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Despite a bombastic performance from Kyle Lowry in a testy Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors fell apart late, as the rest of his team unable to make a single shot to help him lead them to victory. The Raptors had a grip in the ball game […]

The Milwaukee Bucks managed to secure Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to a stellar outing from center Brook Lopez. It seems he has his teammates to thank for his career performance. Lopez was able to catch fire from deep late in the game en route to career-high 29 points to help seal […]

The Milwaukee Bucks were able to take Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors. Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was happy to take a backseat to his teammates down the stretch. The Bucks endured their fair share of struggles early on against the Raptors. Antetokounmpo was proud of how his teammates responded to secure the win,via NBA TV […]

The Toronto Raptors were unable to make a statement after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It appears forward Kawhi Leonard has an idea of what attributed to their loss. It is no secret that Toronto’s offense failed them down the stretch. Regardless, Leonard is more upset with […]

Despite the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick nurse hailed Kyle Lowry’s performance. Per NBA TV in a postgame conference, Nurse was confident that every shot that Lowry took would swish the net. “Every time he let it go tonight, you were like […]

After holding Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors to just two points in the critical fourth quarter of Game 1, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks revealed that their defensive strategy against Leonard was to make him ‘play 1-on-5.’ Per Michael Lee of The Athletic, Antetokounmpo detailed their defensive scheme against the former Finals MVP. […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors started Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a bang. They jumped on the Milwaukee Bucks early, but they were unable to play a complete 48-minute game. Milwaukee ended up taking Game 1 by a final score of 108-100 when everything was said and done. Part of the […]

The Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks played a hard-fought Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors were coming off a thrilling Game 7 in the previous round in which Kawhi Leonard produced one of the wildest buzzer-beaters in winner-take-all games in NBA history, but now the team had to turn around and duke […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors faced off in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, and the Bucks were looking to win the franchise’s first ECF game since 2001 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Though the Raptors started off strong and took a 59-51 lead into halftime, the Bucks […]

Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors looked great throughout the majority of Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately, they ended up losing the game by a final score of 108-100. The Raptors simply could not contend with the Bucks’ defense and their late-game scoring run. Following the game, […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is not shy at all about trolling opposing players as well as his own teammates via social media or in post-game press conferences. Now, his trolling has reached peak “meta” levels, as his recent change to his profile picture on Twitter entails, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Bruh, @JoelEmbiid's […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas has a pretty interesting guess on how the Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and his former team, the Toronto Raptors, will turn out. There has been plenty of hype built around the matchup of forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard. According to Donatas Urbonas of O, Dangau Sportas, […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas believes Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo “can reach LeBron’s level” if they continue to improve their games. While LeBron James is still universally recognized as the best player in basketball, Leonard, Giannis and Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant are closing in on […]

The matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors promises to be among the most tightly-contested Eastern Conference Finals series in recent memory. Though regular-season numbers paint Milwaukee as a clear favorite, many nevertheless believe that Toronto will be the team ultimately left standing in the East. One thing’s for sure, though: The Raptors definitely […]

The Toronto Raptors will be without Patrick McCaw for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the reserve guard deals with a personal matter, according to Doug Smith of the Toronto Star. Raptors announce everyone's Agent of Chaos, Patrick McCaw, will not be available for Game 1 due to personal reasons.Chris Boucher is available […]

After the Toronto Raptors won Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers on an epic game-winning shot by Kawhi Leonard, Raptors center Marc Gasol went up to Sixers star Joel Embiid and consoled him. Embiid was heartbroken and began to cry. His team just lost in the most painful fashion. That’s when Gasol hugged Embiid and […]

The 2019 Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors is the only conference or NBA Finals over the last 20 years where two players enter the series with a player efficiency rating of 30.0 or greater in the playoffs. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the 2019 playoffs in PER at 31.0. Raptors […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wants his team to distribute shots better against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. At times, the Raptors rely too much on star small forward Kawhi Leonard to carry them on offense. Nurse says while Leonard is an all-world player, Toronto needs to get other guys involved […]

The Toronto Raptors will be facing the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals later tonight, but there’s a bit of concern regarding the thumb injury of All-Star guard Kyle Lowry. Lowry dislocated his right thumb in the Raptors’ Game 7 win against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Although he’s still having […]

