Toronto Raptors split weekend vs. Cavs & Bulls, but are they starting to form an identity?

In Episode 1522, Sean Woodley goes solo to recap the Toronto Raptors' 1-1 weekend against the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers. Off the top, Sean digs into where things went wrong for the Raptors against the Cavaliers in the second half and in particular down the stretch as Scottie Barnes struggled to contain the dribble penetration of the wildly dynamic Darius Garland. Next, Sean digs into his overarching takeaway from the weekend that the Raptors, while still straddling the .500 line, are starting coalesce into a team capable of playing some pretty good basketball as they figure out the best ways to deploy each of their most important players. Plus, are the Raptors carving out an identity as a team that lives at the rim? Lastly, Sean digs into the Good (Gary Trent Jr. settling in) the Bad (free-throws, omg) and the Hmmm (a fleeting glimpse of an interesting lineup) to round out the show.

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