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• Immanuel Quickley finds perfect pace in his triumphant return

  02-01-2025 03:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  What the Raptors have needed, desperately, is a point guard who can competently move the Raptors through their actions, and with a bit of danger. Davion Mitchell is a fairly mistake free game manager, but there’s hardly any offensive punch there. Jamal Shead plays with a fairly unique verve and grinds his way to plays, but is fairly likely to overextend himself into mistakes. Immanuel Quickley is Goldilocks’ found porridge: just right.
  For Quickley it isn’t just the shooting (o
  
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• RJ Barrett and Gradey Dick Explore the Scarborough Bluffs, FAM!

  04-01-2025 20:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Are the Raptors a Modern Basketball Team? – Samson’s Mailbag

  04-01-2025 18:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Samson Folk & Joe Casciaro talk about all the latest in the Raptors realm while taking listener/viewer questions.Tap in to two celebrated analysts (Joe Casciaro & Samson Folk) as they talk about what’s been happening — and changing — in the NBA these past few years, and how the Raptors fit into all of it.
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  What really makes a contender? Is defense the biggest motivator? Is it a dynamic on ball shot maker? Does it have to be both? The fellas discuss what&r
  
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• Raptors 905 lock up Austin Spurs for first consecutive win of the year

  04-01-2025 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Raptors 905 took down the Austin Spurs 122-85 behind a strong defensive effort Friday night at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.The win marked the 905’s first consecutive win of the campaign, improving their regular-season record to 2-1 and 7-12 overall on the year.Right from the jump, the 905 used their top-10 pace to run the Spurs out of the gym, finishing with the 20-6 advantage in fast break points. It was tough for Austin to adjust to the speed with which the Raptors played all game, a
  
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• Orlando’s bombardment of threes stifles Toronto at home

  04-01-2025 15:01 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Oftentimes in the NBA, specifically the modern NBA, a team is going to have an extremely hot shooting night. When a team is shooting the lights out from behind the arc it feels like no matter what you do you can’t seem to climb back into the game. Couple that with prolonged periods of offensive ineptitude from Toronto and you have the recipe for a loss to the Orlando Magic.Orlando shot the bell extremely well during the first quarter, making 9 of their 19 threes in this quarter alone, whic
  
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• Raptors vs. Magic Game Highlights | January 3, 2025

  04-01-2025 04:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Quick Reaction: Magic 106, Raptors 97

  04-01-2025 03:52 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Grades will be up shortly!The post Quick Reaction: Magic 106, Raptors 97 first appeared on Raptors Republic.
  
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• Amidst massacre by the Magic, Raptors find two moments of magic

  04-01-2025 03:49 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  There was a brief flash of life, a quick flicker.
  It started, as pace often does in this NBA, with multiple point guards on the floor together. Immanuel Quickley picked up full court, pushing the Orlando Magic shot clock down and holding its head underwater. Davion Mitchell started in the corner against the Cole Anthony, but Anthony jetted to the ball out of Chicago to start creating, and because of Quickley’s early work, Mitchell only had to shut him down for 10 seconds. Easy work. O
  
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• Which Raptors team stats trends would change if they get healthy?

  03-01-2025 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Which Raptors team stats trends would change if the team got healthy?NBA team stats start to normalize at roughly the 20-game mark. So, usually the quarter mark of the season is a prudent time to take stock of what these trends are telling us. However, this season has been anything but normal for the Toronto Raptors. We have discussed the onslaught of injuries the Raptors have dealt with ad nauseam, so I’ll keep this brief. They have lost the fifth-most man games to injury (134) and h
  
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• NBA odds, betting preview (Jan. 3): Magic vs. Raptors predictions

  03-01-2025 16:39 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Toronto Raptors will be seeking back-to-back wins for the first time in a month when they host the Orlando Magic at Scotiabank Arena on Friday night.Toronto snapped an 11-game losing streak with an impressive 130-113 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.Orlando, meanwhile, has dropped three of its last four games, including a 105-96 New Year’s Day clash with the Detroit Pistons.This will be the first of four meetings between these teams this season.Let’s take a look at the gam
  
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• Drama with the Kings & The King turns 40, and Are The Raps Vibes Back?

  03-01-2025 16:12 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  This week on the Buckets And Tea NBA Show, host Cathryn Naiker invites Esfandiar Baraheni to delve into the latest gripping developments in the NBA, particularly focusing on the Sacramento Kings. The shocking firing of Coach Mike Brown has sent ripples through the organization, leaving fans and analysts alike scratching their heads. Adding to the intrigue, the Kings have reportedly placed De’Aaron Fox on the trading block, raising questions about the team’s future direction. Cathryn
  
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• Gameday: Magic @ Raptors, January 3

  03-01-2025 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  After snapping their 11-game losing streak with a spirited win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the Toronto Raptors are well positioned to carry that momentum into a home game against the Orlando Magic on Friday. It will be the first of four meetings between the two teams this season.
  The Magic have had some difficultly lately while dealing with injuries to their two best players – Paolo Banchero and Franz Wanger – along with three other rotation pieces. They have lost six of the
  
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• New Year Starts off With a Win | Raptors Today

  03-01-2025 00:11 via youtube.com
  
  
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• RJ Barrett and Aaliyah Edwards | Play Has No Limits

  02-01-2025 22:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Toronto Raptors unveil new Indigenous-inspired logo

