Scottie Barnes’ Playoff Ascent + Darko’s Coaching Performance

About this episode

The episode discusses Scottie Barnes' playoff performance and Darko Rajakovic's coaching, along with Toronto's defensive strategies against Cleveland.

Blake Murphy and Matt Bonner are joined by Michael Grange to discuss Scottie Barnes’ dominance thus far in the playoffs and Darko Rajakovic’s coaching performance. Afterwards, Blake and Matt break down how Toronto has limited Cleveland’s offence. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

People in this episode

Hosts: Blake Murphy, Matt Bonner

Guest: Michael Grange

Topics covered

• playoffs
• basketball
• coaching performance
• Scottie Barnes
• Toronto Raptors
• Cleveland Cavaliers

Keywords

• Scottie Barnes
• Darko Rajakovic
• playoffs
• Toronto Raptors
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• basketball
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Rogers Sports & Media

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