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Game Day Preview: Raptors look to keep rolling vs Pistons

Believe it or not, the Toronto Raptors have won 3 out of the last 4 games. They head to Motor City tonight to take on the Detroit Pistons. The Raptors will likely have home court advantage tonight with all the bus trips planned by fans. Expect the Palace to be buzzing with Raps fans tonight. After the Brandon Jennings injury, the … Read more

The unsustainability of the Raptors offense

The Toronto Raptors’ inconsistency this season has mind boggled quite a few people, especially me. One game, they thrash the Atlanta Hawks, another they lose to the league’s worst New York Knicks.  It’s becoming increasingly clear that the offense is the key driver to this team’s inconsistency. The offense sets the tone defensively, and when an opposing team has to … Read more

Post Game Report: Raptors lose in disappointing fashion to the Pelicans

  The Toronto Raptors once again went up against an undermanned New Orleans Pelicans team and once again, they lost 100-97. After destroying the Eastern Conference’s best team on the road, the Raptors have now put up two straight disappointing performances against shorthanded opponents. The Raptors came out of the gate on fire, putting up … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors set face Harden, Rockets

The Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets will meet for the first time this season. Toronto is coming off an impressive trouncing of the Atlanta Hawks while the Rockets are trying to avoid losing their third straight game. In a battle of elite shooting guards, James Harden and DeMar DeRozan will likely put on a show … Read more

Top 10 moments of the 2014-2015 season thus far

With the first half of the 2014-2015 NBA season come and gone, the Toronto Raptors sit at a record of 36-17, their best pre-All Star mark by an absolute long shot. There still exists a number of things the team needs to work on, not the least of which being consistent defensive effort and shot … Read more

Post Game Report: The Raptors grind out the defending champion Spurs

The Toronto Raptors, playing with a playoff-like mentality were able to just edge out the battle tested (and fully healthy) San Antonio Spurs 87-82 on their home court. It’s funny what one player can do to change the fortunes of a team. Especially when it’s the same guy who not too long ago inexplicably spent entire … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Raptors fight through slow start, defeat Clippers

It looked ugly at first. Really, really ugly… but somehow, the Toronto Raptors found a way to snag one of the more notable victories of the season up to this point, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 123-107. At one point early on in this game, the Clippers led 30-10. That’s right, the Raptors were down … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors face Nets, hope to improve to 10-0 vs. Atlantic Division

Tonight, the Toronto Raptors hope improve their division record to 10-0 as they matchup against the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in five days. The last time these two teams met the game went into a thrilling overtime period seeing the Raptors squeak away with a 127-122 victory on the road. This game marks … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Raptors dodge a bullet, beat Nets in OT

What a roller coaster. The Toronto Raptors scraped out a victory against the Brooklyn Nets in overtime, taking down their least-favourite opponent by a score of 127-122. It seems as though whenever the Raptors head to the Barclays Center, it’s always an entertaining one. That makes it 5 wins in a row for the Raps. … Read more

Game Day Preview: Desperate Raptors looking to turn things around vs Pistons

The Toronto Raptors will look to turn their play around tonight as the Detroit Pistons are back in T Dot for another tilt. The two previous match-ups these teams have had have been heated to say the least. The struggling Raptors will look to put in a solid 48 minutes and start their first winning streak of 2015. Despite … Read more