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STASYNA presents Jermaine O'Neal to the Raptors Mix A mix of Basketball highlights depicting powerful members of the new Toronto Raptors team expected to hit the court for the 08-09 Season. Tags: Jermaine O'Neal Raptors Mix Trade Bosh

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Jermaine Oneal Traded to the Toronto Raptors NBAPoll818 The Toronto Raptors traded their Point Guard TJ ford and Rasho Nesterovic for 6-11, six time NBA all-star Jermaine O'neal from the Indiana Pacers1 Chris Bosh Toronto Raptors Indiana Pacers Jermaine Oneal Tags: basketball NBApoll818 misc Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh Indiana Pacers Jermaine Oneal

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Raptors VS Wizards - Crazy last second shot! Desperation shot by MoPete to tie the game!! This is after some bonehead Wizard's player just throws the ball up! The best part is the completely shocked Washington broadcaster announcing the game Tags: nba raptors wizards last second shot mopete

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Raptors defense is like Canadian Ketchup! Basketball Jones, does it really taste better...and more natural? Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/a36sam Tags: canadian ketsup ketchup charlotte bobcats toronto raptors nba defense

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Raptors Tj Ford bucket doesn't count April 2 2008 Download @ http://nbarecap.blogspot.com/ Tags: nba tj ford raptors

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Playoff Preview: Magic-Raptors Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Preview of the first-round playoff series between the Magic and Raptors. Tags: nba amazing highlights

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1996: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors I usually like to leave game recaps up to Hoopsencyclopedia because he's "the man" for it, but I've taken it upon myself to cover a game that on the surface may not mean a lot, but underneath went on to hold it's own high-value for multiple reasons. To many young fans today, this isn't exactly a historical game - and for good reason. In the context of basketball history, not many regular season games are truly memorable, classic, or historical. But many also become classics in their own right, for records made, or for final meetings. This one has a little mix of everything - including Toronto's largest ever crowd of over 36,000 fans at the Sky Dome. In their previous meeting of the '95-'96 season Michael was the acclaimed "Raptor killer", sinking the Raptors and posting 14 fourth quarter points. In this game, he posts 36 points on 63.6% shooting (14-22) with 15 in the fourth quarter. Amazingly, 13 of his 15 fourth quarter points come in the last 4 minutes and 20 seconds of playing time. These were the games of his post-baseball career (seemingly happened a lot in 95-96) that made you wish his team wasn't as great as it was, just so you could see him continue to light it up all game long. Unfortunately, Michael never did anything that wasn't necessary. The expansion team, Toronto Raptors, face off against Michael Jordan and a Bulls team that went on to win an all time NBA record of 72 regular season wins. But what the 36,131 fans that packed the Sky Dome on this night may not realise, is that they were watching a story filled with subplots unfold upon the hardwood of a basketball court. Michael Jordan. Alvin Robertson. Damon Stoudamire. Chicago Bulls. Toronto Raptors. 72. 8. What people don't realise, though, is that the Raptors that year were actually stacked with talent that could do harm in any league of any era had they have had the correct team chemistry, confidence, and playing time required to do so. Damon Stoudamire was a rookie, who, in my opinion is one of the most underrated PG talents of our generation. In the 95-96 season, he went on to win ROY and set multiple records including a then record 133 3PT FG's for a rookie. He was also chasing second place for most assists by a rookie, on the tail of Oscar Robertson. He went on to post 19.0ppg and 9.3apg (something that the top PGs of the league today fail to do), while setting multiple franchise records for the Toronto Raptors that still stand today, including most assists by a player (19). In this game, he seemed to be having a shoot out with Steve Kerr and Michael Jordan. Damon posted 30 points, 11 assists and went 6-8 from three point land. Then there's the subplot of Michael vs. Robertson. Great friends, old team mates ('84 olympics), and fierce competitors. History has it, that this would be the last time either of the old timers would face off against each other in professional competition (Robertson retired after '96). For those of you who don't know much about Alvin Robertson, he's perhaps one of the greatest perimiter, roaming, and lock down defenders to ever play the game. He's 1st all-time in steals per game, and he has an anticipation that many see players such as Bruce Bowen to have today. It's no coincidence or conspiracy that he was named DPOY in '85-'86. While both players here are far past their athletic and statistical prime (Jordan 33, Alvin 34), they don't fail to impress and excite. Alvin plays Jordan's turnarounds like only few could; they battle hard for position and trash talk each other all night long. It's also notable that Alvin averaged 2.2 steals per game this season, which would've been good enough for first place in 06-07. Of course, Michael was no defensive slouch either ;), coincidentally averaging 2.2spg. With far too much already said... I'll leave the game to unfold. Enjoy. Tags: Michael Jordan 72 wins Chicago Bulls Alvin Robertson Defense Offense Damon Stoudamire Rookie 1996 1995 95 96 NBA

