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At this point of the season, premiere week, when everybody is healthy and when even Rasheed Wallace seems motivated, Boston showed its true colors.
A tease or the truth with Jermaine?
It certainly has been a while for Jermaine O'Neal, anything close to the 22-point, 12-rebound performance he put together in his 29 minutes, 16 seconds in Wednesday's season-opening victory over the Knicks.
Fantasy Thoughts - NBA Opening Week, Day 4
Day Four is in the books and as I prepare to check out the action from Day Five these are just a few thoughts from last night's action.
Cullen: Looking at NBA Win Totals
Getting ready for the NBA season means a couple of things: looking at win totals and setting my fantasy rosters.
5 NBA players with Las Vegas ties to begin season
Dallas Mavericks' Shawn Marion, right, scores on a layup past Washington Wizards' DeShawn Stevenson during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Friday, Oct.
The Toronto Raptors will finish lower than sixth place in the NBA's Eastern Conference but remain in the hunt for a final playoff spot, says a leading sports mathematician who analyzed the team's prospects for the Star .
Quincy Douby loves Toronto, despite the trade that wasn't
Toronto Raptors reserve guard Quincy Douby was in Las Vegas in early July, preparing for summer league, when his phone started to ring.
Toronto Raptors 2009 Season Preview
"The team failed miserably last year. No one was more embarrassed than me." That was General Manager Bryan Colangelo's assessment of the Toronto Raptors' disappointing 33-49 record for 2008-09 following several playoff seasons.
Jawai follows Longley and Heal
BOOMERS giant Nathan Jawai was yesterday traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Minnesota Timberwolves less than a week before the start of the new NBA season.
Toronto Raptors: A Team For Whom Winning Is More Than Half the Battle
What if Shakespeare had only written half of Romeo and Juliet ? It would be a nice story about falling in love with no consequences whatsoever; no one gets poisoned, stabbed, or has a thumb bitten at them.
Basketball Capsules: Battier scores 26 as Rockets beat Raptors 124-112
Shane Battier scored 26 points and Trevor Ariza added 18 as the Houston Rockets made 13 3-pointers in a 124-112 preseason victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
Over 30 in the NBA: Why Signing Hedo Turkoglu Makes Sense
In one of several big name signings this off season in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors signed the 30-year-old Hedo Turkoglu to a five-year $50 million plus contract.
Chisholm: Plenty of good signs for Raptors in pre-season
So the Raptors have evened their rather meaningless preseason record to 2-2 after Sunday's win against the shorthanded Washington Wizards.
Fantasy Basketball Preview 2010: Forwards
Forwards can do a little bit of everything for a fantasy team. Score, shoot threes, make it from the charity stripe, rebound, block, steal.
Bass lifts Orlando over Dallas with late run
Carter, who was acquired by the Magic in an offseason trade with the Toronto Raptors, scored 15 points in the third quarter.
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Sentinel NBA power poll: No. 14 Toronto Raptors
The basketball coverage crew at the Orlando Sentinel has put together its preseason NBA power rankings.
Under a new contract at the maximum salary permitted, Chris Bosh would earn about $16,500,000 next season.
It's a huge jump from salary ballast to key contributor on a potential playoff-bound team, but Antoine Wright is accustomed to huge jumps.
Newcomer Wright intends to impress with his defence
Antoine Wright projects the right attitude. Whether he is the right guy at the right time for the Raptors will be determined at training camp and during the team's pre-season. For now, Wright is saying all the right things and gives the Raptors a defensive presence on the wing, an area of concern in Toronto for the past few seasons.
look Raptors get acquainted before camp
The Toronto Raptors filed in one by one for the team's annual meet-and-greet with reporters Monday - but before they could meet with the media, they had to meet each other.
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