The Toronto Raptors are now 17-6 on the season following a convincing 106-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. 11 months ago, this would have been an amazing statement win for the Atlantic division upcomers. Now? Just another night at the office for the Eastern Conference leaders, taking care of business versus a below-.500 team in front of … Read more
Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images In what turned out to be a slog through the second half, the Toronto Raptors were able to find a way to beat the Denver Nuggets in overtime, 112-107. It was the Raptors’ first home victory in overtime since 2009. Kyle Lowry struggled but still managed to record … Read more
Well, it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers have figured out whatever early season issues they were having. The Cavs (12-7) have won 5 games in a row, much due to the improved play of Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. Our Toronto Raptors have meanwhile adopted to life without DeMar DeRozan. Since the Raps’ leading scorer went down, the team has gone 2-2, yet … Read more
DeMar DeRozan sustained a torn left adductor muscle in his groin; out indefinitely, with estimations of four weeks, or more, likely out for the rest of 2014. @ESPNSteinLine: Raptors just announced DeMar DeRozan is out indefinitely with a torn tendon in his left (leg) in another dose of deflating NBA injury news After getting off to an impressive … Read more
Although the men in purple fought until the end like always, it just wasn’t meant to be in this one. In what was an ugly affair for most of the night, the Toronto Raptors made things interesting late against the Dallas Mavericks, but ultimately fell short— losing 106-102 in front of the home crowd. Sometimes, #WeTheFourth isn’t … Read more
Apologies for the late preview here. The Toronto Raptors are 12-2. That means they have won 12 out of 14 games thus far. I don’t know about you, but it’s a bit hard to process. The mediocre Atlanta Hawks are in town. It’s weird going into games like this expecting as opposed to hoping for a win. So Atlanta is 7-5, … Read more
It’s crazy to see this team playing so well. It’s almost like living in a dream that you’d hate waking up from. These days, it seems like no matter how much the odds are stacked against the Toronto Raptors, they find a way to fight through adversity and give themselves opportunities for a victory. Tonight was … Read more
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nathan Denette What a beat down by the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors eviscerated the Milwaukee Bucks 124-83 to finish their home stand at 6-1. They’re now 10-2 to start the season. The Bucks came into Canada with a record of 7-5 and a three game winning streak. Full credit to the Raptors … Read more
When Masai Ujiri made his tweaks in the off-season, never had he, or likely any fans, or anyone in the Toronto Raptors‘ organization envisioned this team going off on this surprising, scorching hot start. They’ve so far proven most of the naysayers wrong, blasting out an impressive, and East-best 9-2 record. What’s even more impressive, despite their … Read more
#WeTheFourth. The great Aubrey Graham once said, “better late than never, but never late is better”, and it’s quite crazy how accurately this lyric describes modern times in Raptorland. Though much of tonight’s game was spent going back and forth with a Utah Jazz team on the second night of a back-to-back, the Toronto Raptors found a way to … Read more
