Raptors defense perks up, but shooting regression wave hits in 105-95 loss to Celtics w/ Asad Alvi

In Episode 1556, Sean Woodley is joined by Asad Alvi (Prose & Claws, @Swarlayzers) to recap the Toronto Raptors' 105-96 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday night in a game that saw the Raptors turn in one of their best defensive efforts in weeks, only to be undone by one of the worst three-point shooting nights they've ever had. Off the top, Sean and Asad dig into what they noticed from the defense as they did a great job preventing Boston from getting much of anything inside the arc, flashed some strong help-and-recover defense, and cleaned up the defensive glass at an impressive rate. Next, they dig into what went wrong on offense beyond a simple cold shooting night, and examine why zone defenses have given the Raptors some problems in their last two outings against the Jazz and Celtics. Lastly, they run through The Good (Jontay Porter's play in his first start, RJ Barrett's cutting) The Bad (the bricks, Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam's wing defense) and The Hmmmm (Jalen McDaniels, Jontay getting benched after just 10 seconds of second half playing time) to round out the show.

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