Miami Heat 84-101 Toronto Raptors Points: DeMar DeRozan (40) Assists: Goran Dragić (7) Rebounds: Hassan Whiteside (14) The Miami Heat continued their quest for a playoff spot when they received the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. DeMar DeRozan and a ferocious post-trade-deadline defense leaded the way for the Raptors to get a 101-84 victory. Mid-Range …
Read More »From Guaranteed Lottery to Playoff Contender: What Exactly Happened in Miami?
Only two short months ago, the Miami Heat were destined for top five pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. On January 13th, the Heat were 11-30 and had just lost 18 of their past 22 games. Then the impossible happened. They went on a 13-game winning streak and have clawed …
Read More »Magic Looking for a Fresh Start
With the NBA trade deadline having come and gone, it’s clear the Orlando Magic were looking to give themselves a leg up in next year’s draft class. Trading away Serge Ibaka however, a game-changing power forward, does seem like a big loss for the team. Some fans feel like the …
Read More »Terrence Ross Takes the Court with Magic
Terrence Ross has finally taken the court with the Orlando Magic. After being traded from Toronto, Ross has had to wait until after the NBA All-Star break to participate in any activities with his new team. Ross for Ibaka The Orlando Magic acquired Terrence Ross through a trade with the Toronto …
Read More »How Does the Serge Ibaka Trade Shake Things Up In the NBA Eastern Conference?
Within one day, the dynamics of the Eastern Conference in the NBA might have shifted. First, the Cleveland Cavaliers – heavy favorites to win and make it out of the Eastern Conference playoffs en route to LeBron James’ seventh straight NBA finals appearance – are now facing problematic injuries. Already without guards J.R. Smith and …
Read More »Magic Fall to Raptors in 109-79 Blowout
The Toronto Raptors (19-8) held nothing back against the Orlando Magic (12-17) Sunday night in a 109-79 victory at the Amway Center. Recap Orlando coach Frank Vogel and his team hoped for their third straight win Sunday night, but instead notched their third loss of 30 points plus for the …
Read More »NBA Preview: Orlando Magic to Host Toronto Raptors
The Orlando Magic (12-16) will look for their third straight win when they host the Toronto Raptors (18-8) on Sunday. Reunion in Orlando Sunday’s Eastern Division match up will be the first for Bismack Biyombo and his former Toronto teammates. The 6’9″ Congolese center helped his former team to make a surprise …
Read More »NBA Playoff Preview: Warriors and Raptors Facing Elimination
After a Game 5 victory, the Golden State Warriors will head back to Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City where they will fight to keep their title hopes alive again when they play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Western Conference Finals. This is of course, the same Warriors team that holds the title …
Read More »Cleveland Takes Lead In NBA Eastern Conference Finals
The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken a 3-2 lead in their best of seven Eastern Conference Finals series with the Toronto Raptors with a 116-78 win last night in Cleveland. After back to back losses in Toronto the Cavs came with a vengeance in Cleveland. At halftime they led by 31 …
Read More »NBA Playoff Preview: Game 5 Toronto at Cleveland
The Eastern Conference Finals return to Cleveland tonight giving the either the Raptors or the Cavaliers the chance to untie the series which is currently set at 2-2. The last time the two met up resulted in a Raptor’s victory 105-99 on Monday night. Each game this series has been won by …
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