Centre Jakob Poeltl and wing Ochai Agbaji are available to suit up for the Raptors as they take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, head coach Darko Rajakovic told reporters.
The Toronto Raptors have ruled out Kelly Olynyk along with Immanuel Quickley and Ochai Agbaji for Saturday's game against the Atlanta Hawks
Agbaji had to get three stitches on his right hand during Wednesday's game against Boston in Toronto. The Raptors forward played 12 minutes before being ruled out for the rest of the game ...
Before this recent six-in-seven run of wins, and during a period when an injured Barnes missed 35 of 88 games, Toronto's record was 4-31.
Mitchell’s on-ball excellence has helped the Raptors establish a baseline for their defense and brought the best out of Barnes and Poeltl as the weak-side help. Despite Williamson dominating for the Pelicans, pouring in 31 points on 18 shots, CJ McCollum and Dejounte Murray combined to shoot 14-of-38 from the field.
The suddenly surging Toronto Raptors aim to extend their season-best three-game winning streak when they return home to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
The Toronto Raptors will look for their first three-game winning streak of the season on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks: Where to watch, what to watch for, and more
Atlanta will be on the second night of a back-to-back, coming off a 10-point loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Hawks enter Thursday’s game against Toronto with a lengthy injury report, confirming they’ll be without Clint Capela, Zaccharie Risacher, Cody Zeller, Larry Nance Jr., and Kobe Bufkin.
Offensively, Quickley’s presence would surely help Dick over time. Dick is by far the most dangerous shooter in the Raptors’ starting lineup and gets treated as such. The clean looks in the half court are few and far between.
Scottie Barnes had 17 points and 11 rebounds, RJ Barrett scored 19 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the struggling Orlando Magic 109-93.
If it feels like these two teams just played each other, it is because they did. Atlanta and Toronto are going to face each other for the second time in three d