With a streaking Raptors team still dealing with injuries heading into Boston against a Celtics team on a three-game losing streak, and dealing with some drama, but finally getting mostly healthy, this game had the feeling of a potential trap heading into it. The Celtics, despite their struggles on the road all season long, had…
For the first time since Dec. 9th, the Raptors got to clock-in their de-facto starting line-up. After a month of turbulence as far as health goes, the Raptors are returning to form with Kyle Lowry lighting the way. The Nets, who started their turn of fortune with a win over the Raptors (Dec. 7th), came…
When the tension between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs came to an end last summer with his trade to the Toronto Raptors, the matchups between the two teams immediately became some of the most anticipated games of the season, and Thursday night the first of those went down in Texas, but it likely…
While the Raptors came into Christmas with the NBA’s best record and no Christmas day game, they were on the Boxing Day schedule with a visit to Miami to play one of the hottest teams in the league, with the Heat coming in as winners of nine of their previous twelve games. Earlier in the…
The first game back after a trip out west and the Raptors faced the Eastern Conference’s most underrated team. The Pacers, fresh off a loss to the Cavaliers – the east runs through Cleveland – were looking for a bounce back win against the “best” team in the league. Still without ‘Mike’ Lowry, and Serge Ibaka,…
The 4th and final game of the vaunted west coast road trip. A tough game regardless of bad luck or injuries, against the Western Conference’s one-seed, to boot. One more thing, the Raptors were missing Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, Jonas Valanciunas and Norman Powell. There are no excuses in this league – none that carry…
This will probably be the toughest week of the Raptors regular season, with a brutal four-game west coast road trip kicking off Tuesday night in Los Angeles against the Clippers, but it began with a game Sunday evening against the team chasing the Raptors for first place in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks…
The Raptors got their first look at the new Sixers on Wednesday night, and with ESPN in town for a day of coverage as well as broadcasting the game nationally, this was an opportunity for each team to showcase their new star. Back in October the Raptors won the first meeting of the teams, with…
The Raptors’ Eastern Conference road trip continued Tuesday night with a game in Orlando against the surprising Magic, winners of seven of their previous nine games. With the Raptors bench still beat up, with OG Anunoby, Norman Powell and CJ Miles all once again out of action, and another game on Wednesday in Atlanta, the…
The Knicks threw what they had at the Raptors on Saturday afternoon. They came out swinging, finding ways to put points on the board while forcing Raptors turnovers and playing sound positional defense, and they maintained the effort throughout the afternoon. For their part, the Raptors starters came out sluggish, struggling to string together strong…
The Mavericks came to Scotiabank Arena hoping to launch triples and steal a win from one of the league’s best. The Raptors, looking to further solidify themselves as the East’s team to beat. Kawhi Leonard & co. took what they wanted with their large, grabby hands. First Half Tipoff. Pascal Siakam is working early in…
The Charlotte Hornets came into Toronto on Monday night with Kemba Walker having his best start to a NBA season yet, having hit more three-pointers through the first three games of the season than anyone had in NBA history, and looking the part of a MVP candidate through the first week of the season. In…