ESPN - 23 Apr 2018
There were faint hints of the stagnation in the first half, when the Raptors scored 51 points in 49 possessions, a mark well below the brutal efficiency the offense had achieved in the first three games of the series. Breakdowns have a way of being ...
SB Nation - 20 Oct 2018
The lead changed 13 times and the Raptors pulled it out in the end, 113-101. Both teams employed a bevy of versatile, exchangeable wings who can shoot and create off the dribble on offense, while switching and swarming off late doubles and recovering ...
RaptorsHQ (blog) - 20 Oct 2018
In Episode 400 of Locked on Raptors, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob break down all angles of the Raptors' thrilling 113-101 win over Boston on Friday night, including Serge Ibaka's successful run with the starters, Danny Green's enormous impact, Kyle ...
Bullets Forever (blog) - 20 Oct 2018
The Wizards play the Raptors tonight at 7 p.m. EST. You can watch it on NBC Sports Washington or NBA TV nationally. Wizards fans north of the American border can watch it on TSN. Listen to the game locally on Federal News Radio 1500 AM or on the ...
CBSSports.com - 19 Oct 2018
In a potential Eastern Conference finals preview, the new-look Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics with both teams looking to build off impressive season-opening wins. Boston whipped Philadelphia 105-87 on Tuesday despite Gordon Hayward and Kyrie ...
NBA.com - 20 Oct 2018
GAME RECAP: Raptors 113, Celtics 101. Kawhi Leonard scores 31 points with 10 rebounds, Serge Ibaka adds 21 with six boards as Toronto wins it, 113-101. Raptors. 1:39. GAME RECAP: Raptors 112, Magic 101. Play. GAME RECAP: Raptors 112, Magic ...
Toronto Star - 20 Oct 2018
It didn't take long for Kawhi Leonard to endear himself to fans of the Toronto Raptors. In the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, Leonard put up 24 points, 12 rebounds and three assists in a 116-104 victory, living up to ...
CBSSports.com - 19 Oct 2018
Their opening night win over the visiting Cavaliers marked a new era for the team, with Kawhi Leonard making his Raptors debut. That, obviously, is a very good change, because when healthy, Leonard is a top-five player in the league. But at the same ...
Toronto Star (blog) - 20 Oct 2018
That was a fair bit of fun, wasn't it? In the long run it probably won't mean an awful lot but since I'm always preaching the need to take each game as it comes and enjoy them for what they are – one-off events – it was a doozy.
RaptorsHQ (blog) - 20 Oct 2018
While it doesn't have the glamour of the NBA Draft, the G League has a selection process all the same. The event involves more than the NBA's two rounds (2016's version had six rounds, for example), and teams can essentially pass on their picks ...
Toronto Star - 20 Oct 2018
Maybe the game — the second in an 82-game marathon — was overhyped just a little bit, but the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics did come up with a gem on Friday. There were enough bobbles and mistakes to make sure everyone knew it was just game ...
CelticsBlog (blog) - 20 Oct 2018
The Celtics and Raptors were in the mist of a classic. The teams were trading blows and whenever either seemed to be reaching away, the other responded. With the Raptors holding onto a 4-point lead, we got our first glimpse of the Celtics closing lineup.
CBSSports.com - 20 Oct 2018
It was thought that the Raptors might just be saving Wright for the second night of a back-to-back set, but he also missed shootaround Saturday morning. Thus, he appears to be trending toward a true game-time decision. Lorenzo Brown and Norman Powell ...
The National Interest Online (blog) - 20 Oct 2018
The F-22 Raptor may be the most elusive fighter ever built. It has a radar-cross section the size of a marble, and if it gets into trouble, it can rocket away traveling up to two-and-a-half times the speed of sound—so fast that the friction from the ...
RaptorsHQ (blog) - 19 Oct 2018
Step one came on Wednesday as the Raptors opened the season with a convincing 116-104 win over their old playoff tormentors. The version of Serge Raps fans saw in the win was a new one; it won't be hard to get roped back into believing in that Serge.
Heavy.com - 20 Oct 2018
After a tough opening-night loss to the Miami Heat, the Washington Wizards now look to right the ship at home. Unfortunately, it won't be an easy task as they host the Toronto Raptors, fresh off a win over the Boston Celtics Friday. The game is ...
CBSSports.com - 20 Oct 2018
Valanciunas is starting Saturday against the Wizards, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports. With Kawhi Leonard (rest) out, coach Nick Nurse may be opting to put Valanciunas in the lineup for his scoring and rebounding potential. He's averaging 17.5 ...
NBA.com - 20 Oct 2018
Steve Smith and Brendan Haywood discuss the defensive versatility of Toronto and the importance of Serge Ibaka to the Raptors. GameTime. 3:35. Will The Bulls Contend For The Playoffs? Play. Will The Bulls Contend For The Playoffs? Will The Bulls ...
RaptorsHQ (blog) - 19 Oct 2018
In Episode 399 of Locked on Raptors, Sean Woodley chats with John Karalis (Locked on Celtics) ahead of the Raptors' first meeting with Boston on Friday night. They go beyond the game and lay out some biggest questions facing each team, and assess how ...
SB Nation - 19 Oct 2018
During the San Antonio Spurs' championship run, he became a locker room spokesman, a reputation that carried to Toronto, where multiple reporters waited to talk to him one-on-one after the Raptors debut victory over the Cavaliers. Over time, he ...
Sportsnet.ca - 19 Oct 2018
Anunoby left the Raptors' season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday with a right orbital contusion during the first half and did not return. Delon Wright remains sidelined with a thigh ailment and will miss his second-straight contest ...
