Forbes Is Grateful For His Opportunity
I usually arrive at the Air Canada Centre on game nights around 4:30 to go over my notes and do some last minute research for the game. For the most part, the court is empty. However, two Toronto Raptors players routinely are shooting around with the coaching staff: James Johnson and Gary Forbes.
Johnson, unlike Forbes, has been able to enjoy the perks of his hard work as he has...
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March 21, 2012
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March 21, 2012
Orlando’s Pick-And-Roll Dooms Toronto
With Amir Johnson unable to suit up tonight due to a knee injury, the Raptors were in a tough spot as they tried to battle Dwight Howard while shorthanded in their front court.
Heck, even when Toronto’s at full strength battling the behemoth, or, as Dwane Casey affectionately called him, “Monster,” it’s a tough enough proposition.
Things went about as expected as Howard exploded...
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March 05, 2012
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March 05, 2012
Raptors 83, Warriors 75
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, James Johnson had 12 points and 12 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat Golden State 83-75 on Sunday, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Warriors.
Amir Johnson had 11 points and 13 rebounds, Leandro Barbosa scored 18 points and Ed Davis grabbed 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who had lost 11 of their last 14.
David Lee had 22 points and...
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March 04, 2012
James Johnson Posterizes Rudy Gay
Before this video I didn’t even know who James Johnson was. And to be honest after watching the video I still don’t know who is, but I do know two things about him. First- he plays for the Toronto Raptors. Second- He can dunk. That’s pretty much all you need to know in order to watch this video.
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March 03, 2012
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March 03, 2012
Pre-Game Report: New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors
Starting Lineup
PG Jose Calderon
SG DeMar DeRozan
SF James Johnson
PF Amir Johnson
C Aaron Gray
Key Reserves: Linas Kleiza, Leandro Barbosa, Ed Davis
On the surface, it looks the Knicks should roll on the Raptors, but true Knicks fans know there’s no such thing as a guaranteed win. The Raptors have lost 4 of their last 5, including a heartbreaker against the Lakers on Sunday. Although...
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February 14, 2012
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February 14, 2012
Raptors 106, Wizards 89
Leandro Barbosa shook off flulike symptoms to score 19 points, Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 106-89 on Friday night.
Linas Kleiza added 15 points and Jose Calderon had a season-high 17 assists for the Raptors, who bounced back from consecutive blowout losses to Atlanta and Boston and improved to 2-9 without leading...
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February 03, 2012
Slow Start Burns Raptors In Loss To Blazers At ACC
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January 20, 2012
TORONTO (AP) LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 33 points and a career-best 23 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Raptors 94-84 on Friday to hand Toronto its seventh consecutive loss.
Raymond Felton scored...
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January 20, 2012
Smith, Johnson push Hawks past Raptors
ATLANTA (AP) -- Josh Smith scored 28 points and pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds and Joe Johnson added 27 points to help the Atlanta Hawks win their third straight game with a 93-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.
Leandro Barbosa finished with 22 points in a reserve role for Toronto, which has lost five straight.
Toronto was without center Andrea Bargnani, the...
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January 16, 2012
Raptors F Johnson exits with ankle injury
Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson exited Saturday's game against the Chicago Bulls with a right ankle injury.
X-rays were negative on Johnson, who will re-evaluated Sunday in Atlanta and is considered day-to-day.
Johnson scored a season-high 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting before he was injured.
He entered the game averaging 3.9 points and 4.3 rebounds.
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January 14, 2012
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January 14, 2012
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