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Post Game Report Card: Raptors drop overtime to Trail Blazers

The Toronto Raptors drop a tough, disappointing one to the Portland Trail Blazers in overtime, after the Blazers rallied in the 4th quarter, overcoming a 13 point deficit. The Raptors drop to 24-8, while the Trail Blazers add onto their hot record, second in the West at 26-7. Along with the Golden State Warriors on … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors continue road trip versus Blazers

Sitting at 24-7 on the season, the Toronto Raptors will look to cap off their amazing 2014 stretch with a victory over the 25-7 Portland Trail Blazers. Fresh off solid road victories versus the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets over this past weekend, the Eastern Conference leaders will be in for another legitimate test versus a strong Western Conference … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Lowry dominates Nuggets, Raptors win

The Toronto Raptors won the second of a back to back Western Conference road trip, taking down Denver Nuggets 116-102. The Raps are now an unbelievable 24-7.   Depending how you look at it, the best thing about this team has to be the fact that they can simply cruise and then take over games when they need to the … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors head to Denver to battle Nuggets

After an impressive and unexpected rout 110-98 of the Los Angeles Clippers, the Toronto Raptors will continue their six-game road trip with a pit stop in the Centennial State to face off against the Denver Nuggets. Arguably their most complete victory of the season, Toronto (23-7) was led by Kyle Lowry, who amassed 25 points … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Raptors take over against the Clippers

Reuters The Toronto Raptors entered the Staples Center and walked away with an impressive victory over the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 110-98. But before we get to the grades, shameless plug upcoming… We lovely folks here at the Raptors Cage have teamed up with the lovely folks at Loyal to a Tee. They … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors kick off road trip vs. Paul and the Clippers

After a well deserved break, the Toronto Raptors will try to hold on to their first place position atop the Eastern Conference with a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors (22-7) currently sit only a game ahead of the surging Atlanta Hawks (21-8) after dropping their last contest in Chicago. On the other … Read more

Happy Holidays! Toronto Raptors Christmas Poem

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! From everyone here at Raptors Cage we’d like to wish you all a very happy and safe holiday season. In the spirit of giving, our friend Nadine Liverpool from SportsNaytion.com has made a Toronto Raptors inspired Christmas poem that we’re going to share with you today. You may recall seeing Nadine … Read more

LOYAL to a TEE partnership + giveaway details

We have some exciting news for all of our readers here at Raptors Cage. We have partnered with LOYAL to a TEE (http://www.loyaltoatee.com/), a fan shop that provides a fashionable take on Toronto-basketball apparel. They have some absolutely gorgeous, high quality shirts. To learn more about them, click  here. The partnership is going to yield … Read more

#NorthernNostalgia week eight: The great stretch four – Andrea Bargnani

In 2006, the Toronto Raptors had a chance to change the fortune of the franchise. While the Raptors made a huge step forward in their progression the season after, it was later on in the tenure of one man named Andrea Bargnani that proved to be a main reason in the great fall and plummet of … Read more

Post game report card: Raptors fall to Bulls in Chi-town

In the saddening end to a six-game winning streak, the  Toronto Raptors fell to their Eastern Conference rival Chicago Bulls 129-120 at the United Center. Despite strong performances from  Jonas Valanciunas and Kyle Lowry, the visiting squad fell cold in the second half and could not stave off a surging Bulls team. The season’s third battle between conference heavyweights came … Read more