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Raptors Basketball 2006 2007 The Raptors are finally in playoff contention and are in the hunt for the championship. P.S Mo Pete #24 does not play for the Raptors anymore, he was signed by the Hornets Tags: New Era of Raptors Basketball 06 07 NElly Here comes the boom

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Allen Iverson 2001 Playoff vs Raptors (every single point) I have made this video of AI vs Vince Carter the Toronto Raptors in 2001 NBA Playoff. Every single points of Iverson is included from Game 1 to Game 7. Vince Carter versus Allen Iverson is the kind of marquee matchup the NBA has been craving since the days of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. As two of the NBA's most exciting young stars, they are dazzling spectators and TV viewers with limitless creativity and breathtaking moves in the Toronto Raptors-Philadelphia 76ers playoff series. "This matchup is great, and people are getting turned on to it," said NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik, who was at Philadelphia's First Union Center on Wednesday night, when Iverson scored 54 points to Carter's 28 in the 76ers' 97-92 victory. "For better or worse, fans like it when you get superstars going against each other. People have been hearing about these guys for years now, but they haven't gotten this far before where they met each other at this level. That gets people interested." With the NBA's overall popularity declining and new rules designed to make the game more appealing set to take effect next season, an Iverson-Carter matchup is what the league really needed. "Watching these two kids, I don't think our league is in any trouble," 76ers coach Larry Brown said. "They really are exciting." Toronto coach Lenny Wilkens feels much the same way. "I think you are going to see more great individual matchups as the young kids we have in this league develop," he said. "We are always rushing to fix this and fix that, but maybe there is not always something wrong. The young guys have to be able to grow and make some mistakes. Let them grow up and then see what they can do. In this series, you are seeing two of the best going at each other." It is looking increasingly likely that Michael Jordan will end a three-year retirement next season and return to the NBA as a player. Carter and Iverson will be right there, eagerly awaiting that matchup. "You always want to test yourself against the best, and I would welcome the challenge," Iverson said. Said Carter of Jordan: "He set the standard we are all trying to reach." Jordan, of course, owns six championship rings and 10 scoring titles, while Carter, 24, has won nothing more than a rookie of the year award and a slam-dunk title. But Carter is one of the league's most popular players among fans, the leading vote-getter for the past two NBA All-Star Games. Iverson, 25, won his second scoring title this season and is favored to win this season's most valuable player award, as well. And while Iverson and Carter are going head to head, other young stars such as Milwaukee's Ray Allen, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, San Antonio's Tim Duncan, Dallas' Michael Finley and Dirk Nowitzki and Sacramento's Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic also are still competing in the playoffs. In addition, the league's most improved player, Orlando's 21 year-old Tracy McGrady, was a major star of the first round even though his team lost. "We try to promote the game and the teams and all the players," Granik said. "There are just certain players who capture people's imaginations. You can't deny that. "We can't go out and create them. It just happens and they're doing it on the court. You can't make superstars, I don't care how good a promotion. It's what they do on the court, and here we have Iverson and Carter. They're doing it most nights on the floor. That's what people see and they love to watch it." The personal similarities between Carter and Iverson are few other than both are mama's boys. Iverson's mother, Ann, attends almost all of her son's games while dressed in a 76ers jersey with "IVERSON'S MOM" emblazoned on it. Carter's mother, Michelle, prefers street clothes at games, but she publicly criticized Oakley when he dared to criticize her baby boy. Though Iverson — with his corn-row hairstyle, multiple tattoos and rap albums — might appeal directly to the hip-hop generation, the more conservative Carter is Mr. Basketball in Canada. One of the Raptors' top priorities is keeping him with the franchise well beyond the 2001-02 season, when his contract expires. They have a window from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31 to re-sign him. If they don't, he will become a free agent after the 2001-02 season. He and team officials prefer not to talk about the future just yet. Meanwhile, he and Iverson downplay their personal rivalry. Carter: "We try to do our thing as a team. I just try to fit in within the team concept and do what I need to do. I see what Allen is doing, but I'm not thinking about trying to outdo him personally." Iverson: "I can't accomplish anything without my teammates. I know that, they know that and everybody knows that. Vince is a great player, but he needs his teammates just like I need mine. The things my teammates do to help us win are just as important as the things I do. Tags: allen iverson kobe bryant lebron james wade o'neal jordan kidd pierce carter anthony marbury mcgrady nba mix ad

