Now that the other shoe has dropped and team like GS and Lac who had lots of cap space have started to blink- its time to take a quick peek at the Western Conference. AND given how much people had to say about my first preview of the Eastern Conference, I’m interested to see what people think about how the west will play out. Continue Reading

15 losses in the last 21 game is not the kind of streak the Raptors want to be on heading into the playoffs. In what started as a promising season, things have fallen apart rapidly. At a time when confidence should be high, a solid rotation is set, people know their roles, the offense is hitting on all cylinders, you are able to make a solid stop or two on the defensive end, and the team is generally getting along, things couldn’t look more bleak for the Raps. Continue Reading

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The Toronto Raptors (26-21) host the Los Angeles Clippers (15-31) at the ACC Friday night. The Raptors knocked off the Clippers 80-77 back on December 18th in Los Angeles. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 24 points and 9 rebounds while Chris Kaman had 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers. Continue Reading

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I must admit, I wrote the Raptors off in the first quarter, with Bosh going 1 for 8 from the field (missed jumpers). The shots didn’t start falling, but the defense picked up the slack for the team in the second half, and the Raptors came away with an important win on their first game of a 7 game road swing. Continue Reading

After a tough loss to the Eastern Conference leading Boston Celtics, the Toronto Raptors (14-11) head to LA-LA Land to visit the Los Angeles Clippers (9-14). This will be the first game of seven on the road for the Raptors who’ll play again on Wednesday against the upstart Portland Trailblazers. Continue Reading