Gameday: Trail Blazers @ Raptors, Dec. 7

If an outside observer took a quick glance at the starting lineups when the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers face off on Tuesday night, it would be a shocking revelation when they then learned that these were two of the final four teams standing last season. Although Toronto’s immediate future presents far more room…

Siakam Returns to the Post as Raptors Pace the Trailblazers

This was a game of polar-opposites. The Raptors concocted a wonderful defensive gameplan for the immensely talented Damian Lillard, and mitigated so much of what he’s successful at. The Blazers, for their part, allowed Pascal Siakam to return to the very thing he built his MIP campaign on, his launching point. 🤔 https://t.co/xM39N1R4RF — Damian…

Lillard and Nurkic Prove too much for Raptors

Hours – I’m not sure how many, so we’re using an umbrella here – before tipoff, Kyle Lowry was announced as unavailable for last night’s game against the Blazers. Almost as if the basketball gods wanted the hot takes to be extra spicy after the game, Kawhi Leonard started. The Blazers who were mostly healthy,…

Gameday: Raptors @ Trail Blazers, Dec. 14

Earlier this year, for the first time in their history, the Raptors swept the vaunted west-coast road trip. Going 4-0, largely on the back of the still scalding hot, Kyle Lowry. At 23-7 and with the back-to-back swept, the Raptors are trying to do it again. First up in the latter half of the road…

Kawhi Leonard debuts as Raptors thrash Blazers

Blazers 104, Raptors 122 | Box Score | Quick Reaction | Reaction Podcast It’s been a long time coming, but your Toronto Raptors are back tonight. — Sahal Abdi (@sahaIabdi) September 29, 2018 Positive. Encouraging. Promising. Three words that accurately described your Toronto Raptors on an entertaining Saturday night in Vancouver. Toronto opened their preseason against…

Quick Reaction: Blazers 104, Raptors 122

Portland 104 Final Box Score 122 Toronto B+ C. Miles15 MIN, 9 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-3 FG, 2-3 3FG, 3-4 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 8 +/- CJ also got the start in this one. His shooting prowess is something Toronto will need all season long. It’s simple — he drastically…