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Lebron James embarrases the raptors Lebron explodes in the 4th scoring 24 pts and taunts Chris Bosh`s cousin and girlfriend. Tags: Lebron James Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh

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US Air Force F-22 Raptor video F-22 Raptor clips and photos together with the song from Dj Tiesto - Suburban Train. Please leave some comments! Tags: U.S. USAF F-22 F22 Fighterjet Military Planes Tribute Fly Honor Missiles War Airpower

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Vince Carter - Nets Raptor This is my Vince Carter mix. Some Toronto Highlighs,the trade,the failure and some New Jersey Highlights. The End is personalized because Puff VW wanted it ^^ Tags: Contest Allstar Viiiiiice Vince Carter Half Man Amazing Toronto Raptors New Jersey Nets NBA Dunk Slam VC Bosh Kidd

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Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls Nov.10/07 The Bulls' dismal start has T.J. Ford confused. Carlos Delfino scored 16 points and Chris Bosh added 14 points and six rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors beat the listless Chicago Bulls 101-71 on Saturday night. The Raptors made quick work out of the Bulls despite playing their fourth game in five nights. "What's going on with this team?'' Ford said. Ford had 14 assists and Andrea Bargnani scored 14 points for Toronto, which had its largest win against Chicago in franchise history. Leading 41-30 at the half, the Raptors opened up the third quarter by outscoring the Bulls 14-1 for a 52-31 lead. Anthony Parker hit a 3 and Jamario Moon stole Luol Deng's bad pass and took it for a breakaway dunk to give the Raptors a 21-point lead that started the boos from the sellout crowd. Toronto coach Sam Mitchell started Moon to match up against Deng. It was the first start in the league for the 27-year old rookie and he held Deng to 2-of-7 shooting. "We thought we could use his defense against this team,'' Mitchell said. "I started him because I felt like taking a roll of the dice, I would take a chance tonight.'' Bulls coach Scott Skiles cleared his starters from the floor with 9:35 left in the third quarter, but it didn't help as Parker immediately hit another 3 against the Chicago reserves. Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas, Ben Wallace, Ben Gordon and Hinrich never returned to the game. "I never want to do that. On a night when the boo-birds are out I don't want to embarrass the group like that,'' Skiles said. "I thought I would take a gamble right there to see if someone could come into the game and be a catalyst for us. I felt like in unison that group was not performing really well.'' Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 20 points. The vibe hasn't been good in Chicago since the Bulls were involved in Kobe Bryant trade rumors less than two weeks ago. General manager John Paxson put to rest the Kobe Bryant trade rumors less than a week ago, but some fans continued to chant "Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!'' while the Bulls were down 30-plus points in the third quarter. "Obviously the Kobe chants is something that never seems like it will never stop being talked about. We understand the crowd's frustration. We're very frustrated as well,'' Hinrich said. Ford thought the chants have been wearing on the Bulls. "I'm pretty sure for what it seemed it looked like it kind of affected the guys, but I'm not sure. I'm not in the locker room.'' Notes: Before Saturday's game, the Raptors dropped 15 of their last 17 games against Chicago. ... The restless Bulls fans started the wave in the fourth quarter. Tags: Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls Nov.10/07

