Andrea Bargnani and Linas Kleiza scored 25 points apiece Wednesday night and the Toronto Raptors snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Utah Jazz with a 111-106 win in double-overtime.
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January 25, 2012
Welcome back Andrea Bargnani! The big bowl of pasta returned in style last night, scoring 36 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Phoenix Suns 99-96.
Not only did the Raptors end a eight-game losing streak, the ended a 14-game losing streak to Steve Nash and the Suns.
Now did I see this big win? Well, kind of. I did watch the end of the second quarter before heading to bed. The...
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January 26, 2012
Andrea Bargnani missed six games with a calf injury, and the Raptors were 0-6. He returns and the pick up two wins — beating Phoenix (where he had 36 points) and in Utah. But in the overtime against the Raptors, Bargnani hobbled to the bench, apparently re-aggravating the calf injury that had kept him out.…
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January 26, 2012
Raptors fans get their questions answered...
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January 27, 2012
The buzz cut has grown out to a longer mane, but the trademark smile and jumper remain the same. Linas Kleiza is loving his basketball life so much more now.
First, he’s playing. Shelved for nearly a year after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee last February, Kleiza is just starting to get his legs under him. He’s played in nine games this season. Ice packs...
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January 25, 2012
Every morning, we'll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day.
1: CARMELO DIDN'T HIT A SHOT!! OMG THE KNICKS MUST HAVE...
... smoked Charlotte and broken their six game losing streak.
Of course.
And of course, there's no gigantic correlation between the two (just like Miami wasn't better without Dwyane Wade). The good thing...
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January 27, 2012
The Raptors fell to the Denver Nuggets friday night
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January 25, 2012
Beast of the Night: Andrea Bargnani posted 36 points, six boards, two assists, two steals, a block and four three-pointers in his mighty comeback from a calf injury. He shot 48 percent (10-21) from the floor, 100 percent (12-12) from the free-throw line and had two turnovers. Bargnani is having himself a solid all-around season [...]
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January 27, 2012
Toronto Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani will be out for an undefined period of time after aggravating a previous calf injury.
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January 28, 2012
After a brief 2-game winning streak with Andrea Bargnani back in the lineup, the Raptors returned to their losing ways without their best player on the floor. Nene had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Danilo Gallinari had 21 points and 7 rebounds and Rudy Fernandez provided 23 points off the bench including 5-7 three pointers as the Nuggets handed the Raptors a 96-81 defeat in Denver....
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January 27, 2012
The end of the game was probably the most exciting part of this one, with Linas Kleiza and Al Harrington getting into an argument that lead pushing, shoving and double technicals.
The Raps came up short in this one, falling 96-81 to the Denver Nuggets in the final game of their western road trip.
Once again, a slow start buried the Raps. They cut the Denver lead to 6 in the fourth...
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January 27, 2012
The streaking Denver Nuggets aim for a sixth straight win tonight when they host a Toronto team that expects to be without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani.
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January 25, 2012
The Toronto Raptors snapped what had previously been their longest current losing streak against one opponent. One night later, they face the same challenge against a different team.
Coming off their first victory in just over two weeks, the visiting Raptors look to avoid a 13th consecutive loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Not only did Toronto (5-13) snap its eight-game...
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January 26, 2012
The Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors both have leading scorers from Italy, but only one of those countrymen will be available Friday night.
Danilo Gallinari and the surging Nuggets look for a sixth straight victory when they host a Raptors team that expects to be without Andrea Bargnani.
Denver (13-5) is one of the biggest surprises in the NBA, with Gallinari averaging a career...
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