The Toronto Raptors won’t accept defeat this postseason. Wednesday night’s 125-122 win over Boston showed that. Facing elimination, key Toronto players stepped up and hit clutch shots to keep them in the game. Answering the call With two minutes left in the first overtime period, Boston’s Kemba Walker hit an …
Read More »Celtics Look to Finish Off Raptors
With an exciting evening of bubble basketball ahead, the Boston Celtics plan to end the series with a win over the Toronto Raptors tonight. Boston holds onto a 3-2 series lead and can punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Miami Heat. Game Preview The Celtics …
Read More »NBA Suspends Play
Minutes before tipoff of the Jazz vs. Thunder NBA game Wednesday night, the game was postponed due to the belief that Rudy Gobert was infected with the Coronavirus. Gobert was taken to the hospital and confirmed to have the virus along with All-Star teammate Donovan Mitchell. The original idea for …
Read More »Miami is “Heating” Up
Heating Up Six years after the breakup of the Big Three, the Miami Heat have finally built themselves back into Eastern Conference contenders. Already, there have been road victories over the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors. Perfection at home is just the cherry on top of an encouraging …
Read More »Toronto Wins Very First NBA Title
A back and forth series between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors has finally come to a close and a new NBA Champion has been crowned. The Raptors beat the Warriors 114-110 last night in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Deciding Factors It wasn’t …
Read More »Reaction to Durant’s Injury
Kevin Durant surprisingly returned to action during the NBA Finals series in Game 5 against the Raptors after battling injury. Durant played for the first time since May 8th with a calf injury that sidelined him for 32 days. After a much anticipated return, Kevin Durant looked like he hadn’t …
Read More »NBA Finals, injury-plagued Warriors lose Game 3
Warriors Battling Uncertainty For the first time since 2015- the beginning of the three-championship reign of Golden State- the Warriors are trailing in Game 3 of a Finals series. Last night’s Game 3 in Oakland ended 123-109, putting the Toronto Raptors in the lead of the series 2-1. The Warriors …
Read More »NBA Finals Game 3 Preview
Game 3 Preview The NBA Finals return to the Bay Area at Oracle Arena Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Warriors took care of the two-game road trip, splitting the two games to return home as the series is tied 1-1. Golden State has a 9-3 overall record at Oracle Arena …
Read More »NBA Finals: Raptors vs. Warriors Game 1
The NBA Finals have arrived and the Toronto Raptors will host the Golden State Warriors for the first two games. Y'all ready for this? The #NBAFinals are SET. pic.twitter.com/DWJHfz3WZj — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 26, 2019 Conference Finals The Golden State Warriors defeated the Rockets in six games in …
Read More »Raptors Steal Win From the Bucks in Crucial Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals
At the beginning of the series, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to be the team with more depth. Yet, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Raptors scored 35 bench points compared to the Bucks 15. This helped the Raptors take a 3-2 series lead over the Bucks …
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