Toronto Raptors Show Fighting Spirit in Comeback 144-123 Win over Kings
The Toronto Raptors win their second game of the season, defeating the Sacramento Kings 144-123.
Post-Game
Raptors unable to complete late comeback in Phoenix, fall to 1-6 on the season
The Raptors showed strides in several areas in Phoenix on Wednesday night, but couldn't muster up a win to show for it.
The load on Lowry continues to grow on road trip
With five minutes remaining in the second quarter, Kyle Lowry called for Serge Ibaka to set a screen in his direction. He fed the rolling Ibaka for a mid-range shot in the big man’s sweet spot, but quickly scurried back out to the 3-point line as a release valve. Both pick-and-roll defenders had flown towards…
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…
Anunoby soars to career night in Mile High City
Moral victories may not exist for defending champions, but if there is still such a thing then the Raptors experienced it on Sunday night. Toronto lost 133-118 in Denver, falling to their third consecutive defeat. Concerns that they didn’t possess the requisite size to contain Nikola Jokic without either of their starting centres proved to…
A Step Slow: Raptors win streak snaps in Brooklyn
When the final buzzer echoed throughout the Barclays Center, something must have been broken. The box score needed double-checking, maybe even a third glance for good measure. The jumbo-tron flashed a scoreline of 101-91 in favour of the Brooklyn Nets over the Toronto Raptors. Alas, there was no error. The Raptors 15 game winning streak…
Quick Reaction: Timberwolves 126, Raptors 137
MIN Timberwolves 126 Final Box Score 137 TOR Raptors A+ P. Siakam37 MIN, 34 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 14-21 FG, 6-8 3FG, 0-1 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, 12 +/- In a game this loose defensively, it was inevitable that Siakam would fill up the stat sheet. It is a testament to…
‘It will be in the back of my mind’: Davis dominates after Rising Stars snub
“Uh-oh, here he comes…” Those words have likely been uttered many times in vain this past weekend. For Alex McKechnie, it was probably said when Norman Powell entered the training room with what has now been assessed as a broken fourth metacarpal on his left hand. For 49ers fans, that sentiment was surely shared when…
McCaw in the Middle
Like many other 90’s babies, a staple of my childhood was Malcolm in the Middle. Each Thursday I’d glue myself on my beanbag chair and watch the cult-classic. Malcolm was always the straight-man, a conduit for the viewers amidst his dysfunctional family and chaotic world. So what the hell does a sitcom that has been off the…
Raptors backcourt bounces back in Brooklyn
The regular season can become a slog during the winter months. The holiday season comes along with a slate of games in short succession that is testing for all teams, let alone one that is missing four rotation players. Many of these matchups become ugly, forgettable affairs. For a team like Toronto, whose core now…
Powell powers Raptors past Magic in ugly win
A staple of the Toronto Raptors impressive title defence this season has been their consistency. Every player that Nick Nurse has turned to this season has responded by drastically outperforming expectations and providing steady contributions on both ends of the floor. Well, almost all of them. Norman Powell has been consistently inconsistent throughout his five…
Quick Reaction: Raptors 123, Warriors 109 (Series 2-1)
TOR Raptors 123 Final Box Score 109 GS Warriors P. Siakam39 MIN, 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 0 STL, 8-16 FG, 0-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 2 BLK, 1 TO, 22 +/- Aggressive from the tip-off, Siakam took umbrage to the Warriors putting Livingston on him early and busted out his foray of dazzling flipshots.…