TORONTO – It’s all a matter of putting together a complete 48 minutes of good basketball for the Toronto Raptors. Jaylen Brown scored 23 points, Derrick White scored a late go-ahead three-pointer and the Boston Celtics spoiled Toronto’s In-Season Tournament opener with a 108-105 win on Friday night. The Raptors …
Read More »Raptors look ahead to In-Season Tournament opener
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says he misses Cup competition from his days roaming benches in Europe. He will get a taste of something similar when Toronto hosts the Boston Celtics on Friday in its opener for the NBA’s new In-Season Tournament. The Atlantic Division foes met last Saturday, …
Read More »Raptors rebound with dominant win over Bucks
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic approved of his team’s response Wednesday night. Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 26 points, Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 11 assists, and Toronto handily defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 130-111. The Raptors snapped a three-game losing skid that led to Siakam referring to the …
Read More »Raptors drop third in a row to Trail Blazers 99-91
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was transparent about his players needing to be a team Monday night. Jerami Grant scored a game-high 22 points as the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Toronto Raptors their third straight loss, 99-91. The string of defeats comes following a season-opening win over Minnesota …
Read More »Barnes, Raptors show defensive potential early
TORONTO – While it’s still early in the season, Scottie Barnes has displayed the potential that led to Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic’s proclamation before the year began. Barnes had 17 points on only 6-for-16 shooting, but his impact was felt in other ways in Toronto’s 97-94 season-opening win …
Read More »Schroder leads new-look Raptors to win
TORONTO – Ice cold water was dumped over Darko Rajakovic instead of champagne or sports drink to celebrate his first-ever win as a head coach in the NBA. It may have been a fitting way to mark a new era for the Toronto Raptors. Dennis Schroder had 22 points and …
Read More »Barnes leads Raptors but sprains foot
TORONTO – New Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic got to see Toronto’s rotation for about three whole quarters. Scottie Barnes had 23 points and six rebounds but left the game early with a sprained right foot as the Raptors routed the Washington Wizards 134-98 on Friday in pre-season play. Barnes’s …
Read More »Dick’s video debut with Drake happened by chance
TORONTO – In his first ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors’ training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him. That dedication quickly paid dividends as it led to him appearing in a music video with famous Toronto …
Read More »Raptors have a G’day with win over Cairns Taipans
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2023 8:25 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – It might have been a G’day for the Cairns Taipans in terms of fun basketball experiences, but it was anything but on the scoreboard for the visiting Australians as …
Read More »Centre Poeltl to be a constant in Raptors lineup
There will be one constant in the Toronto Raptors lineup this season: centre Jakob Poeltl. New head coach Darko Rajakovic declared at a pre-season press conference that he was planning on a heavy rotation of players through the guard and wing positions. But the five-spot? That will be Poeltl’s position …
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