This one was bad. After a huge win a couple nights ago, the Toronto Raptors fell to 4-6 on the season after crashing down to earth tonight, courtesy of a huge loss at the hands of the Chicago Bulls; 96-80. Despite playing without Derrick Rose in this matchup, the Bulls imposed their will in this game; playing at a … Read more
The Toronto Raptors look to upset another NBA powerhouse in the Chicago Bulls who may be without Derrick Rose, who was diagnosed with a sore hamstring. Coach Tom Thibodeau and the Bulls (3-3) had mentioned Rose hasn’t participated in shoot-around, and he is labeled as unlikely for the game. Unfortunately for the fans hoping to see Rose’s … Read more
With apparent displeasure regarding his reduced role in the clogged front-court of the Houston Rockets, Omer Asik has reportedly requested to be traded. As many spectators and analysts had predicted prior to the beginning of this season, the Asik/Dwight Howard combination has not worked smoothly. After a 4-5 start to the season which has drawn ambivalence among … Read more
If you’re a fan of the Toronto Raptors, this was a great game to watch. Tonight, the Raptors put out their most solid effort of the 2013-2014 season thus far against the Memphis Grizzlies, and managed to get a 103-87 win in Rudy Gay‘s first return to the FedExForum since being traded to Toronto. Though the Raptors did not play … Read more
Rudy Gay faces off against his former team Wednesday night as the Toronto Raptors close out a two-game road trip versus the Memphis Grizzlies. Toronto (3-5) has been dominated by Memphis (3-4) recently, prevailing only twice in 10 head-to-head matches. Let’s hope the Raptors can get in the W column following a heartbreaking double-overtime loss … Read more
This is a guest post written by Kevin Jia. You can write a guest post for us by clicking here. Well, it’s 8 games into the 2013-14 season and surprise surprise, the Toronto Raptors are below .500, sitting at 3-5. After watching Rudy Gay go 11 for 37, and DeMar DeRozan go 6-25 against a … Read more
Where do I start? The Toronto Raptors lost an absolute heartbreaker to the Houston Rockets, falling 110-104 in a double OT thriller. First off, check out the shot Rudy Gay hit to send the game to double overtime. Wow. Aside from that, Gay was pretty bad offensively. He scored 29 points, but took 37 shots and missed many key shots … Read more
Fresh off a beat down victory against the Utah Jazz, the Toronto Raptors have now headed to Texas to take on the Houston Rockets. A win here would be absolutely huge against a somewhat struggling Rockets squad. Rudy Gay has picked up his play, which is encouraging to see. He will have to continue to dominate against weaker defenders, and step up … Read more
In front of the home crowd at the ACC tonight, the Toronto Raptors were able to come away with a sizable victory against the Utah Jazz, winning 115-91. After a couple disappointing losses in the last few days, this game could not have come at a better time for the Raps. The team now sits at 3-4 on … Read more
Fresh off another disappointing road loss, the Toronto Raptors return to the Air Canada Centre Saturday night and host the Utah Jazz. Toronto (2-4) has dropped three straight contests while the Jazz (0-6) have yet to reach the W column. The timing and match-up couldn’t be any better. Here are The Cage’s Five Keys to … Read more
