I had to watch the end of the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs game before I could bring myself to write this thing. I wanted to take a break from Raptor-reality, which is this: the Toronto Raptors blew it big time and got beaten up by the Brooklyn Nets 97-83 in game 6. Game 7 is set up for Sunday, and to … Read more
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The Toronto Raptors have never won a best of seven series. Their only other playoff series victory was against the New York Knicks in a best of five back in 2001. The Raptors won that series by a 3-2 margin. A win tonight will vanquish the Brooklyn Nets and send the … Read more
I would have to agree with Masai Ujiri on that one. F*** the Brooklyn Nets. In the low scoring, high intensity contest, the Toronto Raptors couldn’t close the deal, losing to the Nets 94-87. It’s tough to swallow the loss, however if I’m totally honest, I was expecting this. It was unreasonable to believe the inexperienced Raps would be … Read more
Atlantic Division Champions, an NBA All-Star, home-court advantage in the playoffs, and a new franchise season record. The Toronto Raptors have completed milestones in a season where they were generally thought of as a low-ball playoff team that was good enough just to get there. However, since December 8th, where the Sacramento Kings and the Raptors pulled … Read more
The Toronto Raptors failed to extend their franchise high in road and overall wins against the New York Knicks Wednesday night. In their regular season finale, Kyle Lowry led the Raptors (48-34) to a 21-point first-half lead over the Knicks (37-45) at Madison Square Garden. While Toronto led for the majority of the game, a … Read more
It wasn’t the most flawless victory that the Toronto Raptors have gotten this season, but it was a victory nonetheless. A franchise record-tying victory. That’s right, the 2013-14 Raptors have hit 47 wins with two games remaining before the postseason begins. If you couldn’t watch this one, you missed out on some fine Sunday afternoon entertainment. … Read more
Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images This is the game Toronto Raptors fans have been waiting for. It has been six years since the Raptors made the playoffs. With a win tonight over the Boston Celtics in the second game of a home-and-home, the Raptors will officially clinch a playoff berth. To have it happen in … Read more
It wasn’t looking good until the last minute, but the Toronto Raptors pulled away for a 99-90 victory over the Boston Celtics, breaking an eleven game losing streak in Beantown that stretched all the way back to 2008. The trio of Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Terrence Ross combined for 67 points, while Jonas Valanciunas recorded 15 points and 14 rebounds for his … Read more
After throwing up a stinker vs the Atlanta Hawks last night, the Toronto Raptors move onto New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on the back-end of a back to back. The Raps (37-29) will look to snap their two game losing streak in New Orleans (27-39). This is as close to a must-win as you can get. With the Oklahoma City Thunder coming to … Read more
The Toronto Raptors were resilient tonight. However, their sloppiness ended up costing them against the Atlanta Hawks in a 118-113 overtime loss. They started the game without their key bench player Patrick Patterson, who’s out for at least another week. They then lost Jonas Valanciunas in the second half to a back injury. Yet even with their depleted … Read more
