Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 136-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. A masterful win over the Nets, led by a Scottie Barnes triple-double, clinched the Raptors' first playoff berth since 2022. And thanks to some help from the Boston Celtics the Raptors jumped into the fifth seed! Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts....

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 112-95 loss to the New York Knicks on Friday. Right after the opening tip-off, it felt like the Raptors were already looking ahead to Sunday. A slow start, sloppy turnovers and uneventful play from Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram mean the Raptors NEED to win on Sunday to control their fate for the playoffs. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast...

The Toronto Raptors smoked the Miami Heat again to sweep the season series as Brandon Ingram played arguably his best game of the season. In Episode 2084, Sean Woodley is joined by Joe Wolfond to talk about what they found most encouraging about Ingram's 38-7-7 masterclass, why his rim pressure and pick-and-roll creation have been throughlines across his best games of the season, and why the targe...

Zulfi Sheikh recaps the Toronto Raptors 128-114 win vs. the Miami Heat on Thursday. Brandon Ingram's AGGRESSIVE season-high 38 points led the way as the Raptors swept the season series and earned a massive boost to their playoff hopes. He was helped by the youngsters off the bench, and a productive night at the charity stripe from the whole team. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 htt...

The Toronto Raptors' hopes of landing the 5-seed are alive once again after the Atlanta Hawks fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. In Episode 2083, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl take the temperature of the ridiculously close race between the Raptors, Hawks, Magic, Hornets and Sixers for the last two playoff spots in the East, get into why this race is a real win for parity and those...

The Toronto Raptors mopped the floor with the Miami Heat, 121-95, in their first of two critical matchups this week on Tuesday night. In Episode 2082, Sean Woodley digs into why the Raptors are pretty clearly just a better basketball team than the gimmick-dependent Heat, how the return of Immanuel Quickley restored balance to the Raptors offense and helped unleash Scottie Barnes for his 25-8-5 nig...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 121-95 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday. A full team effort in a MUST-WIN situation that included dominance in the paint, on the glass and from the leaders in Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNB...

The Toronto Raptors take on the Miami Heat tonight in the first of two absolutely critical matchups between the Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls this week. In Episode 2081, Sean Woodley goes solo to take stock of the stakes at play in tonight's first Raptors-Heat tilt, the injuries to Immanuel Quickley, Collin Murray-Boyles, Tyler Herro and Norman Powell that could swing the outcome, the Raptor...

The Toronto Raptors spanked a tanking Grizzlies team and loss to the Celtics after three hard fought quarters on Sunday, and it sure would have been nice to have gotten more out of the Raptors core guys on Friday. In Episode 2080, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to talk about the struggles of the Raptors' starters in Boston, Collin Murray-Boyles and Ja'Kobe Walter looking like pillars of the...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 115-101 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Despite going into the fourth down by only three points thanks to Ja'Kobe Walter and Collin Murray-Boyles, the Raptors lose to the Celtics in Boston ... AGAIN. Where was the leadership? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-W...

Zulfi Sheikh recaps the Toronto Raptors 128-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. A beatdown that required a second-quarter reset thanks to Jamal Shead and plenty of points in the paint. A much-needed response with just five games left. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More...

The Toronto Raptors lost an absolute stinker to the Sacramento Kings, and they're now in the Play-in. COOL! In Episode 2079, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down one of the more inexcusable losses you'll ever see. Off the top, Sean talks about what an unserious performance it was from the team, from their unspooled defense to their incessant fouling to Scottie Barnes' scoring struggles to the nonc...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 123-115 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. An unacceptable outcome to one of the worst teams in the league in what was a must-win situation. Toronto was DOMINATED on the glass and fell victim to a pair of former Raptors all night. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA L...

The Toronto Raptors offense sputtered out the gate and never quite recovered as they fell 127-116 to the Detroit Pistons. In Episode 2073, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about how Point Scottie Barnes got contained as a scorer by the Pistons, even as he was able to thread a series of very rad passes through the oppressive Pistons defense. The Raptors clearly have some ways to give the Pistons trou...

There are simply not 15 players in the NBA more deserving of an All-NBA spot this season than Scottie Barnes. In Episode 2072, Sean Woodley is joined by Es Baraheni (The Athletic NBA Daily) to talk about Scottie Barnes' case for making one of the three All-NBA Teams at season's end. Off the top, they get into why the case for Barnes is a bit of an untraditional one, in that he's not going to make...

The Toronto Raptors obliterated and embarrassed the Orlando Magic 139-87 in one of the most pivotal games for the Eastern Conference playoff races to date. In Episode 2071, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob laugh hysterically at how badly the Magic got their heads caved in by a Raptors team that wasn't messing around, and discuss a weekend full of Real Fun Point Guard Things from Scottie Barnes. Off th...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 139-87 win vs. the Orlando Magic on Sunday. After Darko Rajakovic called a timeout, the Raptors went on an NBA-record 31-0 run and absolutely DOMINATED the Magic from there. Scottie Barnes was unsurprisingly a catalyst, continuing his strong stretch of play as the team's lead ball-handler. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 119-106 win against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. The Raptors came out with a clear sense of urgency and it paid off. Especially in the second quarter, outscoring the Pelicans 30-19 thanks to constantly upping the tempo. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide:...

Brandon Ingram's first season in Toronto has absolutely been a success compared to expectations -- but is there still work to be done to optimize Ingram's fit within the Raptors? In Episode 2070, Sean Woodley and Joe Wolfond dive deep into how the marriage between Ingram and the Raptors has looked through its first year, the areas in which Ingram has budged from his previously held tendencies, whe...

The Toronto Raptors got smoked by the LA Clippers to wrap up their Western Conference road trip on Wednesday night, and the health status of Immanuel Quickley looms large. In Episode 2069, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl discuss why the absence of Immanuel Quickley, who missed his second straight game dealing with plantar fasciitis, is a potentially existential concern for the Raptors as they make a...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 119-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Raptors shot a putrid 42% from the field and had to play catch-up as the starters sleepwalked to start the game. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More  🎧 https://lock...

Which Toronto Raptors players are ready for the bright lights on the NBA Playoffs? In Episode 2068, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob slot every member of the Toronto Raptors projected playoff rotation onto the Playoff Readiness Index, where 1 = 2015 Lou Williams, and 10 = 2019 Kawhi Leonard. Can Scottie Barnes pick up where he left off the last time he tasted the postseason back in 2022 against the Si...

The WNBA has a new CBA and the season begins May 8th -- how will the Toronto Tempo build their team between now and then?! In a bonus episode of Locked On Raptors, it's Locked On Tempo, baby, as Sean Woodley chats with Chelsea Leite (Raptors HQ) about why the new CBA stands as a major win for the players as well as the fans before diving into the upcoming expansion draft, WNBA Entry Draft and what...

The Toronto Raptors took down the very tanky Utah Jazz 143-127 on Monday night to improve to 40-31 on the season. In Episode 2067, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about Scottie Barnes' big game (20-7-10 on 8/10 shooting) while the Raptors were without Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram and Jakob Poeltl, gets into how Barnes has emerged as the team's most reliably half court creative engine, and why...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 143-127 win against the Utah Jazz on Monday. Despite missing three starters, the Raptors exposed one of the league's worst defenses — dishing out a franchise record 49 assists and even hitting 20 threes. Collin Murray-Boyles also returned, and Markelle Fultz made his season debut! Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://locked...