Raptors star Kyle Lowry has been nearly nullified by the Milwaukee Bucks in this past regular season, and while he’s well aware of his struggles against this Eastern Conference Finals opponent, he won’t make much of what transpired earlier in the season. Lowry scored an average of 6.3 points per game in three meetings against […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expresses his belief on his team ahead of their Eastern Conference Finals showdown against the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors are coming off a second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers that took seven games to decide. Meanwhile, the Bucks are well-rested ahead of the East finale after closing out […]

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in order to ensure that Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter would be safe if his team were to travel north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals. Wyden’s letter was sent on behalf of […]

When Kawhi Leonard got traded to the Toronto Raptors with shooting guard Danny Green, he wasn’t entirely sure how good the team was going to be. The Raptors were the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in 2017-18, so Leonard knew he was joining a good team with a lot of potential. Now four […]

While praising the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo threw some shade at the Boston Celtics. Giannis and the Bucks went down 0-1 to the Celtics in the second round, but rebounded nicely by winning four straight to close out the series in five games. The Greek Freak says the Bucks […]

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby is on the path to recovery, but it sounds like he won’t be available to face the Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Anunoby has been sidelined since mid-April after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. There was some hope within the Raptors organization that he might be able […]

The Toronto Raptors have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they’ll square off against the Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Most analysts are expecting a physical series, and Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says his guys will be ready for it. In an interview with William Lou of Yahoo Sports Canada, Nurse pointed […]

Kawhi Leonard may have sent the Toronto Raptors into the Eastern Conference Finals with one of the greatest shots in Raptors – and NBA – history, but with the Raptors now officially moving on, it’s time for even Leonard to forget about the moment and prepare for what’s to come. Kawhi on moving on Game […]

During Game 7 of what was a thrilling second-round Eastern Conference playoff series between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, we learned that depth and experience matter, floor spacing is key and plenty of other things. But the main thing that we learned is this: Kawhi Leonard is the best player in […]

The Eastern Conference Finals matchup is now set, as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series on Sunday night to arrange a date with the Milwaukee Bucks to play for a berth in the NBA Finals. The Bucks and Raptors finished as the No. 1 and 2 […]

Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers was the most-watched NBA game in Canada. In a report by the NBA, a total of 5.8 million viewers in Canada tuned in to watch some or all of the Raptors’ Game 7 victory over the 76ers on Sportsnet. The […]

After being a non-factor for five out of six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka stepped up in Game 7. The Congolese national scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and went 3 of 5 from distance.  He ended up playing nearly as many minutes as starter Danny Green and took […]

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard ended the series against the Philadelphia 76ers in spectacular fashion, hitting a game-winning shot at the buzzer. However, according to Kawhi, he felt he had to make up for the mistakes he had made just prior to the shot. Leonard missed a free throw with 10.8 seconds remaining that was […]

When the national spotlight turns to the Toronto Raptors, it usually focuses on star forward Kawhi Leonard. Guard Kyle Lowry has played second fiddle to the dominant forward all season, due to Leonard’s brilliance. However, Lowry isn’t too shabby himself. Teammate Marc Gasol praised his point guard in an interview with The Athletic’s Blake Murphy, […]

Ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon has chimed in regarding the star duel between teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo and Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard. For the third-year man, Antetokounmpo is this year’s MVP and will simply outclass Leonard. “It’s going to be a great matchup. Of course, I […]

Although the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Toronto Raptors in real heartbreaking fashion, they are still not lacking confidence. Well, at least rookie Zhaire Smith isn’t. Just a day after witnessing his Sixers exit the playoffs following a miraculous game-winning jumper from Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard, Smith seemed ready to move on and is […]

When Kawhi Leonard forced his way out of San Antonio last summer after playing just nine games during the 2017-18 campaign due to a mysterious quad injury, it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Leonard reportedly wanted Los Angeles, but he did not get his wish, as the Spurs dealt him to the […]

A couple of weeks ago, former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins said that Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard reminded him of Michael Jordan, and on Sunday night, you could swear Jordan was wearing Leonard’s jersey. During Game 7 of the Raptors’ second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Leonard poured in 41 points, […]

Skip Bayless tore Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard apart on Monday during his Undisputed segment with Shannon Sharpe. Even after Leonard made a game-winning shot, which Bayless called “lucky,” that sent his team to the Conference Finals, Bayless had nothing but negative to say about the talented player. "Kawhi Leonard missed 22 games this year […]

On Sunday evening, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard hit the biggest shot in Raptors playoff history. Off balance and falling out of bounds, Leonard somehow got the shot off over Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. As the entire crowd held their breath, the ball hit the rim three times before finally settling in. The elated […]