After another demoralizing sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, many are writing the Raptors off for good labelling this season as their chance to prove their worth. Unfortunately, this series could have taken a different turn if game one and three ended differently, but the Raptors had absolutely no answer for LeBron and … Read more
After a soul-crushing Game 3 loss, The Toronto Raptors are 48 minutes away from being eliminated by the Cavaliers for the third straight year and the second time being swept. Believe me, I am extremely tired of the LeBronto Jokes and the LeBron memes of him owning our franchise, but at this point we are … Read more
To say that game two was a disgrace is an understatement, but rather than letting themselves get swept, the Raptors need to make some serious adjustments prior to an obvious must win game three. Here are a list of some adjustments the Raptors should make: Start Norman Powell over Serge Ibaka You know it’s early … Read more
At the start of the season, nobody would have bet that the Raptors would be a betting favourite with few days rest before playing the Cavaliers. It’s been a major role reversal this season, and this time it’s the Cavaliers that have the one day rest before their encounter with Toronto after a hard-fought seven … Read more
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! From everyone here at Raptors Cage we’d like to wish you all a very happy and safe holiday season. In the spirit of giving, our friend Nadine Liverpool from SportsNaytion.com has made a Toronto Raptors inspired Christmas poem that we’re going to share with you today. You may recall seeing Nadine … Read more
We have some exciting news for all of our readers here at Raptors Cage. We have partnered with LOYAL to a TEE (http://www.loyaltoatee.com/), a fan shop that provides a fashionable take on Toronto-basketball apparel. They have some absolutely gorgeous, high quality shirts. To learn more about them, click here. The partnership is going to yield … Read more
Lets face it people, the playoffs are no longer real for the Toronto Raptors. Even the extreme optimists out there, who refuse to lose hope until the Raptors are mathematically eliminated, understand this fact. Blowing this last stretch of games where the Raps could’ve easily gained ground on the 8th seed removed any hope of … Read more
This past week was fairly average, but the Toronto Raptors would definitely take a .500 record over nothing. Starting off with an entertaining game – unfortunately a loss – you were able to see some of the bests of Andrea Bargnani – likely his best game all season – and Rudy Gay against the Golden … Read more
The shorthanded Toronto Raptors (25-39) were able beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-42) with a spirited performance at home. After coming off a gut-wrenching overtime loss to the Lakers the other night, the Raptors were able get back on the winning side of basketball tonight against the Cavs. Without Rudy Gay or Andrea Bargnani the Raptors lacked two … Read more
Pre-Game: Coming off of a blowout win against the Suns, the Toronto Raptors (24-38) now come into an extremely tough game. The Los Angeles Lakers have been on a tear as of late behind the face of the franchise, Kobe Bryant. They are also coming off a tremendous 20-point comeback effort against the Hornets. The … Read more
