Dennis Schroder

Toronto was playing without three injured starters, so the close loss to Atlanta could be seen as — yes — a win.

Not everyone on the Raptors gets a passing grade when Eric Koreen is handing out the marks.

Dennis Schröder tests his career knowledge against elite quizmaster Eric Koreen.

Eric Koreen is back to answer more of your questions in the second installment of his mailbag.

Eric Koreen answers your pre-trade questions with post-trade answers.

“At some point it has to happen,” Raptors coach Darko Rajaković said of a change to the starting group if things don’t improve.

“It doesn't feel like anything is bad,” Pascal Siakam said of his team’s performance. “It just feels like nothing is amazing.”

"If you know there’s $500k on the table for the winner, do you have motivation?” asks Dennis Schröder of the tournament prize for players.

“He's a different kind of leader, a different kind of father, a different kind of person,” says Raptors coach Darko Rajaković.

At the NBA trade deadline, the Raptors painted themselves into a corner. On Friday, with free agency opening, they paid for it.

The point guard position has more starter talent than any other, but it might have the least to offer in terms of quality backups.

The Nuggets and Heat have stars, but they are winning behind the spirit of the unit they lead, the schemes and adjustments of their coaches.

"It's the first team to four wins," LeBron James said. "We have an opportunity to go home and play great basketball and hold serve."

Putting Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokić, with Anthony Davis roaming, made a big difference late in Game 1. But Denver has seen this before.

From keeping a body in front of Draymond Green to completely changing defensive assignments, the Lakers put on a defensive clinic in Game 3.

Minimum guys aren’t getting big bucks and won’t be on the marquee in the NBA Finals, but stars can't lift the Larry O'Brien without them.

The Lakers blocked 10 Warriors' shots (four by Anthony Davis) and Golden State had only six free-throw attempts to L.A.'s 29.

It wasn't pretty, but the Lakers moved on to Memphis, and they plan on making some noise once there.