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What happens when the Miami Heat lose a game to the Toronto Raptors at home? Heat fans leave the arena early either out of disgust or just because they don’t care all that much. Raptors fans stay and continue to cheer until the very end. It’s no secret that Raptors fans are crazy about their team, […]

Dwyane Wade has never been known for his three-point shooting, but this year’s postseason has been a different story. The Miami Heat veteran has converted on just 28.4 percent of his three-point shots during his 13-year NBA career. Perhaps even more telling is the fact that he nailed just seven shots from beyond the arc […]

The Miami Heat had an unfortunate 95-91 loss against the Toronto Raptors earlier today. The Raptors advanced to 2-1 in the series, and their level of effort seems to be paying off. Bad karma could also potentially explain why the Heat lost in the close match up. Shooting guard Dwyane Wade decided to utterly disrespect the […]

On Thursday night, the Toronto Raptors managed to squeak by the Miami Heat in overtime, 96-92, to even their second round series at one game apiece. Still, it wasn’t pretty. Kyle Lowry scored 18 points, but he was 7-for-22 from the field and 1-for-7 from three-point land. DeMar DeRozan went 9-for-24 and just 2-for-8 from […]

The  Toronto Raptors led by – DeMarre Carroll (21 points,) and Jonas Valanciunas  (15 points 12 rebounds) defeated the Miami Heat 96-92 in overtime on Thursday night, heading back to Miami 1-1. Valanciunas scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the fourth quarter and overtime while Demar DeRozan chipped in 20 points, Kyle Lowry 18 points, and Terrence Ross 10 […]

Goran Dragic has been a key factor in Miami Heat‘s success this season and their run in the playoffs. Through the years Dragic has taken a lot of punishment on the court as he has gotten his tooth knocked out multiple times. In Game 2 of the Heat-Raptors series, Dragic once again put his body […]

The Toronto Raptors have made it past the first round for the first time since 2001, but they’ve been struggling in their eight postseason games so far. A lot of those struggles can be attributed to the horrid shooting of Kyle Lowry. Lowry’s season averages of 21.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 2.1 steals […]

Despite some late-game heroics by Kyle Lowry to force overtime (which literally brought Dwyane Wade to his knees), the Toronto Raptors dropped Game 1 of their second round matchup with the Miami Heat. On the night, Lowry shot an abysmal 3-for-13 from the field and 1-for-7 from 3-point range (the one make came from beyond […]

Recently the NBA shop posted a brand new Toronto Raptors t-shirt design. It was a nice design, but when you start thinking about the context, there was one flaw. The shirt featured a United States flag on it instead of a Canadian flag, which didn’t go over too well with their fans. The caption (which has since been […]

After last night’s overtime Raptors loss to the Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Kyle Lowry wasn’t a happy camper. He shot only 3-of-13 from the field in the game and is shooting 30.6 percent in the playoffs. So Lowry did the only thing he knew to do: hit the gym and […]

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between Miami and Toronto saw the Heat take a 102-96 overtime win over the Raptors on Tuesday night. As you might imagine, Toronto’s star player Kyle Lowry wasn’t too happy with the result. After the game, Lowry was on the court taking shots early into Wednesday morning. RELATED: […]

The first game of the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors series went down to the wire as the game went into overtime from a half-court buzzer-beater by Kyle Lowry. Eventually the Heat would go on to win the game 102-96 but the Raptors stadium was ecstatic after Lowry’s incredible shot. When Lowry shot the buzzer-beater, […]

Toronto Raptors fever has taken over to the point where the mascot is now crashing city council meetings. While Mayor John Tory was reading a congratulatory letter for the Raptors following their first playoff series win since 2001, The Raptor crashed the party and proceeded to rub a bald man’s head: City Council wishes the […]

The officials have been under heavy scrutiny across the NBA playoffs, from Monday night’s fiasco in San Antonio to a missed call on the Raptors‘ DeMar DeRozan on Sunday. That play would’ve given the Pacers the chance to come within a single point late in Game 7; instead, Toronto was awarded the ball with a […]

Officiating has become the story of the NBA playoffs as of late, which is unfortunate. Before all of the madness that went down last night between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, the league had to address a big missed call late in Game 7 between the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors. With […]

If there is such a thing as a Toronto Raptors playoff curse, DeMarre Carroll doesn’t seem all too threatened by it. Following the Raptors’ first ever seven-game series playoff victory, the small forward responded to the notion of a Toronto curse: Carroll: "I hear so many people talking about the Toronto curse and all this, […]

On Sunday, the Toronto Raptors exercised their playoff demons by taking down the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of their first round playoff series. In doing so, they ended a 15-year drought of not winning a single playoff series. Now, that honor belongs to the Milwaukee Bucks. Both Milwaukee and Toronto last found playoff success […]

After Riley Curry captured the world with her baby charm in front of an NBA press conference mic, there is no way to turn away cute little girls now who want to inject their say so at their fathers’ press conferences. Boys aren’t excluded either; Blake Griffin’s son demonstrated his adorable side recently as well. […]

