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The Toronto Raptors will battle for their playoff lives in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals Friday night as they face the Cavaliers down 3-2. Throughout the playoffs, the Raptors have chanted their “We The North” motto and have shown their Canadian patriotism through different designs they make in the stands with their t-shirts. […]

Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey is a man who will do anything to win. He’s either on his way to a fine by the league or he has added a distraction to his coaching strategy book to help his team achieve victory. When his team struggles to guard the perimeter, and any area near the […]

The priorities of DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph are under question. Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun reported that both Carroll and Joseph were spotted at a large casino in Cleveland around 2 AM the morning before Game 5. It would be short-sighted to blame this for the Toronto Raptors‘ horrible performance yesterday against the Cavs […]

A lot has been said about Kyle Lowry throughout this Eastern Conference Finals series. Despite all the hate and media surrounding his decision to “decompress” and subpar play on the road, he has still led the Raptors to their first ever Eastern Conference Finals and, at one point, had LeBron James and the Cavaliers tied […]

As the old saying goes, when it rains, it pours. Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavs handed the Toronto Raptors an embarrassing loss, winning Game 5 handily, 116-78. It wasn’t enough to stop head coach Dwane Casey from trying to scrap back into the game, and since Cavaliers players weren’t showing any love, one particular fan decided he wouldn’t […]

After a pair of inspiring victories at home to even up their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors fell flat on their faces in Game 5. By the time the dust settled, the Raptors had suffered a brutal 116-78 defeat. They’ll need to win Game 6 at home to keep […]

Raptors’ back up center Bismack Biyombo has made a name for himself while starting in place of Jonas Valanciunas, and other franchises are taking notice. Biyombo has a $3 million player option for next year that he will now most likely decline after garnering attention from across the NBA for his immense rebounding ability. Declining […]

In not so shocking news, Dwane Casey would have been fired had the Toronto Raptors lost their first round playoff series. While the Raptors are currently in the midst of an Eastern Conference Finals battle with the Cleveland Cavaliers, reports have surfaced that the Raptors would have canned Casey had they lost in the first […]

The finger wag has been always been somewhat of a signature stamp, made famous by the great Congolese Dikembe Mutombo in his playing days. The league implemented taunting rules and made Mutombo stop wagging his finger at opponents whodr shot he blocked, so he started waving it at the crowd instead. The finger wag has now […]

People make some pretty interesting bets these days. And by interesting, I mean freaking bizarre. Wanting to spice up his viewing experience for the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors, Stashed creator and TV personality Kazeem Famuyide made a bet on his Twitter account that raised a lot of eyebrows. […]

Since going down with a right ankle sprain in Game 3 of the Toronto Raptors‘ semifinal series against the Miami Heat, Raptors starting center Jonas Valanciunas has been unable to play. Now he’s able to play again and head coach Dwane Casey involved as they head back to Cleveland for Game 5. “Hopefully we can […]

DeMar DeRozan is no Allen Iverson. The infamous rant of practice will probably stay with Iverson his entire life, but DeRozan doesn’t subscribe to the idea that practice does not make you better. He has been slumping in the 2016 playoffs and has not been as consistent as he would like to be. Once the […]

The Toronto Raptors did something fantastic yesterday: they checked Stephen A. Smith’s ego. The Raptors tied the Eastern Conference Finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 105-99 victory, leading almost the entire game. The win actually made Smith apologize on live television for doubting  and writing them off. The latter was probably the harder thing to […]

Referees and officials in professional sports across the world have grown accustomed to verbal jeers and criticisms from fans who don’t agree with calls. At the professional level, it’s usually not much of a problem as long as the fan doesn’t try to come onto the field of play. That wasn’t the case on Monday […]

The Toronto Raptors did what some thought was impossible by winning Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference against the Cleveland Cavaliers to tie the series at 2 games apiece. Drake, the Raptors’ global ambassador and perhaps the team’s biggest fan, was in attendance at Air Canada Centre for Monday night’s series-tying game. In […]

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Raptors were able to hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers to tie the series at 2-2. No one was happier about the Raptors win than their global ambassador, Drake. About five minutes into the second quarter, Kyle Lowry hit a three-point shot to give Toronto an […]

The Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers series got a lot more interesting after the Raptors’ win tonight which tied the series 2-2. Both sides will have play their hearts out if they want to advance to the NBA Finals against either the Thunder or Warriors. With the series on the line and every play mattering, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors series is getting tense as the series is now tied at 2-2. After the Cavs went undefeated in the playoffs going 10-0, they have since lost two straight games to the Raptors who are looking for a comeback. Bismack Biyombo has been an absolute force in the playoffs so […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors are in a tough spot against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Although they won Game 3 to narrow the series deficit to 2-1, few expect the NBA’s Canadian-based team to win the series. To make matters worse, critics have been letting the Raptors […]

