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Could the Toronto Raptors Get Back to 50 Wins This Season?

The Toronto Raptors are approaching a milestone that has historically defined elite regular-season success: the 50-win mark. The duo of All-Stars in Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes has been the spearhead of Toronto’s success.

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Three Options For Raptors Starting Lineup as Season Closes

The Toronto Raptors are trying to figure out what lineups work best as they get into the home stretch of the season. The Raptors have their four players solidified apart from the center position, but they are still trying to deduce who works best in that fifth spot between Jakob Poeltl, rookie Collin Murray-Boyles and Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Mo Bamba News / Hoops Rumors / February 26

Jazz To Sign Mo Bamba To 10-Day Contract

The Jazz and center Mo Bamba have reached an agreement on a 10-day contract, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), citing agents Mark Bartelstein and Greer Love.

NBA News / Raptors Republic / February 26

Raptors put up fight against Spurs, lose a close one

Last night the Toronto Raptors gave one of the best teams in the NBA a run for their money. The Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio Spurs currently sit at second in the west and they are regarded by everyone as a contender.

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The 'Most multi-three NBA games' quiz

How many of the players in NBA history to make multiple three-pointers in at least 400 games can you name in eight minutes?

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Toronto Raptors News / Toronto Raptors on SI / February 26

Raptors Defence Earns Praise From NBA Champion

The Toronto Raptors are viewed as one of the top defensive teams in the league. The team has been hovering around the top five or six teams in the league when it comes to defensive rating, along with the likes of the Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, and defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The 23 best NBA players with exactly one All-Star appearance

The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.

NBA News / Toronto Raptors on SI / February 26

Raptors Learn a Lot From Thunder, Spurs Games

The Toronto Raptors are recovering after playing on consecutive nights against the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs on the road. It wasn't easy playing the two best teams in the Western Conference right after the other, but it gave the Raptors a chance to see where they stacked up against some potential NBA Finals hopefuls.

NBA News / Toronto Raptors on SI / February 26

Five Big Stats From Raptors Loss vs. Spurs

The Toronto Raptors are going back to the drawing board after losing 110-107 to the San Antonio Spurs inside the Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors gave a good effort on the second night of a back-to-back, but it simply wasn't enough to beat the Spurs, who won their 10th consecutive game in the process.

Scottie Barnes News / Hardwood Heroics / February 26

'He Was Literally on One Leg This Game' – Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes Played Through Injury Vs. San Antonio Spurs, Per Coach

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic revealed during his postgame presser that Scottie Barnes was playing through a quad contusion during their 110-107 home loss against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 25

Raptors collapse against Spurs continues troubling trend

No team has blown more double-digit fourth-quarter leads in the NBA this season than the Toronto Raptors, a trend that reared its ugly head in a 110-107 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

Scottie Barnes News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 25

Raptors’ Scottie Barnes plays ‘on 1 leg,’ nearly upsets Wemby, Spurs

The Toronto Raptors have to be very concerned that they simply cannot buy a win against a top-10 opponent in the NBA. These woes of theirs against the

NBA News / Raptors HQ / February 25

Raptors crumble late in game, lose to Spurs

There are certain players who draw a crowd wherever they go. LeBron James, of course. Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, SGA all come to mind. Victor Wembenyama, though, warmed up ahead of the Spurs’ sole game in Toronto this season to a level of fanfare most of those aforementioned guys rarely see.

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20 NBA superstars who carried awful teams the farthest

Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.

Brandon Ingram News / Bleacher Report / February 25

Watch: Brandon Ingram had a chance to tie it

Victor Wembanyama News / Toronto Raptors on SI / February 25

Raptors Blow Fourth Quarter Lead, Lose to Victor Wembanyama, Spurs

The Toronto Raptors are shaking their heads after falling short 110-107 to the San Antonio Spurs inside the Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors had a 12-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs just would not go away.

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NBA News / Raptors Republic / February 25

Raptors pull Spurs into defensive gauntlet, lose regardless

Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov once played a chess match in a race to six wins. Draws didn’t count. The 1985 chess world championship lasted for almost half a year, with 40 draws, before the tournament organizer simply called the thing.

Darko Rajakovic News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 25

Enraged Darko Rajakovic goes nuclear after non-call in Raptors-Spurs

The game quickly got intense in the first half, as the Toronto Raptors hosted the San Antonio Spurs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. After making a stop in the second quarter, the Raptors raced to the other end to try to get a quick bucket.

Brandon Ingram News / Raptors Republic / February 25

Top 10 Raptors Plays of the Week: Brandon Ingram shows off his midrange game

The top 10 plays are back after a mini top-five version for the All-Star break that saw Scottie hit a game-winner. He’s back in the list in this one, but Barnes suffered a right quad bruise late against the Oklahoma City Thunder last night, and hopefully it was minor, so we can see him back in the list for next week’s edition.