Siakam, Koloko, Embiid got their introduction to the NBA through the league’s Basketball Without Borders program.
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The two-game set helps the Raptors “see where we are at,” Siakam says. It appears to be the opposite direction of the...
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With 29 fast-break baskets and a season-best 32 assists, the Raptors won their second straight game and first of two ...
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Read Full ArticlePhiladelphia’s Embiid hasn’t been the same the last two games, Rivers’ teams have a history of having trouble closing...
Read Full ArticleGroup effort makes up for the absence of VanVleet.
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Read Full ArticleToronto’s No. 1 option on offence took just five shots after halftime in Game 3.
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Read Full ArticleThe 20-year-old Barnes, who is a finalist for NBA rookie of the year honours, wore a walking boot on his injured ankl...
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Read Full ArticleAchiuwa was prone to doing too much early in the year, or trying to. But then his mind slowed down, his game sped up ...
Read Full ArticleThe playoffs require a mental toughness. “Never get too high or too low,” Thad Young says. “Always try to be at even ...
Read Full ArticleFollowing Games 1 and 2 in Philadelphia, the Raptors will host first playoff game in Toronto since June 2019 next Thu...
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Read Full ArticleGreen’s last game in Toronto was Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals on June 10. A Lakers championship, two teams and 197 g...
Read Full ArticlePrecious Achiuwa and Chris Boucher combine for 33 points and 23 rebounds, complementing Pascal Siakam’s 26 and 10.
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Read Full ArticleEnergetic rookie Scottie Barnes and the Raptors reconnect with Scotiabank Arena crowd in first game since February 2020.
Read Full ArticleThe loss dropped Toronto to 16-16 and ended a four-game winning streak.
Read Full ArticleSixers’ Embiid has 29 points and 15 rebounds against Toronto’s new frontcourt.
Read Full ArticleIt’ll be worth watching how the Raptors approach their coverages of Joel Embiid, assuming he plays Tuesday night in P...
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