{"id":324124,"date":"2026-04-25T01:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324124"},"modified":"2026-04-25T01:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:17:05","slug":"jamison-battle-stays-ready-for-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/jamison-battle-stays-ready-for-raptors\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamison Battle \u2018stays ready\u2019 for Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 Jamison Battle knows exactly who he&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not the all-star, not a starter. He\u2019s the guy who comes off the bench and exploits drained defenders.<\/p>\n<p>Battle scored all 14 of his points within the fourth quarter of the Toronto Raptors\u2019 126-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. He made all five of his field-goal attempts, with 4 of them coming from beyond the three-point arc.<\/p>\n<p>That offensive explosion helped the Raptors outscore Cleveland 43-23 within the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe largest thing is just being ready, staying ready, and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been doing all season,\u201d Battle told reporters after the sport. \u201cI understand that\u2019s what it\u2019s going to take for me to stay on this league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that\u2019s the most important thing is just staying ready, putting in all of the work, watching all of the film and just trusting in my ability and trusting in my teammates to place me in the fitting positions. 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He had 20 points in Toronto\u2019s 112-101 win in Cleveland on Oct. 31, making all six of his three-point attempts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe all know what he brings to our team, from shooting, stretching the ground, playing without the ball, cutting, moving, he brings lots of intangibles to our team,\u201d said head coach Darko Rajakovic. \u201cThis shouldn&#8217;t be first time that he\u2019s played (limited minutes) after which coming in and changing the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did an impressive job tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Battle said on Thursday that the Raptors \u201cgreat atmosphere\u201d is a spot where he can thrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tell people on a regular basis that we type of have a college-type locker room where guys are hanging out with one another and we get along so well,\u201d said Battle. \u201cThe people we have now on this locker room \u2014 from players to coaches to sports staff \u2014 all of us get along and we\u2019re all one big family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI feel that shows once we play on the court and with how we represent the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors practice facility, every shot is tracked. Its speed, trajectory, where it hit the rim, who shot it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll see (Battle\u2019s) the No. 1 in getting shots up each day,\u201d said all-star Scottie Barnes. \u201cHe\u2019s within the lab, getting a bunch of shots up. He\u2019s going to remain prepared, stay ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland leads the best-of-seven first-round playoff series 2-1. Game 4 is at Toronto\u2019s Scotiabank Arena on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2013 Jamison Battle knows exactly who he&#8217;s. He\u2019s not the all-star, not a starter. He\u2019s the guy who comes off the bench and exploits drained defenders. Battle scored all 14 of his points within the fourth quarter of the Toronto Raptors\u2019 126-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. 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