Page 1 of 1
Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 7:33 pm
by WuTang_CMB
#21
TORONTO RAPTORS
Last Week:25↑
Record: 15-21
OffRtg: 115.1 (16) DefRtg: 115.6 (18) NetRtg: -0.5 (19) Pace: 99.4 (17)
The Raptors-Knicks trade remains a win-win transaction, as the two teams are a combined 7-1 since the deal. The Raptors have the one loss, but it went down to the wire (after they trailed by as many as 23 points) in Sacramento on Friday.
The Raptors have scored 123.6 points per 100 possessions over their four games with Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett. That’s the league’s third-best mark in January and their best four-game stretch of offense this season.
Pascal Siakam has the highest true shooting percentage (73%) among 55 players with at least 50 field goal attempts this month, but his 23.5 points per game over the four games is actually down a little from his average of 24.8 in December. Five other Raptors (including a nearly as efficient Barrett) have averaged at least 12.3 points over the four games.
Three of the four January games have been within five points in the last five minutes and Quickley’s clutch usage rate over those three games (41.4%) is nearly double that of any other Raptor. He’s shot just 2-for-10 on clutch shots with his new team, missing two 3s for the tie in the closing seconds of their loss in Sacramento. The Raps have scored just 23 points on 27 clutch possessions, but just needed a couple of stops after seeing a 20-point lead cut to five in Memphis two nights earlier.
The Raptors’ six-game trip continues with a Tuesday-Wednesday back-to-back in L.A., and they’ll be at a rest disadvantage against the Clippers. They’re 1-4 in rest-disadvantage games thus far, with losses to the Jazz and Pistons included.
Week 12: @ LAL, @ LAC, @ UTA
https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2023-24-week-12
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 7:43 pm
by WuTang_CMB
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 7:45 pm
by Hero_Panda
From 25th to 21st.
Raptors definitely won that trade.
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 8:00 pm
by Brinbe
Everything in 2023 just doesn't matter anymore. Pretty much a new team since the trade and since then the offense has spiked and that's with Scottie scuffling a bit. They kept up with a high-scoring Sac team and that's with them shooting like crazy from 3.
So until they make a decision on Pascal, I think they'll continue to rise and establish themselves as a play-in team at the very least. Still a lot of season left to be played.
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 10:46 pm
by mihaic
Hero_Panda wrote:From 25th to 21st.
Raptors definitely won that trade.
Ratings change slowly, give it time.
Besides, the article states that both teams won the trade. The combined 7-1win loss records so far do support that conclusion.
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 10:51 pm
by WeThe2019Champs
Movin on up!
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 10:59 pm
by hype_2004
mihaic wrote:Hero_Panda wrote:From 25th to 21st.
Raptors definitely won that trade.
Ratings change slowly, give it time.
Besides, the article states that both teams won the trade. The combined 7-1win loss records so far do support that conclusion.
It's combined 8-0 that's Sac game doesn't count.
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 11:05 pm
by Hero_Panda
mihaic wrote:Hero_Panda wrote:From 25th to 21st.
Raptors definitely won that trade.
Ratings change slowly, give it time.
Besides, the article states that both teams won the trade. The combined 7-1win loss records so far do support that conclusion.
Green font is Green.
Re: Power Rankings Week 12 (Raps 21st)
Posted: Tue Jan 9, 2024 4:01 pm
by OakleyDokely
In the 4 games since the trade, Raps have the 6th best offensive rating and 22nd ranked defense.