Similar to the Bulls game, this is the second meeting between these teams, with the first matchup occurring within the first two weeks of the season. While you should not expect another Herculean performance from FVV against the Magic - Orlando did keep him to 15 points total over the other two meetings last season - it’s not like Orlando has any “Fred stoppers” in the lineup. His special night also set NBA records for most points and threes for an undrafted player and became the only 50-point scorer in NBA history to hit triple digits in true shooting (100.1% to be exact). When these teams last met on February 2, 2021, the game was cemented in Raptors lore as Aron Baynes was a season-best +25 Fred VanVleet dropped a franchise-record 54 points. His infectious personality and genuine excitement to be in Toronto have made most Raptors fans forget about Suggs. Thankfully, Barnes has been nothing but a breath of fresh air since being drafted. If there’s one benefit of seeing the Magic live it would be the lack of broadcasters constantly comparing the merits of Jalen Suggs and Scottie Barnes. This is probably the one I’d recommend the most. 16 game falls on a weeknight in the middle of Christmas shopping and Office Christmas party season. Put aside the DeRozan factor, every single game in the first 10 days - the Raptors open the season with 5 of 6 at home - will sell out because the demand is sky-high to be one of the first few fans to watch live basketball at Scotiabank Arena again.
However, I’ve purposely chosen this game, as opposed to their first meeting on October 25th that’s Toronto’s third home game of the season. Of all the teams listed here, the Bulls should be the hardest one to purchase.
Oh, did I forget to mention a couple more familiar faces in Matt Thomas and Stanley Johnson are also on the squad?
RAPTOR GAME TV
The addition of Alex Caruso to a youthful and exciting bench led by Coby White and Patrick Williams further cements this team as must-see TV (or live in person, of course). Imagine the three of them are running a fast break with the ball in Lonzo’s hands while Nikola Vucevic trails and spreads the floor. But who cares about defense when you have possibly the greatest collection of dunkers in a single lineup.ĭeMar DeRozan, Zach Lavine, Derrick Jones Jr. It’s funny and ironic that Lonzo Ball signed with the Bulls because Arturas Karnisovas has essentially built Pelicans East in Chicago - an entertaining, high-powered offense that offers very little on defense. In chronological order, let’s look at the games you should consider targeting to watch live! Thursday, December 16 vs Chicago Bulls Each game gets an “availability” rating between 1 and 10, where 1 essentially references the Heat scenario above, and 10 means it should be readily available. I also avoided any games in October because, regardless of the opponent, fans just want to be in the building as soon as humanly (and humanely) as possible. I avoided teams that made the playoffs last season since they’ll be on every fan’s ticket wish list, in varying degrees. If you’re like me and just want to attend a game - preferably an entertaining one - then let’s try to maximize those precious seconds and target some games that are off most people’s radars.
RAPTOR GAME FULL
Even if Scotiabank Arena welcomes fans at full attendance (as long as you’re fully vaccinated), tickets are going to disappear quicker than ever before. Toronto is a basketball city that’s been starving for their Raptors for over 19 months. All that’s left are over-priced resale and standing-room-only tickets. “How could this be?” Before you start throwing things in frustration, you quickly search your other earmarked marquee games: Bucks, Clippers, Lakers.Įvery empty trip loads quicker than the previous attempt as if Ticketmaster is saying, “are you kidding me?” Your heart sinks deeper as you see a similar message on your other devices.
You click on “See Tickets” on all 3 devices in rhythmic harmony. BOOM! Tickets are now available! You frantically scroll down to “FebruToronto Raptors vs Miami Heat Scotiabank Arena”. Your laptop, mobile device, and work laptop are all fully charged and each on Ticketmaster, ready to make a purchase.Īfter anxiously hitting the refresh button several times. Single-game tickets for the Toronto Raptors are about to be released in one minute.
0 kommentar(er)
