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Oct 29, 2026
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Raptors defence clicking early in the season
Original article ↗What we measured
Outlets covering
2
Lean bands spanned
2
Widest spread
Center-Left → Center
Verdict
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Key figures
The Raptors have limited their opponents to a league-low average of 102.5 points over the first four games of the season, including a 117-94 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves last Sunday that skewed the number.
“We’ve been a good defence the past couple years, so just trying to build off of that,” said Barrett, alluding to Toronto having the fifth-best defensive rating by the end of the 2025-26 regular season.
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B.I.A.S. ANALYSIS
CENTER
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Center-Left
50%
Center
50%
Sports framing
Center-Left majority
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Broad pickup
Signal breakdown
Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.20 · LEFT
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.000 · CENTER
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0.000 · CENTER
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Raptors defence clicking early in the season
By John Chidley-Hill The Canadian Press
Posted October 29, 2026 4:22 pm
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TORONTO – RJ Barrett knows that the Toronto Raptors have been the toughest team to score on early in the NBA season, but he’s a little scared to talk about it.
“Don’t jinx us, man,” Barrett said, shaking his head courtside at OVO Athletic Centre, when asked about Toronto’s defence.
But facts are facts.…
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