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Calderon leads balanced attack with 21 points as Raptors hold off Pacers 123-112 (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PST

TORONTO - Jose Calderon had 21 points as the Toronto Raptors rode a big first half to a 123-112 win over the the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Bosh, Calderon lead way as Raptors beat Pacers (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:53 PST

Chris Bosh had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Jose Calderon scored a season-high 21 points and the Toronto Raptors handed the Indiana Pacers their fourth straight loss, 123-112 on Tuesday night. Jarrett Jack scored 18 against his former team, Andrea Bargnani and Hedo Turkoglu each had 14 for the Raptors, who won for just the second time in six games.

Raptors Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:03:28 PST

The Raptors are an OK team at the moment and eventually might be a good one, but their most glaring failure always seems to jump up and bite them.

And it's no mystery to anyone who watches them closely: They tend to take stretches of games off. And while they've had some excellent comebacks to win games early this season, they will never realize their potential until the work hard for entire games.

It's a fact not lost on the players, either.

"We just have to finish games and play all 48," said point guard Jose Calderon. "I know it sounds like I'm saying the same thing, but this is what it is.

"We play sometimes, one quarter, two quarters. We need 48 (minutes).

SL: Arenas says Wizards have 'hidden agendas'; VC shoos boos (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:02 PST

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your rum chica rum chicken .

Carter scores 24 as Magic beat Raptors 104-96 (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:44:10 PST

A halftime change of footwear helped Vince Carter find his shooting stroke. Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Carter finished 9 for 24 from the field after going 2 for 11 in the first half.

NBA roundup: Friday's action on the courts (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:00 PST

The Toronto Raptors snapped their three-game skid Friday night, while the Miami Heat kept on stumbling.

Raptors return home after tough road trip, hang on to down Heat 120-113 (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:00 PST

TORONTO - Jarrett Jack stepped up his game just in time to save the Toronto Raptors.

Bosh, Bargnani lead Raptors to 120-113 win over (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:05 PST

The Toronto Raptors snapped their three-game skid Friday night, while the Miami Heat kept on stumbling. Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 24 points and 10 boards and the Raptors beat the Heat 120-113. It was the second straight game that Bosh and Bargnani each had a double-double, after doing it in Wednesday's 104-91 loss at Utah.

Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:55:08 PST

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up. The union says total player compensation will fall this season, which would be only the second drop in the salary cap era that began in the 1984-85 season.

Eric Maynor scores 11 in 4th quarter and Jazz hold off Raptors 104-91 (The Canadian Press)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:15:00 PST

SALT LAKE CITY - Rookie Eric Maynor is getting some playing time for the short-handed Utah Jazz because of injuries.

Maynor, Jazz hold off Raptors 104-91 (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:02:13 PST

Rookie Eric Maynor is getting some playing time for the short-handed Utah Jazz because of injuries. The way he's playing, Maynor can expect to still be on the court even when the rest of the Jazz get healthy. Maynor scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and helped the Utah Jazz stop a late surge by the Toronto Raptors and hold for a 104-91 victory Wednesday night.

Carmelo Anthony scored 32 in Nuggets' 130-112 win over short-handed Raptors (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:38:00 PST

DENVER - 'Melo overcame his migraine and the Toronto Raptors.

'Melo leads Nuggets past Turkoglu-less Raptors (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:02:01 PST

'Melo overcame his migraine and the Toronto Raptors. Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points in 30 minutes despite suffering from a severe headache and reserve J.R. Smith had 29, leading the Denver Nuggets past the Raptors 130-112 on Tuesday night. Anthony awoke with his first migraine in a couple of years but never once thought of sitting this one out.

Toronto Raptors acquire forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu on waiver claim (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:53:00 PST

TORONTO - Pops Mensah-Bonsu is returning to the Raptors.

Mensah-Bonsu rejoins Raptors (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:48:31 PST

The Toronto Raptors claimed British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu off waivers from the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Mensah-Bonsu played for the Raptors last season. He signed a free-agent deal with Houston on Sept. 3 and played a total of 12 minutes in four games before he was waived last Friday.

Mensah-Bonsu rejoins Raptors, Turkoglu out (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:42:02 PST

Toronto has claimed forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu off waivers from Houston and he is expected to be in uniform for the Raptors' game at Denver. Forward Hedo Turkoglu has been ruled out for Tuesday night's game against the Nuggets with a sore left hip and will be replaced in the starting lineup by Antoine Wright, who's dealing with a sore left ankle.

Game to pay attention to: Raptors vs. Nuggets (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:22 PST

Toronto at Denver You think Carmelo's licking his chops, thinking about going up against the NBA's worst...

LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade teaming up in Miami? (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:29:14 PST

Before July 1, there will be lots of rumors floating around about where every one of the seemingly seven billion...

NBA roundup: Sunday's action on the courts (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:36:00 PST

The Toronto Raptors were one near miss away from beating the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns on their own court.

Stoudemire scores 30 points, helps Suns beat Raptors 101-100 (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:34:00 PST

PHOENIX - Happy birthday, Amare Stoudemire.

Stoudemire helps Suns beat Raptors (AP)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:32:01 PST

Happy birthday, Amare Stoudemire. Stoudemire celebrated his 27th birthday one day early, scoring 30 points and grabbing eight rebounds, leading the Phoenix Suns to a 101-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. He followed one of the worst games of his career with his best game of the season, his first 30-point performance since Feb.

Chris Bosh scores 21 points as Raptors rally past Clippers 104-89 (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:31:00 PST

LOS ANGELES - Usually when a team rallies from a deficit of 20 or more points, it spends so much energy getting back into the game that it has nothing left for the finish. The Toronto Raptors didn't encounter that problem at all.

Raptors beat Clippers 104-89 (AP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:25:04 PST

Usually when a team rallies from a deficit of 20 or more points, it spends so much energy getting back into the game that it has nothing left for the finish. The Toronto Raptors didn't encounter that problem at all. After erasing a 22-point second-quarter deficit to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Raptors made four 3-point shots during a game-ending 16-0 run and ran away with a 104-89 victory on...

Raptors release guard Quincy Douby (AP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:44 PST

The Toronto Raptors have released guard Quincy Douby. Douby had been on the inactive list since Oct. 28 and did not appear in any regular-season games. The Raptors announced the move Thursday. Douby joined the Raptors in March and appeared in seven games last season. He averaged 4.4 points, 1.0 assists and 10.4 minutes a game.

Behind the Box Score, where 'yeah! Go Bucks! Whoo!' (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:56 PST

Milwaukee 108, Denver 102 I don't know if I like Brandon Jennings' shots. He takes some bad ones.

Knicks turning 2010 attention to Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:51:19 PST

For the longest time, the New York Knicks have been clearing salary space to make room for the summer of 2010 in...

Chris Bosh has 28 points, 11 rebounds in Raptors' 99-89 win over Bulls (The Canadian Press)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:28:00 PST

The Chicago Bulls didn't need to watch a replay to see how they lost this one. A six-minute scoreless drought in the fourth quarter put them in a hole no buzzer-beater could undo.