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In Game 1 of their second round matchup against the Philadelphia 7ers, it’s clear Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors came out to play. Leonard was at his best in the game, and that was highlighted even more when he pulled off one of the best defensive plays of the evening. The Klaw rejected Sixers […]

The second round match-up between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers is going to be a slugfest. Both rosters are star-studded, and this series will be full of highlight reel plays. Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard might be the best player on the court in this series, and he tried to prove it on Saturday […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is no stranger to the highlight reels. The two-time All-Star has compiled more than his fair share of awesome plays over his three seasons in the NBA. But his most recent highlight may be one of his best, especially considering the stakes. It came late in the first quarter of […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid knows he will have a hard time against Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol, whom he called a “great defender.” The Sixers meet the Raptors on Saturday for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. Philly is coming off a 4-1 series win against the Brooklyn Nets in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown doesn’t care that the Toronto Raptors have a history of playing terrible in Game 1s. The Raptors are 2-14 all-time in Game 1s. The Sixers take on the Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Toronto has home-court advantage. The Sixers won both games on the road in […]

Joel Embiid is still not anywhere near 100 percent, and won’t be for the remainder of the postseason. It didn’t matter for the most part against the Brooklyn Nets, as the Philadelphia 76ers superstar’s unmatched blend of size, athleticism, and skill simply proved too much for Kenny Atkinson’s team on both sides of the ball. […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick has high praise for Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Redick says Leonard is “one of the all-time sort of elite wing defenders.” “He guarded me in 2015 for most of that seven-game series in the first round when I played for the Clippers,” Redick said of Leonard, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors face off on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. EST from Scotiabank Arena for the first game of the teams’ highly-anticipated matchup in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Both teams had a relatively easy time of it in the first round after getting shockingly beaten in their respective Game 1s before […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers will do battle in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but there is still plenty of admiration to go around. Sixers star center Joel Embiid, who is from Cameroon, was highly complimentary of fellow countryman and Raptors forward Pascal Siakam leading up to Game 1 of the series on Saturday night: […]

The Toronto Raptors have a lot of talent on their roster, which means point guard Kyle Lowry doesn’t need to play hero-ball anymore. With Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Marc Gasol in the mix and Pascal Siakam turning into a budding star, Lowry’s role with the team has changed from a leadership and selflessness standpoint. […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point forward Ben Simmons has been using meditation to get ready for games lately. The Sixers take on the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Simmons will most likely be guarded by Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard: One with the ball, one with his mind. Ben says he’s been […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol will be tasked with the challenge of guarding Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid in the second round of the playoffs. While Gasol will have the help of Serge Ibaka when he comes into the game, the Spaniard will be the primary defender on Embiid, who is one of […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has the best winning percentage in NBA history, according to Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype. Leonard has played in 467 regular season games with the San Antonio Spurs and Raptors. He’s won 352 and lost 115, which is good for a winning percentage of 75.4. Among top players who have […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers each dispatched their first-round foes in five games, setting up for a matchup of the no. 2 and no. 3 seeds in the Eastern Conference semifinal. These two teams met four times during the regular season, with the Raptors winning three of those contests. And in the lone matchup […]

The second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs is set to begin this weekend, with the Toronto Raptors-Philadelphia 76ers series beginning on Saturday and the Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics tipping off on Sunday: Toronto and Philly will start their series on Saturday with a game on TNT (time TBD, depending on if Spurs/Nuggets goes to game […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers both finished off their respective first-round Eastern Conference playoff series last night, setting up a second-round matchup with the second and third-seeded teams in the conference. This is one of two incredibly intriguing second-round battles in the East, and while the Raptors are the favorites, there are some who […]

The Toronto Raptors booked their place in the second round of this season’s playoffs after securing a Game 5 victory against the Orlando Magic, 115-96. After losing Game 1, the Raptors went on to win the next four games to clinch the series, and as it turns out, this was actually the first time Toronto […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Kyle Lowry has had a tough go of it in his playoff career. Lowry, who has made five straight All-Star teams and is the Raptors’ all-time leader in career win shares (62.9 per Basketball Reference), has often underperformed relative to high expectations in the playoffs. This year, however, the Raps have […]

Orlando Magic head coach Steve Clifford admits his team isn’t at the Toronto Raptors’ level. Not yet, anyway. Clifford shared his thoughts after the Raptors eliminated the Magic in their first-round playoff series, 4-1. .@OrlandoMagic coach Steve Clifford: "I thought we had the kind of team defensively where we could start (hand raised above his […]

Amid all the criticisms that Kyle Lowry received after his horrendous Game 1 performance, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse commended the guard and noted that he saw the best of him in their series with the Orlando Magic. Per Michael Grange of Rogers Sportsnet, Nurse shared his thoughts of Lowry’s overall performance in the […]

