The Toronto Raptors won their fifth straight game Monday night, beating the Phoenix Suns 104-100 at the ACC. Jonas Valanciunas led the way with 27 points and 11 boards while DeMar DeRozan chipped in with 24 points of his own. Lou Williams, the recently awarded Eastern Conference player of the week added 17 points off the […]
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Chemistry between Nash, Lakers stalled by injury
It wasn’t supposed to start like this. All the fanfare that followed Steve Nash, and subsequently Dwight Howard’s arrival in La-La Land had prognosticators calling this the most talented team “on paper” in the league. Except the game’s not played on paper, and the hardwood of the court has wrought harsh realities; a 1-3 start […]
Raptors defeat Suns in the return of Turkoglu
The return of Hedo Turkoglu to Toronto didn’t produce the fireworks that were expected – it was a pre-season game, after all – but the Raptors offence more than made up for it in the entertainment department.