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On the morning of March 31, 2010, the Toronto Raptors' magic number is seven . It's the last day of March, with less than 10 games remaining, and the Toronto Raptors are seeded in this year’s playoff race.  May all the whiners and naysayers please take a seat. Forgotten is last year’s abysmal season.  A distant memory is the 7-13 start to this season. Soon to be forgotten are ...

The final two weeks of the NBA season are upon us, and there are still some great battles for playoff position left. In the West, the Lakers have a nearly insurmountable lead for first, and Memphis has fallen too far off the pace to reach eighth.  Just four losses separate the second-place Mavericks from the eighth-place Spurs.  The only thing left in the West are the races to ...

Since Bosh was injured in the game after the All-Star break, the Toronto Raptors have struggled, posting a 6-13 mark that includes just one win against a playoff-bound team. The once powerful Raptor offense has all but vanished, and the oft-maligned Raptors defense has been trying to set new lows. The one-time fifth-place Raptors have fallen to eighth and only remain in the playoff hunt thanks to a Chicago 10-game losing streak. But ...

After a couple of really poor efforts at home, the Toronto Raptors came to life against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. But in the end, it wasn’t enough as Toronto fell 97-96 on a buzzer beater by Carmelo Anthony after a mad scramble for the ball. The game was notable for several reasons. The Raptors outworked their opponent on this night. Consider the following statistics: — 58-38 edge in rebounds. — ...

  At the 70 game mark of the Raptors season, the local fans are getting restless. Boos can now be heard raining down in the ACC, even when the Raptors merely fail to get off to good start in a game. The once powerful Raptor offense has all but vanished and the oft—maligned Raptors defense has been trying to set new lows. For the first time this season, the Raptors have failed ...

Chris Bosh gets injured and the Toronto Raptors impressive run comes to an end.  Chris Bosh returns, possibly too early, and is wildly inconsistent in his play. “If the Nets game is excluded, Bosh has averaged just 19.4 points on 43.8 percent shooting since his return.” Source: Bosh’s Stellar Season Stalls But many in the local media only seem to be to see the Raptors as the post All-Star break team that has ...

The Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Bobcats, and Chicago Bulls playoff fates are likely to be determined by the end of March.  It is one week of important games that will set the tone for playoff seeding and determine the franchise who will be without a chair when the music stops on April 14. The Milwaukee Bucks (39-30) have all but run away from the field and secured ...

Lest anyone still doubt it, the last 17 games should have convinced them: the Toronto Raptors go as Chris Bosh goes.  And since Bosh’s injury in the game against Memphis, the Raptors season has headed south in a hurry. Chris Bosh came into the 2009-10 season in the best physical condition of his career.  Bosh was focused and saying all the right things.  And it showed on the court. “Maybe its the contract ...

Perhaps the most dreaded moniker that can be hung on a team is “soft” and that’s a term that has been flung at the Toronto Raptors more than once over the years and again this season. But these Raptors have shown an inherent toughness at times by beating some of the league’s best teams in games they had no business winning. The more recent term being bandied about is “fragile” and that ...

It isn’t often that the fans at the ACC don’t cheer louder for Pizza when the Raptors reach 100 points than they do for the next play, but Wednesday night was one of those rare occasions.  And it is worth noting that beating Cleveland, the Lakers, and the Hawks was more important to the fans than the food promotion this season. And although Chris Bosh seemed only mildly ...