| Pacers down Raptors, give interim coach Vogel first win |
Mon Jan 31 22:11:00 2011 EST |
| Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Roy Hibbert netted 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers give interim coach Frank Vogel his first win at the helm in a 104-93 triumph over the struggling Toronto Raptors. Vogel replaced head coach Jim O'Brien, who was fired on Sunday after leading the team to a pedestrian 17-27 mark this season. O'Brien left the team with a 121-169 record during a four-year span while the club hasn't reached the playoffs since the 2005-06 season. Paul G |
| Vogel makes coaching debut as Pacers entertain Raptors |
Mon Jan 31 11:11:56 2011 EST |
| failed to reach the postseason since 2005-06. One of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers will go with assistant coach Frank Vogel on an interim basis and his tenure begins tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse with a visit from the Toronto Raptors. Vogel was an assistant under O'Brien in Boston and Philadelphia. The Pacers have lost seven of their last eight games, including Saturday's 110-89 loss in Chicago. Josh McRoberts poured in a career-best 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, |
| Love, T-Wolves hand Raptors 11th straight loss |
Sat Jan 29 23:01:11 2011 EST |
| Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Kevin Love collected his 33rd straight double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves ended a six-game skid, topping the Toronto Raptors 103-87 at Target Center. Martell Webster scored 15 points in a reserve role while Wesley Johnson and Jonny Flynn added 14 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench for Minnesota. The win put a stop to another negative trend for the Timberwolves, ending their streak off 12 consecutive loses to Tor |
| Raptors hope to continue domination over Wolves |
Sat Jan 29 10:45:02 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Two of the NBA's worst teams tangle in the Twin Cities Saturday as Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the slumping Toronto Raptors. Something has to give tonight. The Raptors have lost 10 straight overall but they have beaten Minnesota 12 consecutive times. In fact, the last time the Timberwolves solved Toronto was back on Jan. 21, 2004 at Target Center. The Dinos dropped their 10th straight on Friday when Milwaukee's Corey Maggette notched a season-high 2 |
| Raptors, Bucks face off up north |
Fri Jan 28 11:28:13 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A pair of teams on the outside, looking in at the Eastern Conference playoff picture meet north of the border Friday as the slumping Toronto Raptors attempt to avoid their 10th consecutive loss when they play host to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors dropped their ninth straight contest and fell to 0-2 on a three- game homestand Wednesday when Philadelphia's Marreese Speights scored a season-high 23 points and added nine rebounds, as the Sixers topped Toronto, 107-94. DeMar De |
| Starting Five: Hornets on the defensive, again |
Wed Jan 26 13:37:36 2011 EST |
| inning streak the Hornets have held their opponents to an average of 85 ppg. The renewed vigor on defense that the Hornets have seen is a direct result of head coach Monty Williams' influence. Ever since the trade between the Hornets and the Toronto Raptors in late November - when the Hornets dealt Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless to the Raptors for Jarrett Jack, David Andersen and Marcus Banks - the Hornets' defense had taken a bit of a dip due to the new players Williams had to get acclimat |
| 76ers head north to face Raptors |
Wed Jan 26 11:45:04 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The resurgent Philadelphia 76ers have been playing solid basketball on their home floor. Now, Doug Collins' club hopes to get things going on the road as they face the reeling Toronto Raptors north of the border. The Sixers improved to 14-7 at Wells Fargo Center on Monday after winning only 12 times as the host last season when Thaddeus Young came off the bench to score a game-high 24 points while Elton Brand added 22 points and nine rebounds as Philadelphia ran past Phoenix, |
| Mavs make it official with Stojakovic |
Mon Jan 24 18:11:50 2011 EST |
| forward Peja Stojakovic, marking his third team this season. Per team policy terms of the contract were not available. The acquiring of Stojakovic has been speculated ever since the Yugoslavian import was bought out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors on January 20. Stojakovic saw action in only two contests with the Raptors before a sore left knee caused him to miss the teams last 26 games. Stojakovic, 33, was acquired on November 20 by the Raptors along with guard Jerryd Bayless from th |
| Raptors acquire C Ajinca from Dallas |
Mon Jan 24 17:58:09 2011 EST |
| Toronto, Ontario (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors announced Monday that they have acquired center Alexis Ajinca from the Dallas Mavericks. The Raptors also received a second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to Greek forward Giorgos Printezis. The 22-year-old Ajinca averaged 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 10 games with the Mavericks this season. The third-year Frenchman was the 20th overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft by the Charlott |
| Reeling Raptors open homestand by taking on Grizzlies |
Mon Jan 24 11:01:14 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors look to end a seven-game slide when they commence a three-game homestand tonight versus the Memphis Grizzlies from Air Canada Centre. Toronto will also host Philadelphia and Milwaukee, and is 8-12 in Canada's largest city this season. The Raptors recently dropped a 120-103 decision to the star-studded Miami Heat on Saturday in south Florida, as LeBron James scored 38 points and Mike Miller added 32. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 30 points and Andrea B |
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