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The day will arrive when Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan will be on the floor in crunch time, basketball's make-it or break-it moment when games are won and lost, when reputations are made.

That's what it takes to win games. Raptors 104, Clippers 89 - Box That's how you start a Western road swing, with a come-from-behind win over a team who let up just enough for the us to pull the rug out from under their feet.

Chris Bosh had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Toronto Raptors, who overcame an early 22-point deficit and made four 3-point shots during a game-ending 16-0 run that carried them to a 104-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

He seemed better after the game but said he'd hurt his left hip on a drive to the basket.

Toronto Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan seems excited to go back to his home of Los Angeles.

Finally, they got it. Finally, the embarrassment got to be too much. Finally, there was concerted effort.

Raptors Jarret Jack flattens the Cav's Mo Williams during 4th qtr action here at the Air Canada Centre.

Raptors assistant coach Alex English reportedly owes more than $127,000 US in delinquent taxes, according to public records obtained by the Detroit News.

Toronto starts a three game western conference road swing down in New Orleans tonight where the Hornets are1-1 at home and 2-3 overall to begin the season unlike the cities NFL team which remains unbeaten.

Andrea Bargnani has continued to build on last season's breakthrough. Four games into the NBA regular season, the Toronto Raptors have an even record despite some rather uneven performances.

Chris Bosh scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Toronto Raptors earned a 110-99 win over the Detroit Pistons at Air Canada Centre.

Amir Johnson is excited to see his former teammates tonight. The Pistons travel to Toronto tonight to face the Raptors, and will be reunited with former prodigy Amir Johnson.

Chris Bosh finally thinks he has the body to stack up among the true elite of the NBA.

Here is a viewpoint that most Raptors fans will hate: Sunday's game against Orlando was a good game for the Toronto Raptors.

Amir Johnson was big at the Sioux Falls Arena on Friday night in a way that his Toronto teammates Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu never will be, with a name recognition way beyond that of Raptors assistant coach Alex Englsih or the NBA once-weres coaching on the Minnesota bench .

So, with the raptors having released their inactive list for opening night, two out of three make sense.A The list is complete with the names of Reggie Evans, Sonny Weems, and Quincy Douby.

Three former Sioux Falls Skyforce players have made NBA opening-day rosters. The NBA Development League team says Alexis Ajinca and Stephen Graham made the roster of the Charlotte Bobcats, and Amir Johnson made the Toronto Raptors roster.

Bosh hosts the Cavs tonight at the ACC. Let's NBA! My life just got 30% better with the season starting today.

On most teams when a player expected to average 12 to 18 minutes per game is lost due to injury, it isna TMt considered to be a big deal.A There is almost always another player who can play additional minutes for a few games without a noticeable drop off in the teama TMs success.

If you're a student of mathematics, the outlook for the Toronto Raptors in 2009-10 is, in all probability, not good.