January 22nd, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Friday night brought together two teams on the opposite ends of the Eastern Conference – the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors. The Heat on one hand are clicking as a team as expected and also without Dwyane Wade, sitting this game out due to a migraine and Chris Bosh, who is dealing with a sprained left [...]
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James, Miller Combine For 70 As Heat Burns Raptors 120-103
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Kings Lose 10th Straight Road Game, Raptors Prevail 118-112
The Sacramento Kings are one of the worst road teams in the National Basketball Association, having only won two games away from Arco Arena prior to their game at Air Canada Centre against the Toronto Raptors Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Kings, they would not have the services of Tyreke Evans, due to a sprained [...]
Late Free Throws Help Raptors Nip Celtics 102-101
One thing that can be agreed upon by most: the Boston Celtics do indeed play tough defense. Unfortunately for the team lately, that hasn’t been the case lately as they have collapsed late in the fourth quarter. Their loss to Oklahoma City on Friday is a good example of what can happen when your defense [...]
Hawks Reach Milestone In 107-101 Defeat Of Raptors
Now that the Atlanta Hawks are safely in the playoffs, there was a milestone for the team to reach. But of course, they had a game to play on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. Jamal Crawford scored 15 second quarter points in a big first half, allowing Atlanta to hold on and defeat Toronto 107-101 [...]
Raptors Maintain #8 Seed In Eastern Conference Playoff Chase, Edge Bobcats 103-101
The Toronto Raptors are very mindful of the fact that the Chicago Bulls are on their heels as five teams are in the hunt for the four remaining playoff berths in the Eastern Conference. Monday found the Raptors taking on the Charlotte Bobcats (the #7 seed in the EC) in a game that was very [...]
Melo’s Buzzer-Beater Helps Nuggets Edge Raptors 97-96
Carmelo Anthony proved one thing during the Denver Nuggets’ game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre Friday night: he can hit a buzzer-beater with the best of them, including one Kobe Bryant – the king of the game-winners. Anthony capped a Nuggets rally late in the fourth quarter with an 18-footer just before [...]
Durant Leads Thunder To 115-89 Thrashing Of Raptors
The Oklahoma City Thunder visited the Great White North – Toronto specifically – to take on the Raptors at Air Canada Centre Friday night. And for 43:14, the Thunder dominated the Raptors in just every way possible. Kevin Durant was the ringmaster of this game as he scored 23 first-half points and making many trips to the [...]
Bosh’s Game-Winner Helps Raptors Rally, Nip Hawks 106-105
Chris Bosh, during the Toronto Raptors’ game against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night, was suffering through a sub-par shooting performance. His numbers weren’t all that special (14 points on 6-of-19 shooting), yet it took just one shot to turn the tables. Bosh’s 16-footer with just 2 seconds left on the game clock allowed Toronto to [...]
