Toronto Raptors News

The starting five for Toronto is laden with skill and has shown at times that it can measure up with any other team in the league, while bench players like Jarrett Jack are bringing the noise nightly adding that next dimension.

Talk about a tough way to start the season - eight of the first 12 games for the Raptors are on the road against some of the Western conference powerhouses.

Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.

Chris Bosh is among the league leaders in scoring, rebounding and overall efficiency.

Marco Belinelli had a solid road trip for the Toronto Raptors coming off the bench.

When a team allows 130 points in a game of basketball, even in the thin Colorado air, it's usually hazardous to a coach's career.

At least it's over. This killer road trip that everyone said would be the first true test for the Raptors has finally run its course.

Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks drives around Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher during the second half of their NBA game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Already one NBA coach has entered the ranks of the unemployed and more are sure to follow.

The big Italian who got the big lire this season has been making his presence known in every game and is making GM Brian Colangelo look good for locking him up for five years.

The Utah Jazz return home Wednesday hoping to get back on the winning track against the Toronto Raptors at EnergySolutions Arena.

Chris Bosh: Better, stronger, faster Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh reacts after a basket against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto, November 11, 2009.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu is returning to the Raptors. Toronto claimed the forward, who signed with the Raptors as a free agent on March 6, 2009, off waivers on Tuesday.

A defensive stop here and a made shot there, and suddenly the Raptors could be 7-3. Teams aren't awarded wins on what could have been, but the Raptors are moving in the right direction, even at a time when the short-term prospects for success aren't good.

The Denver Nuggets take on the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

"- It's amazing how one shot can make such a difference in how a game is perceived.

On a Wednesday night, Toronto Raptors fans got a glimpse of the potential of their team's newest rookie.A Playing against the NBA's current third best rebounding team, the Chicago Bulls, DeMar DeRozan hauled in an impressive nine boards in just 19 minutes.

If one were to look at the Toronto Raptorsa TM roster and projected stats for this team, it would be easy to conclude that these Raptors would score a lot of points.

Amare Stoudemire followed one of the worst games of his career with his best game of the season, scoring 30 points to lead Phoenix to a 101-100 victory over Toronto on Sunday night, the Suns' 11th straight win over the Raptors.

The New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott only nine games into the season on Thursday and replaced him with general manager Jeff Bower, hoping the man who put the current roster together can get more out of it on the court.