Anthony Doyle
Raptors drop reunion in San Antonio
When the tension between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs came to an end last summer with his trade to the Toronto Raptors, the matchups between the two teams immediately became some of the most anticipated games of the season, and Thursday night the first of those went down in Texas, but it likely…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 87, Magic 116
Toronto 87 Final Box Score 116 Orlando B K. Leonard29 MIN, 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 7-19 FG, 2-5 3FG, 5-5 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, -27 +/- Kawhi was mortal in this one. He was still good, but not superhumanly so, and that was the difference with all the guys that…
Raptors overcome tough first half in Miami
While the Raptors came into Christmas with the NBA’s best record and no Christmas day game, they were on the Boxing Day schedule with a visit to Miami to play one of the hottest teams in the league, with the Heat coming in as winners of nine of their previous twelve games. Earlier in the…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 101, Sixers 126
Toronto 101 Final Box Score 126 Philadelphia B P. Siakam37 MIN, 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 11-21 FG, 0-6 3FG, 4-4 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -21 +/- This was the most shots Siakam has taken in a game in his career, and he was effective on offense, but he was trying…
Raptors drop close contest to Bucks
This will probably be the toughest week of the Raptors regular season, with a brutal four-game west coast road trip kicking off Tuesday night in Los Angeles against the Clippers, but it began with a game Sunday evening against the team chasing the Raptors for first place in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 105, Nets 106 (OT)
Toronto 105 Final Box Score 106 Brooklyn B P. Siakam37 MIN, 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 6-15 FG, 1-3 3FG, 3-4 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 2 +/- Pascal was one of the few Raptors who was solid tonight, despite the rough shooting. He just didn’t have enough, and ended up trying…
Raptors get back to winning against Philly
The Raptors got their first look at the new Sixers on Wednesday night, and with ESPN in town for a day of coverage as well as broadcasting the game nationally, this was an opportunity for each team to showcase their new star. Back in October the Raptors won the first meeting of the teams, with…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 122, Grizzlies 114
Toronto 122 Final Box Score 114 Memphis A+ K. Leonard37 MIN, 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 5-11 FG, 1-4 3FG, 6-9 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 12 +/- This was one of Kawhi’s best complete games as a Raptor. The way he controlled the game in the second half, accepting what the…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 125, Wizards 107
Washington 107 Final Box Score 125 Toronto B P. Siakam26 MIN, 7 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 4 +/- Not one of Pascal’s best nights this year, he struggled a little bit with the way the Wizards were defending him, and didn’t have…
Raptors eke out victory in Orlando
The Raptors’ Eastern Conference road trip continued Tuesday night with a game in Orlando against the surprising Magic, winners of seven of their previous nine games. With the Raptors bench still beat up, with OG Anunoby, Norman Powell and CJ Miles all once again out of action, and another game on Wednesday in Atlanta, the…