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In Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors became the fastest player to score in double figures in an NBA Finals game. Per ESPN Stats & Info via Elias Sports, Lowry reached double figures just 2:12 into Game 6 at Oracle. This is the fastest into an NBA Finals […]

The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors faced off on Thursday night in a massive Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With the specter of Kevin Durant’s injury omnipresent in terms of the stadium giveaways, social media posts by his teammates and jumbotron exhibitions during timeouts, the atmosphere at Oracle Arena was crackling from well […]

There’s a championship on the line in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Fans of the Golden State Warriors aren’t only watching their team try and stave off elimination, but their emotions are even higher than normal following the devastating injury to Kevin Durant. The cherry on top at Oracle Arena on Thursday night? This […]

Kevon Looney started for the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors. Kevon Looney is the Warriors' surprise starter at center — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 14, 2019 To recall, Looney re-aggravated his cartilage fracture in his right collarbone area during Game 5. He played almost 18 minutes, but he was unable […]

For all of the drama in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it may have gone largely unnoticed that Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam did not play in the final nine minutes of the fourth quarter. Nick Nurse made that call. Pascal Siakam had been mostly inefficient when he was on the floor, shooting 6 […]

Toronto Raptors fans are determined to make up for their embarrassing behavior when Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant went down with an injury on Monday night. Many Raptors fans drew flak when they cheered loudly after they saw Durant limping and holding his Achilles in Game 5. Several players from both teams expressed their […]

Game 6 of the NBA Finals is Thursday in Oakland, and the Toronto Raptors are still favored to win the series against the Golden Warriors in six. The Raptors are +125 Thursday during Game 6 and +175 if the series goes to seven games. The Warriors are +250 to win the series. Despite Golden State […]

After Kyle Lowry’s corner 3-point attempt was partially blocked by Draymond Green and consequently clanked off the side of the backboard, the Golden State Warriors escaped Scotiabank Arena with a 106-105 win, giving their beloved Oracle Arena one more night of loud roars and pre-game chants of ‘War-ree-orrrrs’ while taking on the Toronto Raptors in […]

Like many other NBA players have done, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has decided to share some words of advice with Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant, who went down with an Achilles injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Leonard is a player who is familiar with long-term injuries, and what it takes […]

The Golden State Warriors have just released a preview of the updated team logo which they intend to launch next season. The slightly revised logo features some very minor updates, which actually had to be pointed out by the organization’s creative team. The updated logo for next season has a fresh look. It depicts a […]

Kawhi Leonard is widely regarded as an NBA superstar. With that said, superstars must be challenged to confirm their merits, and Game 6 of the NBA Finals is going to be the biggest 48 minutes of Leonard’s career. The 2018-19 NBA season has brought out the best version of Leonard the league has ever seen. […]

DeMarcus Cousins managed to salvage what would have been a disappointing return from injury in his first-ever NBA Finals, likely headed for a DNP until Kevin Durant’s injury carved out an opportunity for him. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr put Cousins into the game as soon as Durant was helped to the locker […]

The Toronto Raptors will visit Israel if they win the 2019 NBA Finals. This was what the Raptors billionaire co-owner, Larry Tanenbaum, promised to do, per the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s Marcy Oster. The Toronto Raptors are one win away from the NBA championship – and a free trip to Israel. The team’s Jewish billionaire co-owner, […]

In a game that will forever be linked to a possibly epoch-defining injury to one of the game’s best players, Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors ended with a one-point win for the visiting Warriors – but they also suffered a terrible loss with Kevin Durant going […]

Edmonton residents will have a taste of their own “Jurassic Park” in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals between Canada’s own Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. According to Kashmala Fida of The Star, the Edmonton Expo Centre, the home of the Edmonton Stingers basketball team, will host a free viewing […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is not forgetting former teammate DeMar DeRozan. Siakam was seen wearing a “Comp10” shirt of DeRozan on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam wearing DeMar DeRozan’s Comp10 shirt #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/w27MLek6Pm — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 12, 2019 Siakam’s gesture drew mixed reactions from fans around the league, especially after DeMar DeRozan uttered controversial statements […]

Some Toronto Raptors fans camped outside the hotel where Stephen Curry’s mom, Sonya, was staying for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The fans cursed at her and she rightfully fought back. The Golden State Warriors star shared his thoughts on the matter. Per 95.7 The Game, Stephen Curry tagged the fans’ behavior as “stupid.” […]

Free agent forward Lance Stephenson has had a somewhat underwhelming stint with the Los Angeles Lakers last season. He was signed by the franchise to a one-year deal in order to help mentor the young players and provide quality minutes off the bench. Stephenson was able to do both, but his individual production took a […]

Earlier this postseason, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry said that his teammate, Kawhi Leonard, was the best two-way player in the NBA. Well, Lowry doubled down on his assertion on Wednesday, once again proclaiming that Leonard is the game’s best two-way player: “I think he’s the best two-way basketball player in the NBA,” Lowry told […]