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Toronto Raptors MixTape 06-07 This is a MixTape of the best team ever.. Toronto Raptors!! ANDREA BARGNANI RULES! Tags: Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh CB4 Andrea Bargnani MixTape LostKid115 Grind Time T.J Ford Anthony Parker

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Kobe, 81 pts vs Raptors Kobe Bryant scores 81 points against the raptors. I had the video of the game and i just did a Kobe highlight show lol Tags: kobe bryant 81 lakers los angeles la raptors toronto wilt chamberlain record basketball nba

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Hawk Hideaway Careing For Injured Raptors Raptors Rehabilitation Center, Inc. 3086 Haskell Road Cuba, NY 14727 Mary Forness, Director 716 968 1978 Raptor Specialists Mark Baker 716 372 7623 Video taken Park Circle Angelica, NY This from Wikipedia: The owl's hunting strategy depends on stealth and surprise. Owls have at least two adaptations that aid them in achieving stealth. First, the dull coloration of an owl's feathers can render them almost invisible under certain conditions. Secondly, serrated edges on the leading edge of the owl's remiges, muffle the owl's wingbeats and allowing its flight to be practically silent. Some fish-eating owls, where this silence is of no evolutionary advantage, lack this adaptation. Elf owls also lack the feathers for silent flying. The Accipitrinae is the subfamily of the Accipitridae often known as the "true" hawks, including all members of Accipiter and the closely related genera Melierax, Urotriorchis, Erythrotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread genus Accipiter includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, the Sharp-shinned Hawk and others. They are primarily woodland birds that hunt by sudden dashes from a concealed perch, with long tails, broad wings and high visual acuity facilitating this lifestyle. In light of recent genetic research, the kites of the traditional subfamily Milvinae may also belong to this group. Tags: Raptors barn owl red tail hawk goshawk snowy turkey vulture

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Preseason Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards 26/10/07 TORONTO, Oct. 26 (AP) -- Andrea Bargnani had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 98-64 rout of the Washington Wizards in the final preseason game for both teams Friday night. Jason Kapono scored 12 points for Toronto, while Juan Dixon and Carlos Delfino finished with 10 apiece. DeShawn Stevenson had 12 points for the Wizards. The Raptors led from the outset Friday, making it look easy against a sloppy Wizards squad, and took a 29-point lead into the fourth quarter. With a collection of bench players for both teams on the court for the final few minutes, the athletic Jamario Moon scored on an alley-oop dunk that brought the crowd to its feet with just under two minutes to play. Luke Jackson sunk a 3-pointer the next time down the floor to make it 96-64 for Toronto, and the Raptors cruised to an easy win to finish their exhibition schedule 5-2. The Wizards dropped to 4-4. Toronto has looked solid in its past two games, and has plenty of reason to be optimistic about the regular season, which starts Wednesday when the Raptors host the Philadelphia 76ers in their opener. Toronto shot 49 percent and held Washington to 37 percent shooting. The Raptors outrebounded the Wizards 47-30. Tags: Preseason Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards 26/10/07

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Fireworks at the Raptors Game Recorded 7/03/08 in Ogden, UT Film By Dj 801 Music Star Spangled Banner By Jimi Hendrix Tags: of july fire work firework fireworks ogden ut utah raptors raptor game 7/03/08 jimi hendrix star spangled banner

