Brandon Ingram just found a cutting RJ Barrett for a layup to put Toronto ahead and then blocked 7-foot-1 Ryan Kalkbrenner's dunk attempt. Impressive stuff.

Raptors win Scottie Barnes blocks away a Collin Sexton attempt after Miles Bridges misses fadewaway.

Brandon INgram said he has't been able to jump this high in a while. I asked him if getting lift back is day by day, week by week, he said it depends on the day. Some feel better then others but the lift will "soon come."

Pretty good for a team that hasn't played many close ones. Did just about everything right down the stretch.

Immanuel Quickley jokingly: "Why's everyone asking me about rebounding today, I feel like I've been rebounding this year." (10 was szn high) "Just knowing whatever it takes to win, winning plays other than just (offence). Rebounding is one of the ways I try to affect the game."

I asked Ingram about making the play to Barrett: "It's come with time. I wasn't able to be that patient earlier in my career." He joked that he still almost shot it, even after they sent a second defender, but took a few deep breaths, was patient and knew RJ was going to cut"

Darko’s an absolute maniac. The Raptors appear to be back up.

Asked Scottie Barnes about the #Raptors' winning stretch: "It's great that we're winning... but keep staying humble, keep staying hungry. It's the beginning of the season. But we're really good. We're really talented. People are going to keep continuing to see that."

Talked about Scottie Barnes defense on the show today. Straight up, he's reaching the potential on that end everyone thought he had when drafted. Clear All-Defense guy if season ended today. HUGE block to win the game tonight vs. Charlotte.

From last night, Raptors-Hornets takeaways, some love for Kon Knueppel and Co. and I ranked the sad list of best Raptors free agent signings ever: torontosun.com/sports/basketb…

Wol-stat of the day: The Toronto Raptors are Top 3 in the Eastern Conference for the first time since the final 40 games of the 2019-20 Covid season. Never got into Top 3 in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 or 2024-25!

A year ago, Raptors went 10-22 in games that were within 5 points or less inside the final 5 minutes – the 2nd-worst clutch record in the NBA. This season, they’re 4-2 in those games, with 2 straight clutch wins. Some more good late-game execution tonight. Bent but didn't break.

The Raptors recorded their 10th win on Jan. 15 last season

The Leafs are becoming the Raptors of the last two years with non-stop injuries. Difference being they aren't tanking on purpose like the Raptors were (Raptors mixed tanks with some legit injuries too).

Surging Raptors vault to second in East, offering glimpse of bright future, from Ryan Wolstat torontosun.com/sports/basketb…