After Toronto picked up the huge win at home in game 5, they head to Philadelphia on Thursday with the opportunity to finish the series and move onto the Eastern Conference Finals where the Milwaukee Bucks await after finishing their series on Wednesday. The Raptors seemed to find all the answers to the issues that…
Good morning Raptors Republic! I hope everybody enjoyed their one day of bathing in the glory of Kawhi Leonard’s otherworldly performance because now we are back firmly in sphincter-tightening season. Toronto have won back homecourt and are essentially competing in a best of three series now, but that means nothing if they slip up tonight…
Although the Raptors have been here before– having trailed 2-1 against Milwaukee, Miami, and Indiana in recent years– they’ve never quite been here before. In those mediocre matchups of years past, it certainly felt dire, but never quite like this. Going “all in” to acquire and convince pending free agents Serge Ibaka and P.J. Tucker…
Here we are, looking Game 3 dead in the face. The 76ers made the Raptors uncomfortable in Game 2, and the Raptors missed a chunk of make-able shots. The Raptors did a great job of taking the wind out of the 76ers respective offensive sails as well, but the series still sits at 1-1 before…
After the Raptors picked up the win in convincing fashion in game 1 of their series against the Philadelphia 76ers, the series resumes on Monday night with the Sixers once again looking to take home court in Toronto, and the Raptors looking to extend their series lead before heading to Philadelphia. In game 1 it…
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…
Welcome back to Toronto, ladies and gentlemen. The tinge of nervousness that was apparent before the weekend started has now been replaced by an air of inevitability after the Raptors swept the Magic aside in both road games enroute to a 3-1 series lead. It is the first time in the franchise’s history that they…
Over the course of 23 seasons and 10 postseasons, the Toronto Raptors have never taken the easy path. There are successes to reflect back upon like the single trip to the Eastern Conference Finals but even then it required going the distance in two series to advance. The harbinger of losing Game 1 aside, this…
Before we start today’s preview, everybody take a deep breath. Inhale deeply…. and exhale. Positive vibes only. The Raptors game one loss on Saturday was deflating to say the least, yet the performance itself was not nearly as mucky as previous playoff openers. For those that refuse to separate this current team from previous iterations…
After 180 days of regular season basketball, the playoffs are finally here. The Toronto Raptors will host the Orlando Magic this evening. Hypothetical questions revolving around rotations, playing style, and defensive schemes will be answered tonight! The news on Friday of OG Anunoby’s sudden injury is no doubt a blow for the Raptors, but it…
So, a basketball game is happening today. Neither team has anything on the line; in fact Raptors fans are more likely to pay attention to the results that determine their first round playoff match up, but a basketball game is occurring nonetheless! Toronto close their regular season on the road against a Minnesota team that…