After suffering a couple of beat-downs in Game’s 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors bounced back to take Game 3 and make this a series. Now, they could receive a much needed boost in the paint. Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas has been out […]

LeBron James is a great player. Still, he has gained a little reputation for over-exaggerating the effects of contact during games despite being one of the strongest players in the NBA. When the Cleveland Cavaliers played the Toronto Raptors in Game 3, LeBron unleashed a flop that had the internet stirring. LeBron was accidentally hit in the […]

Sometimes you can almost see the story unfolding. A team gets into foul trouble, the players lose focus, and they lose the game. Postgame press conferences with moments of frustration sometimes bring out comments about inconsistent officiating – which, if you didn’t know, is against NBA policy and almost always is accompanied by a fine. […]

The Toronto Raptors must’ve hired and revamped their security. At least, that’s what you’d think after an incident they had with DeMar DeRozan that’s almost unbelievable. DeRozan had a scheduled interview with Doris Burke of ESPN on Sunday afternoon. When he arrived at Air Canada Centre, security didn’t know if he was a regular employee […]

Dahntay Jones came off the bench for the Cavs in Game 3 in the final moments to finish the game after the Toronto Raptors were leading big. The series between the two has been tense with both teams engaging in occasional confrontations and dirty plays. Dahntay Jones took it to another level after hitting Bismack […]

A few weeks ago Kyle Lowry was walking into the Air Canada Centre before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and completely snubbed a security guard of a fist bump. Lowry did not mean to miss the security guard’s welcoming gesture as he was talking to someone but Lowry left the man completely hanging. […]

As we all know at this point, the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag is universally known as a move that was done by Mutombo during his days in the league. A couple of players have occasionally adapted the move every once in a while, but no one has made it their own because it was Mutombo’s. […]

According to Dwane Casey, Kyle Lowry did not quit on his team in Game 2. For those that aren’t aware, Lowry left the Toronto Raptors‘ bench with a little over two minutes remaining in the first half of Game 2 versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. To a large portion of the audience, it represented Lowry “quitting” […]

Simply put, Kyle Lowry has been horrible in the Eastern Conference Finals. The All-Star point guard—who is considered the leader of the Toronto Raptors—has flopped big time in the ECF versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has converted on just 8-of-28 shots from the field (28.6 percent) and has been even worse from three-point range. Lowry […]

When Kyle Lowry left the bench for the locker room in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavaliers, he immediately brought speculation upon him. Why did he leave the his team in the middle of the game when he seemingly wasn’t injured? According to Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, it was just […]

The Toronto Raptors are in quite the predicament. After a pair of resounding defeats at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, and the rest of the Raptors need to figure out how to break through against this heavyweight juggernaut, and they’ll […]

It appears the Miami Heat expect Chris Bosh to play next season after all. Just days after it was reported that the Heat feared Bosh would never play again, ESPN’s Dan Le Batard says otherwise. “I just got a text saying that Bosh should be able to play next season. So, the Heat expect Bosh […]

The Toronto Raptors have overcome adversity throughout the playoffs, but this latest blow appears to be detrimental. After falling behind two games to none to the vaunted Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, Raptors fans were hoping for the return of starting center Jonas Valanciunas in Game 3 back in Toronto. Unfortunately, that won’t be […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers earned their 10th victory in a row last night by blowing the Toronto Raptors out of their gym on Thursday night. There wasn’t much going for Toronto in the game, but there was a very questionable move by Kyle Lowry late in the 2nd quarter. As the Cavs started to create separation […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to another victory this postseason, their 10th in a row, by defeating the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night 108-89. As the Cavs started to create separation late in the second quarter with a 16-2 run, Raptors all-star point guard Kyle Lowry was nowhere to be found on the Raptors bench. RELATED: […]

After a tight first quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers broke away from the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals to cruise to a 108-89 win. Although the game didn’t go so well for DeMar DeRozan and his teammates, the Raptors guard at least had one consolation prize: a great moment with his […]

After a slow start, the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 115-84 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The game was more evidence for what most analytics expect of the series: the Raptors might grab a game or two, but the Cavs are nearly guaranteed the series win. Despite […]

Andy Pyne has been a fan of the Toronto Raptors for many years, and after a number of playoff disappointments, he finally saw them reach the Conference Finals on Sunday. During their tenuous second round series with the Miami Heat, Pyne made a pact on Twitter to eat 17-year-old Vince Carter Cocoa Frosted Flakes if the […]

It’s safe to say that people are intrigued by the Western Conference Finals. TNT announced the ratings for Game 1 of the WCF between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder and the numbers did not disappoint. The game averaged 8.7 million viewers while peaking at 10.6 million, making it the most watched […]

The Toronto Raptors made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history this year, but apparently that went unnoticed to some. A recent poll by CBS Sports asked the question “Who will win the NBA title?” once the final four teams had been decided. But, for some reason, the Raptors just didn’t […]