By now you likely now how big a fan Drake is of the Toronto Raptors. The rapper used his Instagram to troll Paul George and his Pacers teammates throughout the first round playoff series, and now that Toronto won the series, he’s using his ‘Gram to celebrate as well. RELATED: Drake yells at Paul George […]

Paul George did everything he could to deliver a victory for the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Tuesday night, but it just wasn’t enough. The Toronto Raptors went on a furious rally late, just barely overcoming Indiana when Solomon Hill‘s game-tying 3-pointer was waved off, leaving his fingertips right when time expired. On just […]

The Toronto Raptors went on a furious run in the 4th quarter of Tuesday night’s Game 5 vs. the Indiana Pacers to come back after being down 13 points to win. During the 4th quarter run, Rodney Stuckey turned the ball over, and fell right at Raptors ambassador Drake‘s front row seat as the crowd screams. This […]

It’s safe to say Drake may be the biggest Toronto Raptors fan in the world. He is a staple at every Raptors home game and currently serves as the global ambassador for the franchise. The rapper loves his team so much that he’s willing to yell at an opposing team’s multiple-time All-Star after a missed […]

Here we go again. When the Pacers lost to the Toronto Raptors in Game 3, Drake took to Instagram to troll Indiana. Tuesday night the Pacers lost a close Game 5 after blowing a 13-point lead and having a a 3-point buzzer beater called off. That shot would’ve taken the game into overtime, but instead came after the […]

The Pacers blew a late lead in Game 5 of their opening round playoff series against the Raptors. Down by 13 points, Toronto used a 25-9 fourth quarter to take a 3-2 series lead. Intensity was certainly never lacking for the Canadian squad throughout the game. Hustle plays such as this one, with Kyle Lowry […]

Game 5 between the Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers had an unusually early start time for a playoff game, with tip-off coming at 6:00 PM EST earlier this evening. Knowing that some fans would struggle to get out of work and make their way to the arena in time in such a big city […]

The Toronto Raptors find themselves in a bit of a hole in the first round of the playoffs once again. After going up on the seventh seeded Pacers two games to one, Indiana won Game 4 and currently holds a 61-52 lead at the half of Game 5. All-Star DeMar DeRozan is one of the […]

As the Toronto Raptors prepare for a critical Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs tonight, fans can look forward to yet another t-shirt giveaway to unite the crowd as one. Or, at least they were looking forward to them previously. The only problem? They’re hideous. The […]

The Toronto Raptors haven’t received a good performance from star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan so far during the postseason, and they know it. Despite being the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors find themselves tied at two games apiece with the Indiana Pacers, in large part due to the struggles […]

Pacers guard Ty Lawson was on a roll against the Raptors in Game 4, leading his team to a 100-83 victory to tie the teams at 2-2 in the series. He shot 50 percent and notched three assists in the home win, and one of those assists came off of a brutal ankle-breaking behind-the-back move on Cory […]

After the Raptors routed the Pacers 101-85 to take a 2-1 lead in their opening round playoff series, the team’s global ambassador Drake took to Instagram. RELATED: Gregg Popovich discusses his relationship with Drake https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfCknkjQPP/ Savage, Drake.

After splitting the first two games of their series in Toronto, the Raptors walked over the Pacers for a Game 3 win on Thursday night. It wasn’t exactly a pretty game. The Pacers shot just 38.2 from the field while notching 16 turnovers, the exact same number of assists they had. Three technical fouls only […]

The NBA playoffs are well underway, and the action has been red hot so far. Tempers have flared, emotions are running high, and a few finishes have come down right to the wire. To celebrate this joyous time of year for basketball fans, an artist named Asur has made each first round matchup look like something […]

Now that the NBA season has ended and the postseason is underway with full steam, it’s time to look back at some of the best plays of the season. If you kept up with all of the action, you’ll surely recognize some of these plays. Here are the NBA’s Top 10 plays of the year. 10. […]

The Toronto Raptors had a very disappointing playoff run last season as they got swept in the first round by the Washington Wizards. After a strong season this year, the Raptors have high hopes of going far in this year’s race but have had a shaky start after falling to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday […]

The 2016 NBA playoffs start today, and with it the “real season” begins as some would say. With a world championship on the line down the road, let’s take a look at each Eastern Conference playoff team’s biggest weakness, and why they probably won’t win the title. Let’s start with the teams most likely to […]

The NBA playoffs don’t start until Saturday, but the intensity is already high for Pacers head coach Frank Vogel and Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. Vogel took a shot at Toronto’s style of play, specifically their embellishment of contact to get foul calls, when speaking to The Toronto Star’s Chris O’Leary: “We’ve got to be […]

While there is no doubt both Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter will be Hall-of-Famers one day, it’s hard not to ponder what could have been had the two been teammates a little bit longer. It’s been a long time since the two teamed up, but before all the All-Star appearances and All-NBA selections, the two […]

The Toronto Raptors are having a franchise best NBA season led by their all-star duo of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. They likely won’t get the number one overall seed, but they’re still playing very well to end the regular season in the North. In the fourth quarter of last night’s game against the New York […]