Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors lost games to the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns over the weekend, as they continue to sharpen themselves ahead of the NBA playoffs. In Episode 2066, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down his big takeaways from the Raptors 0-2 weekend, discusses why this stretch drive of playing meaningful basketball games can only be a good thing when it comes to readying the young Raptors for...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 120-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Despite being the fresher team, the Raptors looked a step slow all night — especially Brandon Ingram — and had to play catch-up for three quarters. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & M...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 121-115 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. A game that saw eight lead changes and the Raptors take control thanks to a dominant third quarter ended in defeat after some late-game heroics from the Nuggets' stars. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team,...

The Toronto Raptors are in a super close race for the 5th and 6th seeds in the East with the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. In Episode 2065, Sean Woodley checks in with David Ramil (Locked On Heat), Philip Rossman-Reich (Locked On Magic) and Brad Rowland (Locked On Hawks) for a deeper look at the teams vying to knock Toronto out of the playoff spot they've held for the majority of th...

The Toronto Raptors cruised to a 139-109 win over the Chicago Bulls, who are terrible. In Episode 2064, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl recap the win over the Bulls, discuss whether they team has fully flipped the switch after last week's season low point in New Orleans or if they still have some things they need to tidy up, take a look at the absolutely dominance of the starting five of Scottie Bar...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 139-109 win against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. It was absolute DOMINANCE by the Raps in the wire-to-wire victory, which included six players scoring at least 15 points against the Bulls. Since losing six of eight, Toronto has won three straight and is once again in the top five in the East. Is the season back on track? Follow & Subscribe...

The Toronto Raptors find themselves back in the 5th seed with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat both on two-game losing streaks -- are they once again the favourites to finish 5th in the East? In Episode 2063, Sean Woodley and James Herbert (CBS Sports) chat about the race for the 5th seed between the Raptors, Magic, Heat, Hawks and sort of the Sixers and Hornets, before doing a draft of the player...

Is Scottie Barnes having the best defensive season in the history of the Toronto Raptors franchise? In Episode 2062, Sean Woodley goes solo to field mailbag questions from you, the listeners, about Scottie's remarkable defensive campaign, RJ Barrett's importance to the offense and expansion!  Off the top, Sean details why Barnes stands along among Raptors players when it comes to individual defens...

The Toronto Raptors picked up two of their most impressive and important wins of the season over the weekend against the Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons. In Episode 2061, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to react to the Raptors 4th quarter comeback to beat the Suns on Friday, and their fourth quarter stand to hang on against the East-leading Pistons. Off the top, they chat about how the Rapt...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 119-108 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. An absolute STATEMENT win against the No. 1 seed in the East. The Raptors dominated the glass thanks to Jakob Poeltl's monster double-double and Brandon Ingram led a stellar night for the starters with 34 points. Is this the turning point Toronto needed? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platfor...

Zulfi Sheikh recaps the Toronto Raptors 122-115 win vs. the Phoenix Suns on Friday. A gutsy effort to claw back from an 11-point deficit, led by Brandon Ingram's game-high performance. He finished with 36 points, but more importantly, orchestrated the late-game comeback with the ball in his hands. The Raptors survived the Suns and their hot shooting, and hopefully restored some faith in their seas...

The Toronto Raptors are mired in their most dispiriting stretch of basketball all season, but is it cause for true despair? In Episode 2060, Sean Woodley and Joe Wolfond take stock of the Raptors situation both for the rest of the season and moving into the future and dig into the cases for both optimism and pessimism moving forward. Off the top, they chat about the reasons for feelings of doom an...

The Toronto Raptors notched arguably their worst loss of the season in New Orleans on Wednesday night and have fallen out of the Top-6 in the Eastern Conference for the first time in months. In Episode 2059, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl chat about the ugly loss to the Pelicans, whether the team's good vibes and chemistry are at risk, and whether the team should have had a more bombastic reaction...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 122-110 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. The Raptors get absolutely PUNKED on the second night of a back-to-back, and it dropped them out of the playoffs and into the Play-In. That was BRUTAL. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, D...

The Toronto Raptors lost another game to a good opponent, this time a 113-99 contest against the Houston Rockets that followed the same script that's played out basically any time the Raptors line up next to the league's elite. In Episode 2058, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the loss to Houston, lament the familiar script it followed, and discuss Brandon Ingram's recent struggles and whether t...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 113-99 loss vs. the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Coming into the game without three bigs against one of the biggest teams in the NBA was a recipe for disaster and that's how it played out. The Raptors fought hard for three quarters, but giving up 61 rebounds for 22 second-chance points was just too much to overcome. Another loss to another top...

The Toronto Raptors take on the Houston Rockets tonight looking for an elusive victory against an opponent with a Top-10 record in the NBA. In Episode 2057, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob chat about the Raptors continued struggles against the league's elite, dig into how their issues scoring in the clutch speak to some of the broader issues the team runs into against the best teams in the NBA, why t...

The race for the 5th and 6th spots in the Eastern Conference Playoffs is, all of a sudden, incredibly tight! In Episode 2056, Sean Woodley takes stock of how the Toronto Raptors stack up with the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks in a race that will see six teams separated by 4.5 games battle it out for the final two playoff spots -- and touches on...

Zulfi Sheikh recaps the Toronto Raptors' 122-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. RJ Barrett showed out with a season-high 31 points, the defence spoiled Cooper Flagg's first visit to Toronto and the bench provided a much-needed boost. 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 another game to a very good team as the Minnesota Timberwolves handled them on Thursday night. In Episode 2055, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about the Raptors asking too much of Jamal Shead after a brutal evening for the Raptors' second year guard, the Raptors' increasingly precarious position in the Eastern Conference as their cushion on the 5th seed dwindles, and more...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 115-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. A decent first half gets summarily wiped away by a DISASTROUS third quarter in another romp to an elite team. Is it time to believe that the Raptors are who they are? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every...

Is Scottie Barnes or Chet Holmgren a better Defensive Player of the Year Candidate? Is Collin Murray-Boyles or Derik Queen the better rookie to build a team with? Are the Toronto Raptors better than the Charlotte Hornets? In Episode 2054, Sean Woodley is joined by TrillBroDude (You Know Ball) to play a Stupid Little Game called: Who's Better? The concept is simple! Sean pitches two options, and th...

The Toronto Raptors lost their 12-straight game to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, and despite some progress in their play against good teams, the Raptors' bigger picture flaws have been repeatedly and clearly exposed. In Episode 2053, Sean Woodley digs into why the Raptors lost the rope in the final few minutes of Tuesday's game despite counterpunching the Knicks throughout the night, and w...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 111-95 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Despite three mostly positive quarters, the Raptors' offense completely vanishes late, putting up just 13 points in the fourth and going the last 5.5 minutes with just ONE basket. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Ev...

The Toronto Raptors take on the New York Knicks for the fourth time this season on Tuesday night -- is this the night the Raptors snap their 11-game losing streak against New York? In Episode 2052, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob talk about tonight's tilt with the Knicks, who their preferred Raptors first-round matchup would be between New York and the Cleveland Cavaliers, which teams below them are...