The Toronto Raptors (39-39) will be looking for a little revenge when they host the New Jersey Nets (32-46) tonight. Not that the Raptors need any incentive to beat their Atlantic Division rivals, but with a Raptor win tonight, Vince Carter and the Nets will be officially eliminated from playoff contention. Continue Reading
The Toronto Raptors (33-27) return home after a mini three game road trip to take on the Washington Wizards (29-31). The Wizards currently sit four games behind the Raptors for 5th place in the Conference and could have Gilbert Arenas back by the end of the month. Continue Reading
I still had a bad taste in my mouth after the win. Should be 4 wins in a row, and now 3 of the last 4. Call me the ever pessimist, but splitting two games against a team missing two of their all-stars is unacceptable. At this point of the season, the Raptors should be dispatching these sorts of teams relatively easily. Continue Reading
It’s the Toronto Raptors (24-20) turn to host the Washington Wizards (24-19) tonight at the ACC. Last night the Wizards knocked off the Raptors, 108-104 in overtime. The Raptors couldn’t capitalize with Caron Butler out of the line up, but what killed them most were the 19 offensive rebounds they gave up. Antawn Jamison had a huge game, scoring 24 points and grabbing 20 rebounds. Chris Bosh had another strong game scoring 37 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Continue Reading
The Toronto Raptors (24-19) and Washington Wizards (23-19) begin a back-to-back home-and-home series on Tuesday night in DC. The last time these two clubs met the Wizards knocked off the Bosh-less Raptors 101-97 on December 1st. Caron Butler scored 29 points and Antwan Jamison had 28 for the Wizards, while Jason Kapono led the Raptors with 23 points. Continue Reading
The Toronto Raptors (17-15) kick off the new year with their first home game in almost three weeks. The Central Division leading Detroit Pistons (25-7) look to extend their winning streak to eleven games when they visit the Air Canada Centre on Friday night. Continue Reading