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Toronto Raptors vs LA Lakers Feb.1/08 Kobe Bryant beat the Toronto Raptors on Friday with an array of rim-rattling dunks and nifty spin moves. And when the Lakers star wasn't shooting, he was chucking the ball out to his wide-open teammates who were knocking down their shots with maddening ease. Bryant poured in 46 points to lead the Lakers to a 121-101 victory over the Raptors on Friday, just hours after Los Angeles acquired Pau Gasol in a trade with Memphis. But two years removed from his 81-point performance against Toronto, Bryant topped the Raptors with an all-around star-studded performance. ``He's a great player,'' said Raptors forward Chris Bosh. ``When he gets hot, he can get it going, he made a lot of tough shots. When a guy's going like that you have to double, and when he kicked it out they made shots. That's tough to stop. ``You can always say, make him catch it further from the basket, but he is the best one-on-one player in the league, hands down.'' Andrea Bargnani had 28 points to top the Raptors (25-21), whose six-game win streak at the Air Canada Centre came to an ugly end. Bosh finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Jose Calderon had 17 points and Anthony Parker finished with 12 points. Sasha Vujacic added 22 points for the Lakers (29-16), who are two games into a nine-game road trip. Los Angeles led for most of the night, stretching their advantage to 11 points in the third quarter and taking an 83-77 lead into the fourth in front of a capacity crowd of 19,800 at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors trailed by six points with 10 minutes to go in the game, before a trio of threes from the Lakers and a basket by Ronny Turiaf gave the visitors a 15-point advantage and put the game out of reach. A three-pointer by Bargnani cut L.A.'s lead to 12 points with just under six minutes to play, but on the Lakers' next possession, Bryant drove hard to basket for a monstrous dunk, glaring at the crowd as he landed and leaving the Raptors shaking their heads in frustration. ``We only come here once a year,'' Bryant said, on playing up to the crowd. ``Some people are here and it is the only chance they get to see me, sometimes it is a first time so I want to make sure that I go out, put on a good performance.'' When Raptors coach Sam Mitchell was asked about a three-point shot Bryant scored from in front of Toronto's bench, he said: ``Which one? The one in the corner, or the two at the top? ``He even dribbled it between his legs and then shot.'' The Lakers shot a sizzling 56 per cent on the night, including 12-for-27 from three-point range, while Toronto shot 44 per cent. But the big difference was in the paint, where the visitors outscored the Raptors 48-30. The Lakers also beat the Raptors 14-4 on fast-break points, while Toronto edged the Lakers on the boards 41-40. Bryant, who scorched the Raptors for 81 points in January, 2006, shot an efficient 19-for-28 on the night, and put on a show to the delight of the numerous Kobe fans in the crowd _ one fan held aloft a sign that read: ``We'll trade the Leafs for Kobe.'' ``We lost today, we didn't stop Kobe Bryant, he was amazing, and the times we stopped him, he just finds the open teammates,'' Bargnani said. Parker and Raptors rookie Jamario Moon had the unenviable job of guarding Bryant for most of the night. ``You want to make him a volume shooter and he's going to get his points, but he was pretty efficient today,'' Parker said. ``You have to pay more attention to Kobe and the other guys stepped up and made shots. When it wasn't him, he found open guys and they knocked down the threes.'' Bosh had a tough night as well, with several Lakers draped on him every time he found the ball. The Raptors forward shot 7-for-22 a day after being named a reserve to the Eastern Conference squad for the all-star game. Another strong game by Bargnani was the one bright spot on the loss. ``We've been on our guys to take the ball to the basket and Andrea drove more than anybody tonight and had some success,'' Mitchell said. ``He's got that little look back in his eyes, he's starting to get his confidence back, some shots start falling for him, and what I liked about tonight was he didn't settle every time, he drove to the basket, had four dunks. . .'' Just hours before the game, the Lakers completed a deal with Memphis to acquire Gasol, boosting their injury-riddled frontcourt. The Lakers gave up Kwame Brown, rookie Javaris Crittenton and two first-round draft picks for Gasol. The Spaniard will be a big boost to a Lakers squad reeling from recent injuries to its frontcourt, including young centre Andrew Bynum (knee injury). ``It will be something when they put all that together,'' Bosh said on the new-look Lakers. ``You put Bynum, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol out there, that's two shot blockers and two rebounders, and then you put the best player in the league out there making plays.'' Tags: Toronto Raptors vs LA Lakers Feb.1/08

