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Yes, the Toronto Raptors are still playing. Tonight, they face a depleted Chicago Bulls side. Luol Deng joins their list of absentees which include Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson, and Richard Hamilton. The constant injuries have caused head coach Tom Thibodeau to put out 13 different starting line-ups; and he’s already stated that tonight he will conjure up another ... Read More »

The Washington Wizards are a statistically worse team than the Toronto Raptors. However, they’re just one game behind the ‘Raps, and are actually playing great basketball at home. The Wizards have won six straight at the Verizon Center. In the last five victories, they’ve won by an average of 14.8 points. In their latest win at home, they beat the ... Read More »

Since the Raptors have been out of the playoff race for some time now, you might wonder if there is any reason at all to tune in to the tail end of what has proved to be an excruciating season. Well, there’s a few things the Raptors are still playing for. The Raptors are still trying to build an identity, ... Read More »

The New York Knicks officially clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Toronto Raptors last night at the ACC. We were hoping that the Raptors could have spoiled the party last night and steal a third straight victory over the Knicks – but they just couldn’t get stops against Carmelo’s offensive discharge. Despite clinching a playoff spot, the Raptors can ... Read More »

“You’ve got to put guys out there and make sure they do the right things,” Casey said. “Winning is the bottom line, but for the future of the organization we’ve got to give JV big minutes, we’ve got to give Terrence minutes. We’ve got to look at some other people in certain situations. Sometimes it’s a detriment to losing a rhythm or losing a ... Read More »

“I think going in and having a purpose, having small goals, small victories, small things you want to work on is going to be huge for us,” coach Dwane Casey said. “In our three games against (the Bobcats), we’ve had 46 turnovers and given up (39) offensive rebounds, so going into this game, we want to make sure we work on our defensive rebounding ... Read More »

A couple weeks ago, the Raptors had all the confidence in the World to surpass the Milwaukee Bucks for the eight and final playoff spot. That dream is long gone now. The Raptors have spiraled; while the Bucks have pulled away – increasing their lead to eight games over Toronto. The Raptors are now destined for the worst possible scenario – ninth ... Read More »

Lately – and frustratingly – the Raptors have been playing to their level of opposition. In tonight’s case, you hope it’s true. The Indiana Pacers are in town tonight and will be going after their fourth straight win at the Air Canada Center. They’ll also be seeking revenge after that bloodbath in Indianapolis just three weeks ago. The Pacers are coming ... Read More »

I can almost guarantee you that the Knicks will not come out as flat as they did against the Raptors just over a week ago. The Knicks are in a bit of a slump. They’re riding a three-game losing skid; and are coming off of a proper 125-91 shellacking in Indiana. “We didn’t show up,” Woodson said. “They whipped our ... Read More »

Winners of four in a row; a rejuvenated Raptors team looks to continue their win-streak tonight against the Wizards. It will be far from easy. While tonight’s match-up looks like one of the more winnable games on the schedule, it also could turn into a trap game. Washington – who possesses are 15-36 overall record – is a different team ... Read More »