The Toronto Raptors have secured their ticket to the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs with a 115-96 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 5. However, the Raptors have something to worry about after Kyle Lowry hurt his finger in their win. Lowry confirmed that his finger popped out in the second quarter […]

The Toronto Raptors are headed to the Eastern Conference semifinals after a convincing Game 5 win over the Orlando Magic. For the second straight year, the Raptors have zoomed past their first-round opponent with some rhythmic vigor. Ball game. Series win! pic.twitter.com/TrmnSnklqS — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) April 24, 2019 Tuesday’s win was just another case […]

The Toronto Raptors have the opportunity to eliminate the Orlando Magic from the playoffs on Tuesday, and swingman Danny Green believes that the team should not think about resting just yet. Following the Raptors’ 107-85 victory in Game 4, Green said that the series isn’t over until they win Game 5, adding that the Magic […]

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby is progressing in his recovery from an appendectomy and was in good spirits at the team’s practice facility on Monday, according to head coach Nick Nurse. Unfortunately, there’s still no timetable for Anunoby’s return to the court: OG Anunoby is progressing in recovery from his appendectomy. He was at the […]

The Toronto Raptors can close out the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday night, but history is not on their side. Or is that even relevant? In the past, the Raptors have had playoff struggles, showing an inability to come up big when it really counts. Of […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard is unquestionably one of the best players in the league, and when it’s all said and done, he will probably be going into the Hall of Fame. But former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins has some even loftier praise for Leonard, saying that the forward reminds him of Michael Jordan: […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has already taken his picks for the two teams that will face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. According to the NBA on TNT host, this season’s Eastern Conference Champion will be decided in a thrilling matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks. Chuck's taking Milwaukee & […]

Orlando Magic head coach Steve Clifford is well aware his team must establish better defensive rebounding and shot-making to get back in this series against the Toronto Raptors after trailing 3-1. After stealing Game 1 in glorious fashion on the road, following a clutch D.J. Augustin 3-pointer, the Magic have now lost three straight games […]

The Orlando Magic have proven that they can beat the Toronto Raptors. They did so in Game 1. Aaron Gordon knows this and plans to replicate their initial success to extend the series. Gordon looked back in their Game 1 win in Scotiabank Arena — something that no one saw coming. They are currently down […]

Orlando Magic swingman Evan Fournier looked back on their tough Game 3 and 4 losses at home and vowed to win Game 5 over the Toronto Raptors so that they could play at Amway Center again. Fournier felt bad about the two losses at home, especially for the fans. The seventh-seeded Magic are down 3-1 […]

The Toronto Raptors have taken a 3-1 series lead against the Orlando Magic following their 107-85 win in Game 4 Sunday tonight. They have the opportunity to close out the series at home on Tuesday, and Pascal Siakam wants the team to finish them off. Siakam on Tuesday's Game 5: "We wanna finish it at […]

For Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, Kyle Lowry is ‘tailor-made’ for the playmaker role. He’s no longer the number one or two scoring option for a team. And it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Per LWOS Toronto Raptors, Nurse commented on how he adjusted Lowry to be a playmaker from being a primary scoring […]

The Toronto Raptors pushed the Orlando Magic to the brink of elimination after their 107-85 Game 4 win on Sunday night. After losing the first game of the series, the Raps stormed back to win three straight games and to put themselves one victory away from advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Following the game, […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka met Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon at the top of the rim and swatted his dunk attempt. Ibaka pulled off a monster block on the hyper-athletic Gordon, who obviously thought he had a clear path to the rim. Ibaka, a two-time shot-blocking leader and a three-time member of the […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Toronto Raptors will look to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round matchup against the Orlando Magic Sunday night in Game 4. The Magic came up short in Game 3, 98-93, and will need a big-time performance from the likes of Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon if they want to tie […]

If you remove Kawhi Leonard from the equation, there isn’t a more important player to the Toronto Raptors than forward Pascal Siakam. Siakam is in the midst of a breakout season. After manning a consistent role off the Raptors bench in his first two seasons in the NBA, newly promoted head coach Nick Nurse opted […]

D.J. Augustin and the Orlando Magic know they can beat the Toronto Raptors. Despite losing two straight after shocking the basketball world by taking the series-opener at Scotiabank Arena, they remain supremely confident heading into Sunday’s crucial Game 4 at Amway Center. “We’ll definitely respond,” Augustin said on Saturday, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic. […]

A lot of people from around the NBA believe that the Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam has the Most Improved Player of the Year award in the bag because of how impressive he’s been for the team this season. Well, former Raptor Tracy McGrady himself isn’t one of them. In a recent episode of ESPN’s The […]

The Orlando Magic are the most offensively challenged outfit in the postseason field. Steve Clifford’s team finished 22nd in offensive rating during the regular season, and is scoring a paltry 97.2 points per 100 possessions so far in its first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. The Magic, obviously, will need to win with defense first […]