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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Curry, Ellis Combine for 66 As Warriors Outlast Raptors 124-112
Some curious statistics came to the forefront during Saturday night’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors. The Warriors shot better from beyond the arc (59%) than they did from normal spots on the floor (47%). Meanwhile, the Raptors shot a sizzling 57% from the floor and 50% from three-point range. Makes [...]
Robinson Hits Trifecta, Wins Slam Dunk Competition
New York’s Nate Robinson is the NBA’s first three-time Sprite Slam Dunk champion. Robinson barely won another title, garnering 51 percent of the fan vote to hold off Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan, who advanced to the final round after getting a perfect score of 50 on his second dunk of the first round. The final [...]
Gibson Perfect from Floor, Trojans Slay Eagles 72-55
By and large, the 10th-seeded USC Trojans play an uptempo type of game, which would serve them well against the 7th-seeded Boston College Eagles on Friday at Minneapolis, MN. Led by Taj Gibson who was perfect from the floor (10-for-10), USC raced to the relatively easy win over Boston College 72-55. Gibson capped an early [...]
