Gameday: Warriors @ Raptors, April 2
Two former champions face-off amidst challenging times and unanticipated self-reflection.
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Raptors find another way to lose against subpar Warriors
It’s a bad sign for a team that when their star wing player finally shows up to play after a tumultuous start of the season, virtually no one else does.
Powell powers Raptors to a playoff berth
The Toronto Raptors are headed to the playoffs. That statement doesn’t sound absurd. In fact, it was an expectation that they would earn their seventh consecutive playoff appearance heading into the season. However, what is absurd is that the Raptors have made this expectation a reality by early March. They are the second team to…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 121, Warriors 113
TOR Raptors 121 Final Box Score 113 GS Warriors B P. Siakam38 MIN, 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 5-17 FG, 0-7 3FG, 7-9 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, 3 +/- Not a trademark start for Siakam as Paschall was incredibly physical guarding the All-Star. The shot just didn’t fall for Siakam and…
Gameday: Raptors @ Warriors, Mar. 5
The defending champion Raptors can clinch a playoff berth with a win.
The Dark Cloud Hanging Over the 2019 NBA Finals
When the Toronto Raptors won their first NBA championship on Thursday night, destiny prevailed. As the Raptors battled through adversary and proved to be the best team in the NBA, beating the dynastic Golden State Warriors in six games, the Raptors organization and basketball in Canada triumphed. Days later, the city of Toronto is still…
What a Championship Means for Toronto, Canada, and the NBA
Somewhere in the midst of this Raptors playoff run a family friend of mine — one who admittedly didn’t pay much attention to sports previously — announced: “Toronto is turning into a real sports city.” It struck me as a statement that was both true in the big picture and also weird to hear because,…
Raptors Seal Championship at Oracle
There were moments in Thursday night’s game 6 where it felt a lot like the previous game, back home in Toronto. The Raptors had surrendered a lead after controlling the early parts of the game, Kawhi Leonard hadn’t fully established himself, and the Raptors just kept having opportunities to take control, and not quite getting…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 114, Warriors 110 (Win series 4-2!!!)
TOR Raptors 114 Final Box Score 110 GS Warriors A+ P. Siakam46 MIN, 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 10-17 FG, 3-6 3FG, 3-4 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 2 +/- Nurse benching him for the last nine minutes of Game 5 gave Siakam the kick up the backside he needed. Spicy P…