Scottie Barnes came into this season with a lot of pressure to perform at a high level. The Toronto Raptors went all-in on building the team around Scottie Barnes after trading OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam.
LeBron James’ 10-point streak ended against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. LeBron James’ 10-point streak finally ended after 1,297 straight games and nearly 19 years.
The Toronto Raptors should be going into the trade season with the idea of being a buyer. As one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors have the potential to grow with a trade or two.
Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett remains on the sidelines with the knee sprain that he suffered on Nov. 23. Since Barrett's injury, the Raptors are 4-3, a far cry from their 12-5 record they had before he went down.
Who is the best player in the history of every NBA franchise? That’s a tough question. Who is the most iconic player in the history of every NBA franchise?
The Toronto Raptors are licking their wounds after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 123-120 after a buzzer-beater from Rui Hachimura. LeBron James assisted Hachimura on the game-winning shot, but ended the game in a very different spot than he has in a long time.
The Toronto Raptors made an under-the-radar trade last season to acquire Brandon Ingram, and that deal is paying off big-time now. Despite a loss to his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, Ingram dropped 20 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, trying to do what he could to take down the franchise that drafted him second overall in 2016.
If we are now in the second test of the season, yesterday was an opportunity to quickly roll the boulder up the hill and smash Zeus with it. That may not have happened, as hoped, but the Raptors put Mount Olympus on notice, surely earning the respect of the West – we are no fluke now.
Tonight, as the Toronto Raptors took on the Los Angeles Lakers, the final score was overshadowed by one key storyline. LeBron James’ historic streak of double-digit scoring was broken after 1,297 games.
The Raptors were in a fight for their lives versus the Los Angeles Lakers without Luka Doncic. Austin Reaves dominated. LeBron James and his streak ended.
One of the most interesting games in the Toronto Raptors calendar — LeBron and the LA Lakers in Toronto. It comes at a pretty inconvenient time for the Raptors, honestly.
The Toronto Raptors knew they would have their hands full against the Los Angeles Lakers, even with superstar guard Luka Doncic sidelined. A 44-point effort from Austin Reaves helped the Lakers ultimately pull out a win in Toronto, but a buzzer-beating game-winner by Rui Hachimura sealed the deal.
Throughout the summer, the Toronto Raptors faced numerous questions from the media and basketball fans. What are the Raptors doing? Why are they spending so much money on a subpar team?
When Toronto was awarded an NBA franchise in 1994 and it chose the team name, “Raptors,” the initial public reaction included plenty of mockery. But kids like dinosaurs, and Jurassic Park had just been released in 1993, so the jerseys sold well.
Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail the latest in the Raptors realm. From Samson’s piece on Scottie: “However, the tape did not lie about Barnes. He has translated so much of what he did well last season and expanded on it this season.
The Toronto Raptors go for their ninth straight home victory Thursday night while also trying to snap their run of five consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Toronto Raptors are back in the win column after holding on against the Portland Trail Blazers, 121-118, at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. The Raptors led by as much as 16 points, but they allowed the Trail Blazers to fight back in the fourth quarter, leading to the down-to-the-wire finish.
Kon Knueppel's uncle worked the Michigan-Ohio State game Saturday. Perhaps that inspired the Charlotte Hornets rookie, who hit a game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds to force overtime in Charlotte's 118-111 win over the Toronto Raptors.