Second-half defence helped the Toronto Raptors recover from a poor start and defeat the New Orleans Pelicans, 107-100. Toronto (38-29) ended a two-game skid and earned the season sweep of New Orleans (27-40). DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combined for 54 points for Toronto. The defensive pressure of Amir Johnson and Tyler Hansbrough—who got the … Read more
After throwing up a stinker vs the Atlanta Hawks last night, the Toronto Raptors move onto New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on the back-end of a back to back. The Raps (37-29) will look to snap their two game losing streak in New Orleans (27-39). This is as close to a must-win as you can get. With the Oklahoma City Thunder coming to … Read more
The Toronto Raptors were resilient tonight. However, their sloppiness ended up costing them against the Atlanta Hawks in a 118-113 overtime loss. They started the game without their key bench player Patrick Patterson, who’s out for at least another week. They then lost Jonas Valanciunas in the second half to a back injury. Yet even with their depleted … Read more
The Toronto Raptors have hit the road in search of their 38th win of the season. They have their eyes set on breaking the Atlanta Hawks’ four-game winning streak tonight at Philips Arena at 7:30 p.m. The Raptors (37-28) are fighting to extend their one-game lead over the Chicago Bulls for third place in the … Read more
DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors were on the wrong end of some pretty poor officiating tonight. DeRozan took an opportunity presented to kick the ball – a clear sign of frustration during the Raps loss to the Phoenix Suns this afternoon. The end result is a pretty funny clip.
The Phoenix Suns were able to play their style of basketball throughout the entire game on route to a 121-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Gerald Green led the way with 28 points in just under 26 minutes, while Eric Bledsoe scored 14 on only five shots. The Suns quickly turned the game into a … Read more
The Toronto Raptors’ matinee game against the Phoenix Suns is the last of a two game mini-test. The team was able to out-grind the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday; now they have to stop the Suns high powered offense. The Suns, like the Grizzlies, are playoff contenders in the hellish Western Conference. To win against both of these teams would give … Read more
Moments after being selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Jonas Valanciunas was asked to explain his playing similarities to Chris Bosh. “I don’t know. I have, uh, not so strong body so, I don’t know, uh, I can move fast so I think I’m it.” The broken English was almost expected of a … Read more
The Toronto Raptors now improve to 37-27, after taming the Memphis Grizzlies in a play-off atmosphere game. As a result of the win, the Claws are now 10 games above .500, improving to 20-12 at home, also continuing to sit in the 3rd seed of the Eastern Conference. Great games by Jonas Valanciunas, Kyle Lowry, … Read more
Unlike Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons, the Toronto Raptors are going to have a difficult task against a surging Memphis Grizzlies team that has placed themselves in the Western Conference playoff picture. They’re 25-9 since January 1st, and have found the stride that led them to the Western Conference finals a year ago. This … Read more
