Tag: Toronto Raptors
Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas was active and available for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night but did not play in the 105-99 win. Raptors coach Dwane Casey said postgame that he almost inserted Valanciunas late in the second quarter but decided against it given the intensity of […]
The Raptors were down 0-2 and faced the inevitability of a four-game sweep. But Lowry wasn’t about to let that happen. After combining for just 18 points in Games 1 and 2, Lowry scored 20 in Game 3 and 35 more in Game 4, enabling the Raptors to knot their series with the heavily favored […]
The Toronto Raptors continued to impress with another victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers tying the best-of-seven series at 2-2 with the teams heading back to Quicken Loans Arena for Game 5.
Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Source: NBA.com
The plan for the Cavs in Game 4 is to be more physical. The Raptors tried being physical in Game 2 and cut their losing deficit from 31 to 19. They used the same approach in Game 3, and it part of the reason the Cavaliers are in recovery mode. (Said LeBron James:) “We weren’t […]
Jonas Valanciunas will be listed as doubtful (right ankle sprain) for Game 4. Source: Raptors MR on Twitter
Raptors coach Dwane Casey might be headed for a fine from the NBA after he repeatedly complained about the officiating in his team’s 99-84 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3. Casey was incensed that the Cavs were called for only 10 fouls in the game. He repeatedly referenced what he believed were non-calls […]
With the Raptors’ season on the line, Biyombo set the tone for Toronto by hauling in a playoff franchise-record 26 rebounds, while blocking four shots and scoring seven points to help halt Cleveland’s perfect 10-0 postseason and put Toronto in the win column in the Eastern Conference finals. Source: Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN
The Raptors beat the Cavaliers at home on Saturday night. Here’s how Toronto did it.
Raptors coach Dwane Casey told reporters Friday that Kyle Lowry didn’t quit on his team when the two-time All-Star point guard went back to the locker room briefly to “decompress” and use the bathroom late in the first half of Toronto’s 108-89 Game 2 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. “Kyle did not […]
