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The city of Toronto rejoiced on Saturday night when the Toronto Raptors defeated the NBA’s No. 1 ranked Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals, sending Toronto to its first NBA Finals in the 24-year history of the franchise. There are a number of reasons the Raptors are going to the finals with a legitimate…
All year, Raptors’ fans have fantasized about a “fully realized” version of this team; a world where the Raptors — with a rookie head coach and new acquisitions in three of five starter spots — would unlock a final gear and maximize their collective talents. After all, that is the hope every fan base has…
It’s not the start you wanted if you’re the Toronto Raptors. Down 2-0 to the league’s best team, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Raptors now need to win four out of five games “against a team that has suffered back-to-back losses only once since the beginning of the season and never lost three of four.” The…
Tonight the Toronto Raptors will play the most important game in the franchise’s 24 year history, facing off against the Philadelphia 76ers in game 7 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Six games between the Raptors and 76ers decided nothing. The series has been so back in forth and unpredictable that either team could have a…
On Tuesday night in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena the Raptors came to play, embarrassing the Philadelphia 76ers in a 125-89 win. On a night when a lot of things were working for the Raptors, and not many for the 76ers, it was the veteran poise of the Raptors that stood out, helping them take an early…
When Nick Nurse took the job as head coach of the Toronto Raptors in the summer of 2018, he knew it wasn’t going to be easy. He was replacing the former Coach of the Year in Dwane Casey and inheriting arguably the most skilled team in franchise history with the best player to ever wear…
Before I preview game one of this exciting Eastern Conference semifinals series between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers, I’d like to highlight some of the amazing work my colleagues at RR have put together to preview the series: Series preview podcast with Samson Folk and Louis Zatzman Cooper Smither’s video analysis on the 76ers…
For the past few years the Toronto Raptors have entered the NBA Playoffs with the opposite problem, possessing a strong bench with less than ideal starting talent. Last season, the Raptors entered the playoffs with the best bench in the NBA, and the skeptics who argued that benches become less important in the playoffs were…
Last season Dwane Casey was stubborn with his lineups and rotations. He preferred to play big, electing to go with a starting lineup featuring two big men at the power forward and center positions — part of a fivesome that ended up being one of the highest-usage groups in the league — in hopes that…
Brooklyn 91 Final Box Score 118 Toronto B O. Anunoby29 MIN, 5 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 2-5 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, 6 +/- OG returned to the hardwood after missing most of preseason for personal issues. Although he got off to a shaky start, picking up three…
