After finishing a short three game swing against Western Conference opponents with a respectable 2-1 record, the Toronto Raptors are returning to the east coast tonight for the first game of a home-and-home back-to-back set with the New York Knicks. The Raptors sit at 11-15 on the season (and 5-3 since the Rudy Gay trade), while the … Read more
The Toronto Raptors handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their first home loss of the season. Who would’ve ever thought!? After a spirited comeback effort against the Mavs, the Raps managed to ride their momentum to put together a complete effort in this matchup against the elite Thunder. Apart from a sluggish third quarter the Raptors … Read more
The picture says it all. A couple nights after suffering a heart-breaking overtime loss to the hands of the Charlotte Bobcats, the Toronto Raptors kicked-off the first of a four-game road trip on a positive note, beating the likes of the … Read more
The team moral has never been higher after pulling out an impressive win over the Dallas Mavericks. Kyle Lowry pulled off a videobomb definitely worth sharing, but DeMar DeRozan doesn’t really seem to notice. It’s quite mesmerizing, really.
Whoa. No matter how often games like this one occur for the Toronto Raptors, you can’t help but be at the edge of your seat as these intense situations unfold. Tonight, the Raptors were given a 104-102 loss by the Charlotte Bobcats as the overtime buzzer sounded. Following this heartbreaking defeat, Toronto has a 9-14 record on the … Read more
The Toronto Raptors will try to combat “Tanknation” and surpass their longest winning streak of the season on Wednesday night when they receive a visit from the Charlotte Bobcats. If the NBA season were to end now, Toronto (9-13) and Charlotte (10-14) would be the eighth and seventh seed in the East – further epitomizing … Read more
The whole Toronto Raptors world screamed tank time after Rudy Gay was dealt to the Sacramento Kings. We argued that the deal had nothing to do with tanking, rather the objective was dumping Rudy’s awful contract and improve chemistry. Since the trade, the Raps are 3-1 and have played their best basketball of the season. There’s ball movement, DeMar DeRozan has proven that … Read more
On the second night of a back-to-back, the new-look Toronto Raptors played with an exceptional effort level yet again, as they defeated the Chicago Bulls 99-77. The Raptors now sit at 9-13 on the season (and 3-1 since making the Rudy Gay trade) after tonight’s win in Chicago. There’s plenty of positives to take away from this one— despite … Read more
Coming off a loss to the Spurs the other day the Toronto Raptors hope to bounce back with a revamped roster against the Philadelphia 76ers. It should be an exciting night at the Air Canada Centre for the debut of Grievis Vasquez and Patrick Patterson because these are the type of players this team needs. … Read more
It’s crazy to think that it’s been a year since this thing has started. On December 13th, 2012, I wrote the first post on Raptors Cage. It’s safe to say that there’s been a significant improvement. We now have a full team of high quality writers along with a growing community of Raptors fans and … Read more