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Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heats Feb.4/08 Just when the Miami Heat thought they finally hit rock bottom, along came more indignity. Chris Bosh scored 24 points, Andrea Bargnani added 22 and the Toronto Raptors handed the hapless Heat their biggest loss of the season Monday night, a 114-82 debacle that was never a contest. The Raptors shot 66 per cent through the first three quarters, jumped out to a 23-point lead in the first quarter and wound up leading by as many as 39 in the final minutes. ``It would be hard for us to play much better,'' Toronto coach Sam Mitchell said. In the other locker room, the opposite sentiment existed. Dorell Wright scored 17 points, while Mark Blount and Dwyane Wade each added 12 for Miami, which has lost 19 of its past 20 overall, 10 of its past 11 at home. Not that many were around to see it; the arena that hosts the team with the NBA's worst record (9-37) had thousands of empty seats. ``Like my rookie year,'' Wade said. Chris Quinn scored 11 points and Alexander Johnson had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which committed 21 turnovers that led to 30 Toronto points. And afterward, Heat coach Pat Riley simply seemed at a loss for answers. ``We're going to have to do some evaluation here,'' Riley said. Anthony Parker scored 18 points for the Raptors. Jose Calderon had 11 points and 10 assists for Toronto, and Jason Kapono _ in his first trip back to Miami after the Heat chose not to re-sign him in the off-season _ scored 13 points on 6-for-10 shooting. Not only did the Raptors get a win, they also got guard T.J. Ford back. Ford, who hadn't played since colliding with Atlanta rookie Al Horford on Dec. 11, entered with 9:55 left in the second quarter. He finished with four points and four assists in 18 minutes, a driving dunk capping his night with 38.1 seconds left. ``I don't think people expected me to come in and do the things that I normally do,'' Ford said. The Raptors led 89-62 after three quarters, went up 100-66 on Kris Humphries' short hook with 9:13 left, and flirted with the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA-season-best mark of shooting 66.2 per cent from the floor until their reserves clanged a few shots down the stretch. ``We executed offensively, hit some shots,'' Parker said. ``Defensively we did a decent job in the first quarter and from there we just kept the pressure on them.'' During a stoppage in play late in the first quarter, Heat owner Micky Arison and his son Nicholas, sitting in their customary centre-court seats, were both laughing. Must have been one heck of a joke. They can't be finding humour in the on-court product. Miami's 23-point first-quarter deficit was a season-low, as the Raptors came out and hit 12 of their first 15 shots on the way to a 33-10 early lead. Bosh had 12 points in the quarter, matching Miami's team total, and the Raptors wound up taking a 21-point edge into the second. ``Too quick, too efficient, too ready, too good,'' Riley said. ``That was Toronto in the first quarter. An absolute clinic.'' Miami got within 53-41 when Wade found Ricky Davis for a layup with 2:26 left in the half, before the Raptors closed the period on a 6-0 spurt. And in the third, all comeback hopes ended. Bargnani and Parker combined to shoot 6-for-9 in the third, Toronto outscored Miami 30-21 in the period to take an 89-62 lead into the fourth. Wade got the rest of the night off, and the Raptors kept pouring it on. ``Terrible basketball,'' Wade said. ``Maybe it's getting away.'' Notes: Kapono made his first four shots. ... The Heat were without Montreal native Joel Anthony and ex-Raptor Luke Jackson (both with flu), while Shaquille O'Neal (hip) and Udonis Haslem (ankle) both remained out with injuries. Haslem won't travel on Miami's trip to Detroit and Philadelphia later this week. ... Wade's oldest son, Zaire, turned 6 Monday. Tags: Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heats Feb.4/08

