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And, you know, turnovers didn't allow for the Raptors to get into their transition game as often as they'd like, but...

Truthfully, this Raptors team definitely has a math problem, especially when it comes to playing teams that have very elite offenses like the Knicks do.

No, he likes to take pressure off of the guys so much.

And basically every time I've asked him or another member of the media has asked him whether he cares about these matchups against the top Eastern Conference teams.

And he's like, I don't even know where the Raptors are in the standings.

He said he's not checking the standings until the All-Star break.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Yeah, you're right.

And I think a lot of the, you know, the physical defense that you guys mentioned, they love to live in rotation.

And so when you're in rotation, when you're switching a lot, you're not able to box out as often as you want to.

Right.

Those rebounds fly all over the place.

And I think the Knicks were on it a little bit more than the Raptors are to the point about how physical they can be.

If this Raptors team can't impose themselves physically on another team,

it's a big disadvantage for them offensively.

They just, much like the Rockets, right, that crash the offensive glass, that love to work in the mid-range area.

If the Raptors can't get off their game in the mid-range area with Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes, and then also win the physicality advantage, they just can't win games.

It's one of those things where the matchup is so much of a hurdle for them to come across that they can't do it.

I completely agree.

No, I completely agree.