Quick Reaction: Raptors 115, Cavaliers 109

TOR Raptors 115 Final Box Score 109 CLE Cavaliers C- O. Anunoby31 MIN, 9 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 4-9 FG, 1-1 3FG, 0-2 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -3 +/- Overall was a disappointing showing from OG. He left too many points on the floor with misses at the rim, and while…

Raptors climb to second seed on a somber Sunday

Sunday felt like an everlasting blur. The basketball world was rocked by the news that Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others passed away in a fatal helicopter crash. The Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs were preparing for warm-ups as word trickled in to their respective locker rooms. Everyone involved, from the…

Understanding the Grind

Athletes go through an incredibly unique set of trials in their professional lives. The problems and the pitfalls are of course massaged out by being paid an exorbitant salary, that’s the way it works. But, that never erases how unique a situation it is for your job to be on display all the time and…

Powell pops, Raptors grind out fourth consecutive win on the road

For much of the regular season the Toronto Raptors have relied on the mantra of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts in order to finagle victories whilst undermanned. Nick Nurse and co. have summoned every bit of chicanery imaginable to squeeze out memorable victories against playoff contenders in Dallas and Los…

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Five Storylines for the Week of January 20th

We are officially into the second half of the 2019-20 NBA season, and the Raptors are 28-14, just 1.0 game back of the No. 2 seed with the third-highest net rating in the Eastern Conference at +5.9. The Raptors are currently on a three-game winning streak and have an opportunity to go on a run…