Nick Nurse’s decision to call a timeout with his Toronto Raptors leading by six points late in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday has been a hot topic discussion over the last couple of days. Of course, the Golden State Warriors went on a 9-0 run after the timeout, retaking a three-point lead […]

Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol will make history if the Toronto Raptors win the NBA Finals. However, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is ready to stop that from happening. Pau and Marc will be the first brothers to win an NBA championship if the latter helps his Raps close out their series against the […]

Nick Nurse is clearly unfazed by widespread criticism of his decision to call back-to-back timeouts late in the fourth quarter of his team’s 106-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Still, that hardly means the Toronto Raptors’ coach doesn’t believe in the concept of momentum. “Momentum is definitely […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to repair a torn Achilles. Durant will miss the rest of the NBA Finals and could miss most or all of next season: https://www.instagram.com/p/Byn0c6NjoQq/ Durant suffered the Achilles injury early in the second quarter of Game 5 against the Toronto […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may have finished with the best record in the NBA this season, but the Toronto Raptors were able to dispatch them in the Eastern Conference Finals, reeling off four straight wins to beat them in six games. As a matter of fact, the Raptors had a more difficult time with the Philadelphia […]

According to the NBA, 50 percent of Canada’s population has watched the 2019 NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors. Wow. According to the NBA, 50% of the Canadian population has watched all or part of the 2019 NBA Finals. — Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) June 11, 2019 This report comes at the […]

Several free agents are expected to line up for the Toronto Raptors in their upcoming free-agent minicamp. Among those who are expected to join are former lottery picks Ben McLemore and Cameron Payne. According to Sam Amico of Amico Hoops, McLemore — who played for the Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies — headlines the list […]

An anonymous Toronto Raptors fan made a touching gesture towards Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant following the ugly incident in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Raptors fans drew flak after they cheered in delight when they saw Durant on the floor holding his Achilles. KD, the leading scorer of the Warriors, returned […]

Sacramento Kings broadcaster Grant Napear ripped Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins for his recent comments about Toronto Raptors fans. Cousins recently uttered expletive remarks when he was asked about how the crowd in Scotiabank Arena reacted when Warriors star Kevin Durant went down with an injury. Durant hurt his Achilles in Game 5 of […]

Now in the department of “Wait… Really?”, let’s take a quick gander at an ongoing story involving the Toronto Raptors – the team that just coughed up a game at home against the Golden State Warriors in game 5 of the NBA Finals and (checks notes) Monster Energy drink? That’s right, Monster Energy believes that […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has been an undeniable monster in this year’s playoffs, and he has the stats to back it up. According to Jason Kubatko of Basketball Reference, Leonard has become just the fourth player in NBA history to log at least 700 points and 200 rebounds in a single postseason. The other […]

There was plenty at stake for the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and it that was evident by the television ratings in Canada. The Raptors came up short in their quest to clinch their first-ever NBA title, as the Golden State Warriors found a way to rally for the victory after […]

Canada may have jumped the gun a bit early in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. When the Toronto Raptors grabbed the lead over the Golden State Warriors courtesy of a Kawhi Leonard 3-pointer, Canadian media reportedly began to put on raincoats in the pressroom in preparation for a champagne celebration, according […]

A pretty big substory in the wake of Kevin Durant’s devastating Achilles injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals is the reaction of Toronto Raptors fans when they saw KD go down. The crowd at Scotiabank Arena immediately cheered once Durant crumpled to the floor holding his right Achilles in the second quarter, with […]

There were a lot of strange calls and non-calls over the final couple of minutes of Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors on Monday night, but one of the most questionable was the no-call on a Marc Gasol drive with 49 seconds remaining. Gasol drove to the […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled a rabbit out of a hat in Game 5 on Monday night, edging the Toronto Raptors 106-105 to force an NBA Finals Game 6 back at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won despite a devastating injury to Kevin Durant in the second quarter, plus a late six-point deficit that seemed to […]

The Golden State Warriors staved off elimination and the effective end of their dynasty by beating the Toronto Raptors 106-105 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday night. If that context isn’t enough to convey just how significant and difficult to come by their victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals really was, consider that Kevin […]

The Golden State Warriors showed their mettle on Monday night, as they escaped with a razor-thin 106-105 victory against the Toronto Raptors in Game 5, cutting down their series deficit to 3-2. In a night that the biggest of stars stepped up in the grandest of stages, it was the Dubs who would get the […]

Pascal Siakam has been a non-factor from parts of the perimeter during the last four games, as the Golden State Warriors have consistently been content to leave him open from the corners. Siakam went off for a playoff-high 32 points in Game 1, burying two of his three treys, but since then, he has gone […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse called a questionable timeout in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with his team up six points and only three minutes left in the game. The Raptors seemed to be in a groove offensively, specifically Kawhi Leonard, who had scored the teams last eight points. Leonard seemed unstoppable, and […]