9 Feb 2012 at 2:40am
Dwane Casey knows it is a problem endemic to this crazily compressed NBA season but he's finally going to get a chance to deal with it.
With practice time at a premium for teams being asked to jam 66 games into about 120 days (take four off for the All-Star break), Casey and other NBA coaches are lamenting the deterioration of play brought on by not having nearly enough time to correct mistakes.
And for a Toronto team not blessed with an abundance of talent to begin with, any steps backward are more costly than they'd be for a lot of teams, making the next couple of weeks vital to turning things around.
Thanks to the vagaries of the schedule, the Raptors aren't back out until after the Feb.
9 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Tony Parker scored 37 points, Gary Neal added 18 off the bench and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-90 in a matchup of division leaders Wednesday night.
8 Feb 2012 at 10:14pm
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors' decision to focus on perimeter play backfired against the hot-shooting Milwaukee Bucks.
8 Feb 2012 at 10:11pm
Feeling comfortable in his former home, Carlos Delfino gave the Milwaukee Bucks a rare road win. Delfino made six of eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points, Drew Gooden had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Raptors 105-99 on Wednesday night.
7 Feb 2012 at 12:28am
PHILADELPHIA - Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead three-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
6 Feb 2012 at 11:34pm
Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee has a deserved reputation for being a bit of a space cadet. That goes for his behavior both on the court and off it: He has an alter ego named "Pierre," who barely differs from ? Continue reading ?
6 Feb 2012 at 10:48pm
WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards rarely win, and when they do, it's a big deal ? even if they blow an 18-point lead in the process.
6 Feb 2012 at 2:40pm
Lots of history swirling around Kobe Bryant as his Lakers head into Philadelphia on Monday night to take on the 76ers. The game is in Bryant's initial adopted American hometown, where he went to high school at Lower Merion High. ? Continue reading ?
5 Feb 2012 at 4:15pm
MIAMI - LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him.
4 Feb 2012 at 3:30am
As he tends to do annually at this time of year, LeBron James is dropping subtle hints that he might participate in the dunk contest during All-Star Weekend, even though he has yet to do so during his NBA career. "I don't know.
3 Feb 2012 at 10:06pm
TORONTO - Shame, illness and trouble at home were among the baggage the Toronto Raptors carried onto the court with them.
3 Feb 2012 at 9:48pm
Any signs of progress Wizards coach Randy Wittman had seen in recent games were entirely absent Friday night. Leandro Barbosa shook off flulike symptoms to score 19 points, Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Washington 106-89, handing the Wizards their third straight defeat.
3 Feb 2012 at 7:22pm
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo returned to the lineup for Friday night's game against the New York Knicks after missing the previous eight games with a right wrist injury.
2 Feb 2012 at 12:25pm
In the summer of 2000, after three successful seasons with the Toronto Raptors, free-agent forward Tracy McGrady signed a max-level contract. It was an unfortunate turn of events for the Raptors, but also a reasonable one. While McGrady was considered ? Continue reading ?
1 Feb 2012 at 10:30pm
The Boston Celtics couldn't have asked for better scoring balance than what they put out in Wednesday's 100-64 rout of the Toronto Raptors before a capacity crowd of 18,624. Five Celtics hit for double figures, and five others scored at least six points apiece, to help...
1 Feb 2012 at 10:23pm
The compact schedule of the post-lockout NBA doesn't offer many breaks, so the Boston Celtics created one of their own. All five Boston starters sat out the entire fourth quarter, leaving the reserves to finish off Toronto in a 100-64 rout of the Raptors on Wednesday night. The reserves didn't let up either as the Celtics crept above .500 for the second time this season with their sixth win...
1 Feb 2012 at 9:10pm
The Boston Celtics couldn't have asked for better scoring balance than what they put out in Wednesday's 110-64 rout of the Toronto Raptors before a capacity crowd of 18,624. Five Celtics hit for double figures, and five others scored at least six points apiece, to help...
1 Feb 2012 at 12:24pm
We've all speculated on where Deron Williams may wind up after this season. The Nets are a horrid 7-15 and are tied with the Toronto Raptors for the worst record in the Atlantic Division. The loss of Brook Lopez crippled the Nets, and the extra defensive pressure had been...
1 Feb 2012 at 1:33am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Paul Pierce scored 20 points, Ray Allen had 12 in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics avenged a disappointing loss to Cleveland two days earlier by barely holding off the Cavaliers 93-90 on Tuesday night.
31 Jan 2012 at 9:52pm
TORONTO - Joe Johnson was so dominant against the Toronto Raptors, he needed just three quarters to match his season high in scoring.
31 Jan 2012 at 9:46pm
Joe Johnson needed just three quarters to have one of his best games of the season. Johnson matched his season high with 30 points, Tracy McGrady scored 15 against his former team and the Hawks recorded their sixth consecutive victory over the Raptors, beating Toronto 100-77 on Tuesday night. "That's the type of player he is," McGrady said of Johnson, who made 13 of his 18 field-goal...
29 Jan 2012 at 9:02pm
NEWARK, N.J. - DeMar DeRozan took over as soon as the third quarter started.
28 Jan 2012 at 12:12am
DENVER - Rudy Fernandez provided both the spark and the cushion for the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
27 Jan 2012 at 7:46pm
Former Denver swingman Linas Kleiza is getting the start for Toronto against the Nuggets on Friday night with Andrea Bargnani sidelined with another calf injury. Bargnani aggravated a strained left calf Wednesday night at Utah. He said this time it's more serious than when he first injured the calf and missed six games, all Raptors' losses.
26 Jan 2012 at 4:10am
The silver lining in Dwyane Wade's absence? That would have to be the breakout play of power forward Chris Bosh. With Wade sitting with a sprained right ankle, Bosh has shown flashes of the dominating scorer he was while with the Toronto Raptors, before joining Wade and LeBron...
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