Morning Coffee: Raptors win big as NBA favourites sweep
On the heels of back-to-back losses and without their All-Star point guard available, the Toronto Raptors needed someone to step up and set the tone against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
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Scottie Barnes makes first 11 shots, Raptors romp Nets in Brooklyn
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NBA: Ja Morant sets new Memphis Grizzlies record against San Antonio Spurs
Ja Morant scored a franchise-high 52 points, breaking the record he set two days ago, to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
Barnes makes first 11 shots, Raptors romp past Nets in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — No Kevin Durant, no Steve Nash and nobody who could guard Scottie Barnes. The Brooklyn Nets were missing plenty Monday night, and the Raptors rookie wasn't missing much at all. Barnes made his first 11 shots and had 28 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, leading Toronto to a 133-97 victory over the Nets in the opener of a home-and-home series.
Barnes enjoys perfect 1st half en route to 28 points as Raptors down Nets
Scottie Barnes made his first 11 shots and had 28 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 133-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in the opener of a home-and-home series.
Hornets ride early momentum to blow out Raptors in return from All-Star break
Terry Rozier and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets emerged from the All-Star break looking reenergized with a 125-93 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Scottie Barnes is growing in all directions at once
At first, when you were watching Scottie Barnes in the earliest stages of his NBA career, you could almost see his growth from moment to moment. His game was developing in all directions at once, and every few games — if not every few plays — he would do something new that he hadn’t done before. Going into the NBA, Scottie was supposed to be a little more of a project, but it became apparent early on that he was a plus player from Day 1. Right away, we found out about the many things that he could do, and at times it felt like Scottie was discovering those things along with us. Every time he pulls in a rebound and runs the ball in transition to hit the cutter with a no-look dime, you can feel him thinking, Oh, I can do this, too?