Chris Bosh News

As desperate as the Raptors appear from a defensive standpoint based on back-to-back humblings in the fine state of Texas, Chris Bosh isn't about to point the finger at the Raptors defensive scheme.

No Tony Parker. No Tim Duncan. No chance, right? Wrong. Even with two thirds of the Spurs big three in street clothes, San Antonio was able to prevail in one of those golden opportunities the Raptors let slip away.

A suddenly struggling San Antonio team hopes to get back on track Monday without star guard Tony Parker as they return to the Alamo City to face the Toronto Raptors.

It took less than a month last season for Chris Bosh to declare his individual aspirations.

Last season as the Raptors were sliding out of playoff contention, our enthusiastic Raptors TV announcer Matt Devlin turned the phrase "The Killer Bs." The phrase was referencing the emergence of Andrea Bargnani as a legitimate 20-point per game player alongside of the other "B" scoring 20 ppg, CB4.

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, right, leans into Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitziki , of Germany, as he drives toward the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov.

Chris Bosh talks about them with the reverence guys often reserve for women or cars.

Memphis used a big fourth quarter to speed past the Toronto Raptors, 115-108 at FedEx Forum Friday night.

In the good, bad-old days of the Toronto Raptors franchise, Charles Oakley was a constant on-court reminder that opposing ball handlers were to be considered fair game when trying to venture toward the basket.

Still, a repeat caller never tired of hearing a four-word message delivered in the former Raptor's gruff mumble.

The Detroit Pistons are hanging in there without their top two scorers and will hit the road for consecutive games starting with Wednesday's matchup against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.

"We have to learn from these games, especially being a young team," Turkoglu told the Raptors' official Web site.

Forget their win against Cleveland, where the hot-shooting Raptors caught a sleeping Cavaliers team and still managed to nearly lose a twenty-one point lead.

Lost in the, "Hey, the season is starting" hoopla surrounding the Raptors' opener on Wednesday against Cleveland is a little bit of history.

Two days after the Raptors get grizzled out, we find out that they aren't so good at Magic either, falling to OrlandoA 125-116. Chris Bosh and Bargnani as well as Turkoglu continue to look solid.

The Orlando Magic will try to stay perfect on the young season when they resume a three-game road trip this afternoon against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.

In case you haven't noticed, things aren't exactly going swimmingly for Toronto sports teams lately.

The Memphis Grizzlies hope to bounce back from an embarrassing opening night loss when they play host to the Toronto Raptors at FedEx Forum.

Chris Bosh turned away a Cleveland comeback late in the third period Wednesday and Toronto pulled away for a 101-91 win over the Cavaliers.

Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan has shown speed and ability to get to the rim during the pre-season. Game Day AIR CANADA CENTRE TIPOFF: 7 p.m. TV: Score RADIO: FAN590 STARTING LINEUPS NOTES Doug Smith's Blog : Rookie DeMar DeRozan says he's not nervous but his mom will be.