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Blake Griffin would make the Toronto Raptors contenders

With the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 18, Masai Ujiri of the Toronto Raptors has the chance to create a successful trade to acquire Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers should be willing to talk trades for Blake Griffin, after breaking his hand from delivering two punches to the face of Clippers assistant … Read more

Game Day Preview: Toronto Raptors look to end road trip on a high note

The Toronto Raptors are coming off a 102-91 win on Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers thanks in part to Kyle Lowry’s 25 points and a spin move late in the fourth quarter by DeMar DeRozan. Toronto will look to carry on that momentum as they take on the Los Angeles Clippers to conclude their five-game road trip. … Read more

Raptors Dominate Game 1 of Pre-Season Against the Clippers

In a dominating 93-73 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Toronto Raptors were able to cruise to victory in their pre-season debut. In front of a roaring Vancouver crowd, Kyle Lowry led the retooled Raptors with 26 points (7-10 FG, 11-12 FT), along with a couple of steals and assists. It's real EARLY and … Read more

Game Day: Raps aim to avoid dropping three straight at home vs. Clippers

Tonight the Toronto Raptors square up against a Western Conference juggernaut; the Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams have identical records at 33-17 heading into tonight’s matchup. Most recently the Raptors have dropped two straight games at home in embarrassing fashion. The Clippers are also coming off a pretty embarrassing loss against the Cavs where they were down 32 … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors kick off road trip vs. Paul and the Clippers

After a well deserved break, the Toronto Raptors will try to hold on to their first place position atop the Eastern Conference with a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors (22-7) currently sit only a game ahead of the surging Atlanta Hawks (21-8) after dropping their last contest in Chicago. On the other … Read more

Patman Unmasked: A Patrick Patterson story, as told by the main woman in his life

A year after the trade that sent Patrick Patterson to the Toronto Raptors, we caught up with his mother. It was 1994, in a YMCA gym in Huntington, West Virginia. “Pat, put your hands up! Defense!” Tywanna Patterson yelled. “What’s defense?” her five-year old son replied. “Put your hands up! Block his shot! Don’t let … Read more

Post Game Report: Blake Griffin and Friends too Much to Handle as Raps come up short

It was a long night at the Staples Center as the Toronto Raptors wrapped up. Their five game road trip with a 118-105 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. With the loss, Toronto drops their record to 26-24 but remain on top of the Atlantic by 3 games. This game didn’t feature any performances quite … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors Take On Clippers in LA

“I don’t remember what happened. I opened my eyes and I was in the locker room.” The Toronto Raptors‘ fanbase has yet to recover from Wednesday’s crushing loss against the Sacramento Kings, in which Kyle Lowry was called for a non-existent offensive foul and subsequently ejected. For that night only, robbery was legal in the state of … Read more

Game Day Preview: Toronto Raptors Take On Clippers

The Toronto Raptors (22-20), maintaining their stance as the Atlantic Division Leader and once again reaching the third seed in the Eastern Conference below the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, look to carry on their 2 game win streak as they face the Los Angeles Clippers (30-15) on Saturday night at 7 P.M. EST … Read more

Gay Is The Way: Raptors demolish Clippers, as Rudy shines in debut.

The “Rudy Gay Era” begins in impressive fashion, as the Toronto Raptors demolished the Los Angeles Clippers, 98-73. With an anxious crowd at the Air Canada Center, anticipating the debut of newly acquired Rudy Gay, the Raptors, including Rudy Gay himself (who finished with a game high 20 points), did not disappoint at all. The … Read more