That's A Rap: A Toronto Raptors Podcast

In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Toronto Raptors played like the veteran team taking a 1-0 lead in this best of 7 series. Pascal Siakam, in his NBA Finals debut, dropped a spicy 32 points, along with an all around team effort to limit the Golden State Warriors from finding any momentum in game 1. And shout out to the entire GTA for showing the NBA what it's like to have an entire country behind yo...

The time has finally come, the handwriting is on the court and the Larry O'Brian is stitched on the jerseys. The NBA Finals are here and the Toronto Raptors are set to battle the defending Champions Golden State Warriors. The Raptors are ready, they're experience and they're not just happy to be here, but the Warriors pose a different challenge...they the Champs! The boys of That's A Rap are joine...

THE TORONTO RAPTORS ARE HEADING TO THE NBA FINALS!!! 24 years in the making, for the first time in Franchise History, with the best player in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors, your Toronto Raptors, are 4 games away from an NBA Championship. There are no words to describe our feelings, so Jason & Dre (and a surprise visit from Jay) try to put into words what this means to us, to Toronto and to Canada....

Soak this up Raptor fans, we are ONE win away from the NBA FINALS! The Toronto Raptors gut out a win and take a 3-2 series lead with the help from Kawhi Leonard and...wait for it...Fred VanVleet. The "VIP" line up were instrumental once again and the Raptors have quietly made franchise history. The battle's not won, but the chance to close this series out at home sounds pretty sweet to me! Bring o...

The Bench VIP (VanVleet Ibaka Powell) came through for the Raptors as they put a beat down on the Bucks to even up the series at 2. As Kawhi appears to be labouring an unknown injury, Lowry and Gasol looked to be aggressive from the jump as the bench took care of business in the second half. The boys from That's A Rap give you the story in numbers, the positives and what to clean up for Game 5. No...

No Lowry or Powell in Double OT? Sounds like a recipe for disaster right? Well; with a little help from Playoff Powell and 52 android minutes by Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors pull off one of the gutsiest wins in these 2019 playoffs. The boys from That's A Rap try to catch their breaths and tell the story in numbers, the positives, and of course what to clean up for game 4. Deep breaths Toronto...see...

A rough outing for the Raptors are they fall 0-2 in this best of 7 series vs. the Bucks. Poor showing from both Marc Gasol and Danny Green, and a great night from ... you guest it: Giannis Antetokounmpo. Time to regroup and refocus as we head back to Toronto for Game 3 & 4. Make sure to follow us @ThatsARapPod & @RaptorsHQ throughout the NBA Playoffs; and do us a solid by leaving us a 5 star revie...

Kyle Lowry had himself a game; but unfortunately for the Raptors, so did Splash Mountain. The Conference Finals have begun and the Raptors find themselves down 0-1 in this best of seven series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Although it was a tough loss to swallow, there were still a lot of positives to take from Game 1; the boys from That's A Rap give you the story in numbers, the positives and what...

Coming off the high of Kawhi's Redemption Shot, you realize that there is still a lot of basketball to play! The Toronto Raptors face an even bigger foe in the Milwaukee Bucks and the boys from That's A Rap are joined by Andrew Goodman from Brew Hoop & Bucking The Trend Podcast to give us Milwaukee's perspective on Round 3. Round 3...Fight! Make sure to follow us throughout the NBA playoffs @Thats...

GREATEST SHOT IN RAPTORS HISTORY! 18 years in the making, Kawhi Leonard just made the biggest shot, the 1st ever series winning shot in a best of 7 series in the NBA...Uh No big deal! Listen to our reaction pod as we try our best at keeping our composure, giving you some numbers, the positive *Screams like little girl*, and what to improve/looking forward to Milwaukee. Make sure to follow us on Tw...

Game 7, it's destiny, it's written in the stars, it's in the tea leaves, how ever you put it, Game 7 vs. the Philadelphia 76's was meant to be; hopefully with a different outcome. Game 6 was not for the faint of heart but at least we have redemption to look forward to. The boys from That's A Rap give you the story in numbers, what to clean up and of course, looking forward to Game 7...Happy Mother...

Talk about a beatdown; the Toronto Raptors demolish the 76's with a 125-89 win to take a 3-2 series lead. Now we head back to Philadelphia for game 6 with confidence and a whole lot of swag. The boys from That's A Rap try to keep their excitement to a minimum as they give the story in numbers, the overwhelming positives and what to do to finish this series off in game 6. See you in Philly! No airp...

