Posted 28 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
In what was expected to be a showcase between two stars from the 2003 NBA draft, a 2006 draftee ended up stealing the show.
Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 101-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto’s home opener Wednesday night.
Toronto Raptors win their season opener over Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Posted 15 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
Shane Battier scored 26 points to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 124-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors in exhibition action Thursday night.
The Raptors fell to 2-4, while the Rockets improved to 3-2.
Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 16 points, all in the first half. Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu c0ntributed a quiet 13 and [...] Continue Reading
Posted 08 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
Although his style of play may suggest otherwise, Reggie Evans has already become the darling of Toronto Raptor fans.
Less than 12 minutes into Toronto’s pre-season, the newly acquired forward had the crowd chanting “Reg-gie, Reg-gie”
The six-foot-eight, 245-pound product of the University of Iowa brings a level of energy and toughness Raptors coach Jay Triano would [...] Continue Reading
Posted 06 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
Louis Williams scored 17 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the first NBA pre-season game for both teams on Tuesday night.
Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors in scoring with 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting at the John Labatt Centre in London.
The Raptors entered training camp with nine new [...] Continue Reading
Posted 25 September 2009 by Daniel Wilson
Training camp hasn’t even begun and Raptors star Chris Bosh is already on the sidelines.
According to a press release from the team, Bosh will miss the start of next week’s training camp in Ottawa with a strained left hamstring.
“He experienced initial discomfort last week while training in Dallas and reaggravated the hamstring during a workout [...] Continue Reading