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Raptors vs. Chukars Brawl: June 30, 2008 A bench clearing brawl between the Ogden Raptors and Idaho Falls Chuckars on June 30, 2008. This occurred after the first pitch of the game. Tags: raptors chuckars brawl june 30

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Raptors vs Magic Playoff Round1 Game3 Apr.24/08 With a quick start and quality point guard play, the Toronto Raptors turned the tables on the Orlando Magic. T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists, and the Raptors beat the Magic 108-94 on Thursday night, cutting Orlando's lead to 2-1 in their first-round playoff series. "That was the most important game of the season so far and we played like it," Chris Bosh said. "We stepped up to the challenge." Ford shot 2-for-17 in the first two games of the series, but looked confident and comfortable in this one, splitting time almost equally with Calderon. "The way those guys played reminded me of just how good those two can be when they're both on their game," Raptors coach Sam Mitchell said. Dwight Howard had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, while Hedo Turkoglu added 26 points and Rashard Lewis scored 19. "Right from the get-go, the Raptors were outstanding," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "Their point guard play was phenomenal and probably the key to the game for them." Jamario Moon had 11 points and 10 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup for Toronto, while Bosh and Jason Kapono each scored 15 points and Anthony Parker 10. The Raptors finished 12-for-34 from 3-point range and set playoff highs for points in a game and a half (61). Game 4 is Saturday afternoon in Toronto. "We're halfway to our goal, which is to get back to 2-2," Ford said. "We have to take care of business again on Saturday." Keith Bogans scored 12 for the Magic, who trailed by as many as 23. Orlando guard Jameer Nelson collapsed with back spasms as he was walking back the locker room after the game and was seen writhing on the floor in pain. "He got hit in the back defending a pick-and-roll," Van Gundy said. "He kept playing, but as he walked off the court, he got a back spasm and a bad one." Van Gundy said Nelson was up and walking again minutes after the incident. Hampered by foul trouble, Nelson went 2-for-8 and scored six points, all in the fourth quarter. Toronto was unable to overcome double-digit deficits in the first quarter of Games 1 and 2, and was determined to start better up north. With Moon back in the starting lineup in place of Rasho Nesterovic, the Raptors had the energy they needed. Down 6-2 early, Toronto responded with a 16-3 run over the next four minutes. Moon capped it with a breakaway dunk, forcing Orlando to call a timeout trailing 18-9. "Just like I've been doing all season, I wanted to come out and be aggressive and try to bring energy to my teammates," Moon said. "I wanted to come out and get on the glass and get my hands on any ball that I could and make it tough on the guy I was guarding." With his teammates struggling, Howard's inside dominance kept Orlando close. He had 13 points and five rebounds in the opening frame, but Toronto led 28-20 after 12 minutes. Besides Howard, the Magic shot 3-for-15 in the opening quarter. The Raptors pulled further away in the second, holding Howard to just two points and finishing the half with a flurry sparked by Ford. "He's a very, very good player and he played like it today," Bosh said of Ford. The diminutive guard was on the court for just 3 1/2 minutes in the second but made the most of them, scoring 11 points. Ford drained jumpers on three straight trips and Bargnani added a 3-pointer as the Raptors reeled off a 9-0 run, pushing their lead to 56-35. Bosh didn't make his first field goal until a breakaway dunk with 12 seconds left in the first half, putting Toronto up 61-38. Carlos Arroyo replied with a layup to make it 61-40 at the break. "The game was pretty well decided at halftime," Van Gundy said. Lewis opened the third with back-to-back 3-pointers and had 12 points in the quarter as Orlando outscored Toronto 29-19, cutting the gap to 80-69 heading into the fourth. Nelson picked up his fourth foul less than two minutes into the third and headed to the bench. Joining him there later was Howard, who was whistled for three fouls in the third, two of them offensive, and was replaced by Marcin Gortat with 1:39 remaining. Notes The Magic started 0-for-7 from beyond the 3-point line. Keith Bogans snapped the skid with a 3 with 2:45 left in the first quarter. ... Howard, who was 14-for-20 from the free throw line in the first two games of the series, went 3-for-8 Thursday. ... Toronto outrebounded Orlando 42-34. ... Turkoglu's 26 points were a career playoff high. Tags: Raptors vs Magic Playoff Round1 Game3 Apr.24/08

