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Post-Game 1 Breakdown: Well, That Was Awful

Game 1 went very poorly for the Raptors. Let's take a few quick looks at what went wrong.

What really went wrong?

It seemed like Paul George couldn't be stopped. And, yes, that was an issue. But for the game the Raptors had a defensive rating of 104. That's only slightly above their season long DRTG (102.7). Defence was not really the problem. And that's good, because nothing was going to stop George from scoring like that if he got hot. Personally I would have had Carroll on George every minute I could have, and kept DeRozan away from that assignment, but overall that's not what really bit the Raptors.