  02-01-2025 21:31 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  As reported by Blake Murphy, the Raptors have collaborated with local, Indigenous artist Luke Swinson to design an Indigenous-inspired logo for the Raptors.The Raptors have unveiled a new Indigenous-inspired logo.It was designed with Kitchener-based Indigenous artist Luke Swinson.Jan. 6 game is the Raptors annual Indigenous Heritage Game with activations/etc around the arena/in-game presentation. pic.twitter.com/Wwt2y2GXjA— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) January 2, 2025
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• No Raptors in the top 10 of the first All-Star fan voting results

  02-01-2025 21:08 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  When it comes to NBA All-Star to voting, individual performance only goes so far. As we have often seen in the past, a certain level of team success is required for players to earn consideration. Unless they are a transcendent talent or put up some gaudy counting stats – see LaMelo Ball this season – being the star player on a losing team just isn’t going to cut it.So it wasn’t surprising that no Toronto Raptors placed in the top 10 of the first round of fan voting for th
  
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• Immanuel Quickley & Scottie Barnes figured it out

  02-01-2025 17:02 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss all the latest within the Raptors realm, focusing heavily on Immanuel Quickley & Scottie Barnes’ play.For the first time this season — other than a few minutes during the season opener — the Raptors got to see Immanuel Quickley & Scottie Barnes to play together, and most importantly: succeed. Tune into one of Canada’s favorite basketball podcasts and enjoy the camaraderie that Samson & Trevon display week in and week out.
  
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• IQ IS SO BACK 🕺Tangerine Game Highlights #raptors #nba

  02-01-2025 15:27 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley returns in exuberant win over the Nets

  02-01-2025 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  New Years resolutions don’t really make sense. Why wait until Jan. 1 to drop bad habits, start exercising, improve your nutrition, or in the Toronto Raptors case, play better basketball.  Yet in some instances, the turn of the Gregorian calendar can be a catalyst for change, something the Raptors were in desperate need of after hitting rock bottom in a franchise record 54-point loss to the Boston Celtics on New Years Eve.  It was a tough year for Toronto, one of the worst in
  
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• Raptors vs Nets Game Highlights | January 01, 2025

  02-01-2025 05:12 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Toronto Raptors Media Availability | Postgame vs Brooklyn Nets | January 01, 2025

  02-01-2025 05:06 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Quick React: Nets 113, Raptors 130

  02-01-2025 03:55 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Grades will be up shortly!The post Quick React: Nets 113, Raptors 130 first appeared on Raptors Republic.
  
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• Gameday: Nets @ Raptors January 1

  01-01-2025 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Goodbye to 2024 and hello to a brand new year. Toronto will kick off 2025 at home against Brooklyn. The Nets are coming in with a losing streak of two games which is no match to Toronto’s 11-game slide.
  These two division foes were playoff competitors once upon a time in the classic 2014 series as well as the NBA bubble season. Those glory days are well behind the two sides as they are now competing for a chance to draft Cooper Flagg in the upcoming draft.
  Brooklyn has made two seasons alr
  
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• Raptors at Celtics Game Highlights | December 31, 2024

  31-12-2024 23:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• I hope this was the Raptors rock bottom

  31-12-2024 23:29 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  I’m not exactly certain what I’ve been watching lately. The Raptors have been so thoroughly beaten in so many ways that it’s hard to discern what strengths this team has. The weaknesses? They’ve been too many to count.
  This Raptors offense was designed with a more future friendly style of play in mind, and given how the roster has been built, they know they have to work around significant limitations when it comes to live dribble creation. You can’t spam pick n&rsqu
  
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• Quick Reaction: Raptors 71 @ Celtics 125

  31-12-2024 23:13 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Raptors
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  FinalBox Score125
  CelticsB- S. Barnes31 MIN, 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 7-19 FG,1-8 3FG, 1-1 FT, 1 BLK, 6 TO, -39 +/-Scottie came out of the gate trying to lead by example, as he said after his post-game press conference against the Hawks. His defensive effort was much better. He was struggling big time with the shot-making though and there were a few head-scratching turnovers again. His shot-making was so bad that late in the second quarter the ball slipped out of his hand as Sco
  
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• NBA odds, betting preview (Dec. 31): Raptors vs. Celtics predictions

  31-12-2024 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Toronto Raptors will look to avoid a season-worst 11th straight loss when they visit the Boston Celtics on New Year’s Eve.Toronto was routed 136-107 by the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night to push its losing streak to 10games. The Raptors’ last win came back on Dec. 3 at home against the Indiana Pacers.The Celtics aren’t in good form right now, either, dropping three of their last four games, including a 123-114 decision to the Pacers on Sunday. They’re still sitting com
  
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• Top Raptors Stories of 2024: Weaponizing the pass: how Scottie Barnes creates in the pick n’ roll

  31-12-2024 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to Raptors Republic’s new New Year tradition. As decided by you, the readers, it’s time to dive into the 10 most-most read editorials of the year at Raptors Republic. You can find the full top-10 list of released articles for 2024 (as each one is released) here.I limited the list to editorials because news items and other pieces can often have more reads than columns. But these pieces — and I’m including post-game pieces — are the ones that take the most wor
  
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• Gameday: Raptors @ Celtics, December 31

  31-12-2024 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  A rare early game for the Toronto Raptors is coming up today as they are headed to TD Garden to face off against the defending champion Boston Celtics. The New Years Eve game tips off at 3:00 EST and Toronto has an arduous task ahead of them in order to snap this 10-game losing  streak. Even with a fully healthy roster it would take a herculean effort to beat Boston, but without RJ Barrett and possibly Gradey Dick, it becomes even more difficult. Boston is currently in the midst of the
  
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• Raptors Battle Hawks | Raptors Today

  30-12-2024 23:52 via youtube.com
  
  
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