If the Toronto Raptors want to avoid elimination on Friday, they will likely have to do so without Brandon Ingram. The All-Star forward was downgraded to doubtful for Friday’s Game 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to a heel injury. Ingram left the team’s Game 5 loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday due to the…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell has more support on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster heading into this year’s postseason. But even with a deeper roster, Mitchell still has the mentality to make a statement in the first game of a series. Advertisement The All-Star guard did that again Saturday afternoon with a game-high 32 points in…
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 31 points, Nikola Jokic hit the go-ahead shot with 45 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Friday. Jokic finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points and was 7 of 10 from 3-point range and…
INGLEWOOD, California – If it takes the NBA’s young upstarts, future stars, to revitalize the NBA All-Star break, then we owe them considerable gratitude. The NBA Rising Stars set the tone on Friday, February 13 in an engaging and entertaining display that culminated in a stellar performance by Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe to lead…
Each week during the 2025-26 NBA season, we’ll delve into some of the league’s biggest stories in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more on fact or fiction moving forward. Last week: Lakers can build a champion around Luka Dončić’s defense Fact or fiction: LeBron James belongs in the All-Star Game In what…
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Brandon Ingram added 20 to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-98 on Friday. The Raptors led by as many as 13 and dominated most of the game despite being outscored from the 3-point line (39-27) and losing the turnover battle (16-13)….
Boston Celtics (16-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-11, third in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Saturday, 7 pm Eastern Time BETMGM SPORTS BETTING LINE: Celtics -1.5; plus/minus is 223.5 Advertisement Bottom line: Toronto looks to snap its four-game home streak with a win over Boston. The Raptors are 3-4 against Atlantic Division…
TORONTO – The ball left his hands, with a single flick of the wrist in the dying light of a frenetic fourth quarter. For an instant, the sand held its breath. The shot traced a silent arc through the humid air of Scotiabank Arena, a perfect parable of faith and physics. So, net. Nothing more…
The Sixers lost the third quarter by 18 points in another catastrophic second half, leading to their 121-112 loss at the hands of the Toronto Raptors. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia in scoring with 24 points, with VJ Edgecombe and Quentin Grimes each adding 21 of their own. This is what I saw. Advertisement Give Maxey…
