http://www.shakedownsports.com/toronto+raptors/ News and rumors for Toronto Raptors en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 UTCFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 UTC Tip: 7pm Court: Air Canada Centre Watch it: CSN Hear it: WEEI Referees: Bill Kennedy, JT Orr, and Violet Palmer Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 14-11 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 8-19 (4th Atlantic, 11th East) On road:... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/54ab58c475b2d60bb8dc313d817a2258.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/54ab58c475b2d60bb8dc313d817a2258.html It was a tough night for the Celtics last night, and I hate back-to-back games because of the Celtics age. Saying that, the Celtics have showed time and again that they are good at bouncing back from losses. Boston won four in a row following a 79-71... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:06 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/06115e6f1bf19e577f05f38700768c57.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/06115e6f1bf19e577f05f38700768c57.html Prepare for yet another installment of “The Atlantic,” Sports of Boston’s weekly look at who’s ‘trending up’ and ‘trending down’ in the NBA’s Atlantic Division! Paul Pierce is the hottest player in the Atlantic division, but... Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:43:15 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cc9335c1f3d6eaadebeba9e75e08e7c9.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cc9335c1f3d6eaadebeba9e75e08e7c9.html Milwaukee Bucks 105 Final Recap | Box Score 99 Toronto Raptors Carlos Delfino, SF 34 MIN | 7-12 FG | 5-6 FT | 9 REB | 2 AST | 25 PTS | -2 Delfino is a good three-point shooter. He’s pretty average as a sl... Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:19:19 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1b4281a806bbc04a6f6c28c2fea65fb6.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1b4281a806bbc04a6f6c28c2fea65fb6.html Don’t let the Washington Wizards fool you on occasion, they are still a highly dysfunctional team. But they are our Wizards, and we wouldn’t have it any other way, right? There are signs of improvement… kind of like running Anacosti... Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:00:01 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/097fa9a806b0cfba13afcef27e928d30.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/097fa9a806b0cfba13afcef27e928d30.html Well it was just a few weeks ago when I was commenting on their being signs of a bright future in Toronto. A few big road wins and a few tough games against good teams and the Raps were giving us reason to watch. Then last night they lose to the Wash... Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:08:32 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f541221fbcd6c0663e42be58e310bee1.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f541221fbcd6c0663e42be58e310bee1.html [The DC Council -- After each Wizards game: setting the scene, rating the starters, assessing the bench, providing the analysis, and catching anything that you may have missed. Unlike the real DC Council, everything here is over the table. Click here... Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:33:56 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/3ce72d7ce9f0005590732ba9cd2a9c37.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/3ce72d7ce9f0005590732ba9cd2a9c37.html Here we go again… Tonight’s Wizards-Raptors game is the third of four meetings between the two clubs. Washington and Toronto have split the 2011-12 series thus far, each team celebrating a decisive victory over the other — the avera... Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:44:54 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/8c5d7633e4b12cbfbf4e10d369b99dee.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/8c5d7633e4b12cbfbf4e10d369b99dee.html Two awful teams, the 4-20 Washington Wizards and the 8-17 Toronto Raptors, met at MCI Center tonight and the Wizards got the win in overtime 111-108, led by John Wall, Nick Young and Trevor Booker. In true Wizards fashion, though, they had to make it... Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:17:48 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/08d76ebac2ca9fb5bf4c72d65026ae9b.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/08d76ebac2ca9fb5bf4c72d65026ae9b.html My goal is to always remain optimistic without being completely unrealistic when I write my posts, but I have to say that the Charlotte Bobcats are making it awful hard to do that these days. The scene from White Men Can’t Jump where Wesley Snipes... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:04:12 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/9711d52a6f8bcacd14efd30d2f42a68d.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/9711d52a6f8bcacd14efd30d2f42a68d.html On Saturday the Denver Nuggets chose to waive DeMarre Carroll, according to Benjamin Hochman of the Denver Post. With next Tuesday’s deadline that demands all NBA contracts become guaranteed and Wilson Chandler still not re-signed, waiving Carr... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 21:35:38 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/c9f1ee467029d3e9f652b361ac9dc293.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/c9f1ee467029d3e9f652b361ac9dc293.html [The DC Council -- After each Wizards game: setting the scene, rating the starters, assessing the bench, providing the analysis, and catching anything that you may have missed. Unlike the real DC Council, everything here is over the table. Game 23 co... Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:33:05 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/961b7d123f9f6bb73cd51587a2a103a4.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/961b7d123f9f6bb73cd51587a2a103a4.html