One night after notching a win against the Sacramento Kings, the Toronto Raptors (12-17) settled into Portland to play the Trail Blazers (18-12), who had won 3 of their previous 5 games. Toronto was searching for its first 3 game winning streak since the beginning of the season 3-0. Toronto is 4-11 in their last 15. After losing their last meeting against Portland earlier this month on a last second three pointer, Toronto was hoping for a better outcome this time around. Continue Reading

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After a big win over a depleted LA Clippers, the Toronto Raptors (11-17) continued their current western road swing on Boxing Day when they landed in Sacramento to challenge the Kings (7-22). The Kings, losers of 4 in a row and 14 of their last 16, settled in at home, hoping to upset the Raptors in the same fashion as the Oklahoma City Thunder did earlier in the week. History was also not I the Raps favour, since they have not won in Sactown in almost a decade. Continue Reading

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The Toronto Raptors (10-14) finished their 3 game home stand against the 13-10 Dallas Mavericks. Toronto under Triano are 2-5 and hoped to catch Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard napping. Dallas, 2-2 in their last 4, was starting a 3 game eastern road trip looking to pounce on a raptors team that starts strong, but finishes weak. One thing was certain; the Raps would come out strong. But would the Raps have enough in the tank to bury the Mavs? Continue Reading

Three days after his worst shooting performance of hi career, Vince Carter (who was 0-13 Friday night for 3 pts in a loss to the Raps) and the New Jersey Nets (11-11) rolled into the ACC to play the 10-13 Toronto Raptors, who are 2-4 under interim coach Jay Triano. The Raps are 0-1 on this current home stand before heading out west for their trip of death. This game, for the sake of their season, is an important on to win. The Raps welcomed back Kris Humphries from the injured list, and had the services of newly acquired Jake Voskuhl, in uniform for tonight’s game. The question is: can the Raps win if Carter scores more than 3 pts and makes at least 1 field goal? Continue Reading

Two nights after recording their first victory in the Jay Triano Era, The Toronto Raptors (9-12) made a small road trip to New Jersey to play Vince Carter and the Nets (11-9) on Friday Night. Since their heartbreaking OT loss to the Nets 3 weeks ago, the Raps are 3-6, while the Nets have been 6-3. Toronto came into this game looking for some revenge against Carter, who typically lights ups Toronto, and Devin Harris, who combined for over 60 pts the last time these two teams met. With Anthony Parker still injured, Jason Kapono, who came off a 25 point night against Indiana, made his second straight start, as did Jamario Moon at the Small Forward spot in place of the struggling Andrea Bargnani. Continue Reading

Wednesday night saw the return of former Raptors T.J. Ford and Rasho Nesterovic as Indiana Pacers for the first time since their were dealt for Jermaine O’Neal last July. In a matchup of last place teams (Toronto 8-12 last in Atlantic, Indiana7-13 last in the Central) The Raps were looking to end their current 5 game losing streak, while the Pacers looking to end their 3 game skid. Triano still looking for his first win as the Raps interim coach. Continue Reading

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Was this gonna be another blowout? The Raptors (8-11) limped into Cleveland (18-3) to play the Cavaliers, who have been on a tear lately, winning their last 8 games by an average of 15 pts. The Cavs were looking to win their 9^th straight game by 12+ points to be the first team in NBA history to do so. The Raps were looking to build on the good things they accomplished against Portland on Sunday in their heartbreaking 98-97 loss. Continue Reading

The 2008 Toronto Raptors:

So, here we are ¼ of the way into the season and I think its safe to say that I speak for everyone in Raptors Nation from the suits at MLSE to the bloggers at Raptors Republic- that the season to date has been a HUGE disappointment. At while Id like to be optimistic, at this point the facts suggest that as this team stands now, at the quarter mark of the season, this team is headed for a lot more losses than victories AND not only is my prediction of a 50 win season in serious jeopardy (it would require the Raptors to 42 and 21 from this point until the end of the season and win at a clip of .750) but the Raptors making the playoffs this season is NOW in serious jeopardy. Continue Reading

The Toronto Raptors (8-10) came home from a disappointing west-coast road trip in which they lost all 3 of their games and their head coach Sam Mitchell. The Jay Triano Era of Raptors ball commenced on a sour note last Friday night in Utah. The Utah Jazz dismantled a lifeless Toronto squad with a 114-87 loss. Looking to come home and lick their wounds, Toronto was hoping to turn the corner on a disappointing start to December as they hosted the Northwest Division leading Portland Trail Blazers (14-7). After a crushing defeat against Boston last Friday, Portland, led by Player of the Week Brandon Roy, were 3-1 on their east-coast road trip, having defeated NY, Detroit and Washington before succumbing to the mighty Celtics. Continue Reading