The Toronto Raptors return to Scotiabank Arena tonight facing a 0-2 series deficit against Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Toronto Raptors need to decrease turnovers and get more scoring from Brandon Ingram on Thursday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Raptors got what they wanted from Brandon Ingram in Game 2 against the Cavaliers. Namely, more shots. They just didn’t get the results. Ingram attempted 15 shots after taking only nine in Game 1.
With the series heading to Toronto, the Raptors head home down two games to none and game three will be a must-win game for the fifth seed of the Eastern Conference.
Samson Folk & Louis Zatzman detail the latest for the Raptors. From Louis’ piece: “Toronto’s bone-headed turnovers hurt. Ingram’s complete absence from the game hurt worse.
The playoffs are hard. The physicality is higher, the pace is slower, and the opposing team literally spends all their free time actively planning how to stop you from doing what you want to do.
The Toronto Raptors are returning to Scotiabank Arena trailing 0-2 in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, but a simple look at the standings misses the tactical chess match unfolding under the surface.
In the high-stakes environment of a playoff push, every missed jumper feels magnified. For Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram, the rim has seemed a few inches smaller lately.
Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram is taking heat for both his performance in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and what he said leading up to it.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
On Monday evening, the Toronto Raptors fell behind 0-2 in their first round playoff series vs the Cleveland Cavaliers with an uninspiring 115-105 loss on the road.
Following a grueling Game 2 loss, Toronto Raptors wing RJ Barrett, now the most seasoned playoff veteran on the roster in his seventh season, didn't mince words about the team's performance.
This one was a lot scrappier, maybe a bit more physical. But the Cavaliers would not be denied. That pretty much sums up their 115-105 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday, taking a 2-0 first-round series lead.
Immanuel Quickley won’t play for the Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Cavaliers this afternoon, Michael Grange of Sportsnet tweets.