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Post Game Report Card: Suns high octane offence too much for Raptors to handle

The Toronto Raptors knew they were gonna be in for a tough matchup against the Phoenix Suns after an emotional buzzer beater win in Washington last night. The Suns were riding a 4-game losing streak heading into tonight’s game against the Raptors. No matter who’s suiting up for the Suns, their system never changes – so … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors attempt to outshine the Suns

The Toronto Raptors return home on Sunday to take on Eric Bledsoe and the struggling Phoenix Suns. After defeating the Washington Wizards in dramatic fashion on Saturday night the Raptors have recorded four straight wins. This is their longest win streak since they started the season 5-0. The Suns on the other hand are in the … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Joseph buzzer beater lifts Raptors over Wizards

In the same stadium that last season came to an end the Toronto Raptors faced off against the Washington Wizards. The two teams met in the Eastern Conference play-offs with Washington running out 4-0 winners. Tonight it was a Raptors team with the momentum of a three game win streak against the ailing Wizards who … Read more

Cory Joseph sinks a dagger into Wizards

This just happened. Cory Joseph got a nice clean look for the win, and buried it. How good does it feel that this comes against the Washington Wizards? The Toronto Raptors never seem to win in these situations, but Dwane Casey actually ran a sensible set and CoJo delivered. What a rush. https://twitter.com/raptorsrepublic/status/670791741717544961 www.love-shop.com.ua/ http://http://rbt.com.ua http://shah21.com.ua http://www.niko-trading.niko.ua

Game Day Preview: Raptors visit the Washington Wizards

The Toronto Raptors prepare to take on the Washington Wizards for the first time this season. The Raptors are riding on a three-game win streak, that saw them take down the reigning eastern conference champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Led by Kyle Lowry’s 27 points, the Raptors were able to secure a 103-99 win over the … Read more

Luis Scola’s Calming Effect

So far, the Toronto Raptors are 10-6, with big time wins over some of the Western Conference’s elites, and recently a huge win over LeBron James‘ Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, the all-star back-court of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan has been exceptional, prior to the injury, Jonas Valanciunas arguably usurped title of best centre in the East, … Read more

Raptors’ Early Season Observations

The Toronto Raptors are currently 10-6, but it’s been a roller coaster ride thus far. They opened the season on an incredibly strong note, going 5-0 with impressive wins against the likes of the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Following the strong start were three consecutive losses, along with injuries to both DeMarre Carroll and Terrence … Read more

Impact of the Early Season West Coast Swing

Out of conference road-trips are the most dreadful parts of seasons for every North American sports franchise. I highlight “North American” because you won’t see these kinds of trips in any other continent. On one hand, it makes our leagues unique. On the other hand, it kills the athletes mentally, physically and emotionally. Unfortunately for our … Read more

James Johnson frustrated with the Toronto Raptors

NBA players have been notorious for their cryptic, or not so cryptic tweets. Sometimes they’re aimed towards other players and sometimes towards team management. Last night the Toronto Raptors came away with a huge 103-99 victory against the Eastern conference leading Cleveland Cavaliers last night. Everything seemed just great until one understandably disgruntled Raptors’ player … Read more

The Best of Drake Night

Drake Night has come and gone with the Toronto Raptors extending their winning streak to 3 games after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-99. There was plenty a buzz going on throughout the arena. The amount of star-power in the building seemed to have just about everyone doing something out of the ordinary. Here are some of … Read more