Milwaukee Bucks beat Toronto Raptors to extend unbeaten start to season Hosts Milwaukee Bucks held the Toronto Raptors without a field goal for the first 4:11 of the second quarter Monday night, establishing an early lead before pulling away for a 124-109 victory in a battle of unbeaten teams missing their Most Valuable Player candidates. … Continue Reading
Dawn of New Era This past weekend was the dawn of a new era for the Toronto Raptors. Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green suited up for Canada’s lone NBA team for the first time. They played a preseason game against the Portland Trailblazers in Vancouver. The new Raptors are good. Super good. As a collective, … Continue Reading
DeMar DeRozan won a shootout with Russell Westbrook, scoring 37 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 112-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Making 13 or 22 field goals and 11 of 15 free throws, DeRozan, is the the NBA’s leading scorer with a 34.1 after 7 games. Toronto teammate … Continue Reading
DeMar DeRozan missed a pair of free throws with about two minutes left to play Sunday. A league leader from the stripe, DeRozan appeared frustrated after the first of two uncharacteristic misses. With Jonas Valanciunas out of the line up, DeRozan saw his streak of consecutive 30-point games end at five games, as the Toronto Raptors … Continue Reading
The Raptors torched the Miami Heat on Friday night. DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points to lift the Raptors to a 96-87 victory over the Miami Heat, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1986 — to open a season with five 30-plus games. Jordan’s streak reached six games. Terrence Ross finished with 20 points in … Continue Reading
On the first night of the season, DeMar DeRozan dropped 40 points. The Raptors need scoring and when DeRozan scores, the squad win’s. Sure, DeRozan can improve at passing or be more efficient with his shot but two points shy of a career best, the NBA All-Star registered the best performance on opening-night by a … Continue Reading
In the past few weeks a lot has been made of San Francisco Quarterback Colin Kapernicks protest of the national anthem. Fans and current players alike response to police brutality and social injustice has been polarized across the nation and brought the conversation of change into the fourth quarter. On Wednesday night, in their Pre-Season … Continue Reading
If you were like me growing up you were never certain what career path you wanted to follow because you had a father for a guidance counselor and a mother who was full of suggestions. To top it off, most of my life as a young athlete was focused on playing sports and simply getting … Continue Reading
King of the Ball As I eagerly wait to watch one of my favorite teams, the Toronto Raptors, rule this year’s NBA Season, I thought it would be a great idea to get myself some pre-season basketball action. So, what’s the smartest thing a huge basketball aficionado can do just before the season starts? Well, … Continue Reading