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Toronto Raptors vs New Jersey Nets Apr.6/08 No matter how much his right ankle hurts, Vince Carter is going to give the New Jersey Nets everything he can as long as they still have playoff hopes. A day after the ankle prevented him from playing against Detroit, Carter returned to the lineup and scored 32 points to lead the Nets to a 99-90 victory over the struggling Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. ``This means a lot to me, just to be able to finish the season,'' Carter said. ``I consider myself one of the veterans and one of the leaders of this team, and I'm setting the bar and fighting through the end of the season. You never know. I'm playing to win and finish the season strong.'' Despite ending a four-game losing streak, the Nets' magic number for being eliminated from post-season contention was reduced to two when Atlanta beat Philadelphia earlier Saturday. Any combination of Nets' losses or Hawks' wins totalling two will eliminate New Jersey from post-season contention for the first time in seven years. ``We're not quite mathematically out,'' said Carter, who scored 21 second-half points on 8-of-11 shooting. ``Maybe we are counted out, that doesn't mean we don't come out hard and compete each and every night.'' Carter admitted the ankle hurts and that it might require surgery after the season. ``It feels better than yesterday,'' he said. ``I am going to fight through it and get it done.'' Richard Jefferson added 28 points and Devin Harris had 12 points and seven assists as the Nets won for only the fourth time in 11 games. ``Pride is a factor every night,'' Jefferson said. ``We're a prideful group, including myself. It's not like we win and we show pride. If we weren't able to get the win tonight, it's not that we don't care. Every night we are coming out and trying to give it our all.'' Rasho Nesterovic had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the playoff-bound Raptors, who lost their third straight and 11th in 15 games. Chris Bosh added 18 points for Toronto, which had all five starters score in double figures. The bench contributed 13 points on 6-of-22 shooting. ``You never want to go into the playoffs not playing your best basketball, and we definitely have been far from that,'' guard Anthony Parker said. ``It's just a matter of getting it going our way quick.'' The Raptors didn't arrive at the Izod Arena until an hour before the game because of traffic coming from New York City, and it took them a couple of quarters to get going. New Jersey led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, eight at the half and by two going into the final quarter. Carter, who also added seven rebounds and five assists, then took over. He scored on four of the Nets' first five possessions, starting it with a finger-roll in the lane, before adding two free throws and two jumpers. Marcus Williams followed the second jumper with a three-pointer and New Jersey suddenly was ahead 89-78 with 8:11 to play. ``It says a lot about him as a person,'' Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. ``When you look at his ankle, it is very swollen. He had every opportunity to sit it out, if not shut it down, yet he continues to fight. Vince is a first-class person.'' Notes: For the second time in a week, the game was delayed in the second quarter by a shredded net. ... Jamario Moon made his 70th start, tying Damon Stoudamire (1995-96) for the Raptors rookie record. ... Nesterovic has scored in double figures in 14 straight games. ... Nets backup C DeSagana Diop was inactive with a knee injury. ... Backup Raptors G Jose Calderon picked up four fouls in the second quarter. ... Toronto, which came into the game leading the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (39.8 per cent), was 3-of-22 from long range (13.6 per cent). Tags: Toronto Raptors vs New Jersey Nets Apr.6/08

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