Toronto Raptors: 3 Takeaways from win against 76ers, including a big night for big men

Masking Raptors’ Shooting Struggles

Although the Raptors started pulling away in the second half thanks to their gritty team defense and fast-break points off of turnovers, this win should not mask some of the Raptor’s offensive deficiencies as of late.

This will be the third straight game where the Raptors have shot less than 28-percent from beyond the arc. As a matter of fact, if it wasn’t for Kawhi’s 5-6 from 3-point land, the Raptors’ three-point percentage would have been a dismal 13% (3-23 rest of the team).

Lowry’s three-point slump continued, as he went 1-7 tonight, while C.J. Miles continued his cold streak that seems to have plagued him since the end of last season. The worst part of this was that more than half of those 20 missed three-pointers were wide open looks or rhythm three’s that should have gone in.

We all know that with the blistering pace that teams are playing at and the emphasis on three-point shooting, the Raptors must find their shot again soon if they hope to compete with strong-winged teams that can make it rain.

For reference, Steph Curry hit more threes last night than the entire Raptors team combined. If  dethroning the Warriors are what we have set our sights on this season, then the shooting must improve quickly.