It went down to the wire but the Toronto Raptors pull out the win and tie the series 2-2. The boys from That's A Rap gush over the performance of one Kawhi Leonard, the story in numbers for both teams and how Nick Nurse may have just saved this series. The Raptors take back home court advantage as Game 5 goes down on Tuesday! Have to check our heart pressure after that one but make sure to follow...

Well that was a beatdown! The Raptors laid an egg in Philly as they go down 2-1 in this best of seven series. The boys from That's A Rap try their best to find any positives from game 3 and a lot to clean up for game 4. Remember Raptor fans, Kawhi Leonard is a Raptor; which means we still have a chance! Make sure to follow us on twitter @ThatsARapPod & @RaptorsHQ throughout the NBA Playoffs; and d...

The Raptors came close but ultimately could not complete the comeback. With a big game from Jimmy Butler, the 76ers take home court advantage by stealing Game 2; series turns to Philadelphia all tied up. The boys from That's A Rap give you the story in numbers, some optimism and of course what to clean up for Game 3.  That was a heart breaker but make sure to follow us on Twitter @ThatsARapPod & @...

Round 2 has begun and the Toronto Raptors are off to a quick start. From the Jordan-esque play of Kawhi Leonard, along with his Pippen in Pascal Siakam, the Raptors confidently take Game 1 (even with Drake in the building). The boys from That's A Rap continue their playoff postgame pods with the story in numbers, some positives and what to clean up for game 2 against the 76ers! Make sure to follow...

And Here We Go! Round 1 in the bag and now we get ready for Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs with a date with the Philadelphia 76ers. The boys from That's A Rap are joined by Brian Murphy from the Liberty Ballers to get a little Philly perspective on the upcoming series between the Raptors and the Sixers. The boys talk Round 2 expectations, match ups, concerns, X Factors and over course series predicti...

The Douchebag Sweep is now complete! With a resounding win over the Orlando Magic, the Toronto Raptors move to face the Philadelphia 76's in the 2nd Round of the NBA Playoffs. The boys form That's A Rap give you their take on the series win over the Magic, the numbers, the positives, and what we need to clean up for Round 2. Bring it on Philly! Make sure to follow us on twitter @ThatsARapPod & @Ra...

The Toronto Raptors are 3-1 in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, in the words of Matty D..."Oh How Sweet It Is". With a dominate performance across the board, the Raptors have a chance to complete the series in Game 5 on Tuesday. Jay, Jay & Dre give you their post game review, the story in numbers, the positives and nit picking at some negatives to get us ready for Game 5!...

Even with a rare off night by Kawhi Leonard, the Toronto Raptors regain home court advantage by taking game 3 in spicy fashion. The boys from That's A Rap give you their thoughts on game three against the Magic, the story in numbers, the positives (cough Pascal); and things we need to improve on for game 4. Blue and White Ignite was out in full force; can we take game 4 as well? Make sure to follo...

What Game One? Which Kyle Lowry? Kawhi Leonard is a Raptor? Yes, us Raptor fans are trained to be nervous and anxious for the first round of the playoffs but one major difference between this years and previous; Kawhi Leonard is a Raptor. The boys from That's A Rap give you their take on Game 2 of Round One against the Orlando Magic, the story in numbers, some positives and rooms to improve upon f...

Here we go, it's that time of year again; the NBA Playoffs. The boys from That's A Rap are going to give you even more content with post game for every Raptors playoff game, and we start off with Round one, game one versus the Orlando Magic. Jay gives us the story with the numbers, Jason delivers some positive feedback and Dre finishes off with what we need to improve on! It's best of 7; I guess w...

WE MADE IT! Now the real season begins, 82 practice games are through; however you put it, the Toronto Raptors are in the playoffs and their first round opponent are a familiar foe in the Orlando Magic. The boys from That's A Rap break down the season that was, our first round opponent, some Toronto Raptors Playoff trivia and of course our Round One predictions. Playoffs baby; there's no better ti...

The playoffs are less then 2 weeks away...2 WEEKS! Which means the boys are back for another episode of That's A Rap, and this time they're joined by Peter Kaye of Life In Repeat. The boys discuss the final stretch of the season, the Gasol effect, possible playoff match ups, Jay's Kawhy Kawhi finals and Jurassic World. Playoffs baby, there's no better time of the year so make sure sure to follow u...

With just a handful of games left in the season, the Raptors appear to be locked in the 2nd seed in the East. The boys of That's A Rap are back with another episode and they discuss potential playoff match-ups, a heated Spill The Tea segment, best and worst games of the season so far, as well as some Sign, Trade & Release scenarios. These are the dogs days of the season but the Playoffs are just a...