One man has been on a mission this season. DeMar DeRozan, the Toronto Raptors’ all-star calibre shooting guard is playing in the best stretch of his career, which will prove mightily when the coaches make their all-star reserve selections this Thursday, and when DeRozan seeks the maximum contract in the off-season. He’s been a big reason … Read more
28-15, a .651 winning percentage, accounting for second in the Eastern Conference, and tied for sixth in the NBA; the Toronto Raptors have materialized as one of the NBA’s elite. What’s important to note, has been the team’s success despite missing key cogs for the majority of the season. Jonas Valanciunas, the team’s most talented big … Read more
The Toronto Raptors finish the game big, after being down 12-2, and Dwane Casey making early changes to his bench. The Raptors (24-15) were able to get a strong contribution from his bench; 40 points, in comparison to the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 38 from the bench, along with a solid 16 points from Terrence Ross, stepping … Read more
The Toronto Raptors did what they do best, once again. Down the stretch, nursing a 15 point lead, the Raptors gave up a huge run to the Chicago Bulls, and ultimately lost 115-113. Jimmy Butler took over the second half of this game – he had 40 of his 42 points in the 3rd and 4th. Yes, you read that right. … Read more
The Chicago Bulls charge into the Air Canada Centre Sunday afternoon to take on the Toronto Raptors for the second time in the past week. The Bulls won the first meeting 104- 97 thanks in large part to some stellar play from reserves Aaron Brooks, Tony Snell, and rookie Bobby Portis who combined for 51 … Read more
Frank Gunn / Canadian Press 2015 was an up and down year for our beloved Toronto Raptors. After starting the year as the best team in the East, they tailed off in the standings and capped their 2014-2015 season losing all four games to the Washington Wizards in the playoffs. As much as we’d like … Read more
The Toronto Raptors surge into the New Year to take on the Charlotte Hornets, looking for their first win of 2016, and revenge for their tough loss the last time they played. The Raptors (20-13) are coming off an impressive win against the Washington Wizards, who received an all-star performance by DeMar DeRozan, pouring in a … Read more
Ron Turenne, Getty Images The Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night capping 2015 with a victory against the team that swept them out of the playoffs earlier this year. DeMar DeRozan was a perfect 15/15 at the line and DeMarre Carroll had a huge block at the end as the Raptors came … Read more
The Toronto Raptors continue their Eastern conference road swing against the Charlotte Hornets who are sitting a spot behind the Raptors in the conference. The Raptors (16-10) are coming off a disappointing loss to the Indiana Pacers, in which Dwane Casey attested to fatigue: “we ran out of gas.” Charlotte (14-10) on the other hand, … Read more
Masai Ujiri made it known that he was going to get a Canadian product on the Toronto Raptors this past off-season. He did that, and in a big way. Cory Joseph signed with the Toronto Raptors, on a 4 year, $30 million dollar deal, which will sign him through the 2019 NBA season. Through 26 … Read more
