want to start? Should we start on the positives from the first half? Because they were building something, and I did the...
Yeah, I mean, obviously, first half, they scored 67 points, had a three-point lead.
It felt – the identity of this team since Darko has taken over has been the defensive side of the ball.
And as awesome as it was to score the 67 points, like I felt worse about Denver's 64 points than I felt good about the Raptors' 67 points, if that makes sense.
It just didn't seem like the offense for me was going to be sustainable for 48 minutes.
And sure enough, as you mentioned, it went off an absolute cliff in the third quarter.
talk about that then because, you know, in the first half, they shoot 59%, 47% from three, 20 assists on 26 made field goals.
Now the percentages are a little bit elevated for sure, but 20 assists on 26 made field goals.
But the three-point shooting was, The question was, is this sustainable? And in the third, they missed a lot of good looks.
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