Joey Graham News

Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, left, is fouled by Toronto's Joey Graham as they battle for a rebound Tuesday night.

Adjusting to Atlanta : There has been much talk of the Raptors opponent on Friday, the Atlanta Hawks, and how it laid a beat down on Toronto in Atlanta during the last meeting.

Toronto's Chris Bosh, right, scores despite the defensive efforts of Atlanta's Al Horford during the third quarter.

Graham a factor with O'Neal hurt : With F/C Jermaine O'Neal sidelined by an ankle injury, Raptors SF Joey Graham played a season-high 22 minutes off the bench Wednesday against the Bobcats.

After Chris Bosh jumped high for a fourth-quarter alley-oop, Larry Brown knew he was watching a memorable performance, and the Charlotte Bobcats coach wanted to make sure his young team knew it, too.

During a third-quarter timeout Sunday, Chris Bosh trudged slowly off the court trailing his teammates and cursing quietly to himself.

Tuesday night was the second game of the Toronto Raptors big front line experiment a ' whereby Chris Bosh, Jermaine O'Neal and Andrea Bargnani line up together as part of an imposing front line.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and Jermaine O'Neal grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Raptors to a 107-96 victory over the Miami Heat, snapping Toronto's two-game losing streak.

A reluctance to shoot and an unwillingness to get dirty on the part of the Raptors produced what became inevitable early last night.

The message was clear: You want to come here, the home of the NBA champions, and win? You're going to have to take it, because nothing will be given.

Paul Pierce scored 22 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to a 94-87 comeback win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

ATLANTAa 'As defensively challenged as the Raptors are on the perimeter, they can perhaps get away with one or two guys having a bad night.

When the Big Three on the Raptors is reduced to the Big Two, the one guarantee is an end to any winning streak.

After a season that fell below expectations and ended with a first-round playoff exit, Toronto made an effort to shake things.

Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh goes to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers Donyell Marshall during first half of last night's game in Philadelphia.

Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson is famous for his fondness of tinkering with team's offensive personality.

The 2008/09 Toronto Raptors are a textbook version of a feast-or-famine team. This team can just as easily challenge for the Eastern Conference Championship or end up with a lot of balls in the draft lottery.

The Raptors gambled in the off-season that Jermaine O'Neal would be a good fit with their emerging superstar, Chris Bosh, and that the centre's health would hold up.

Patrick Ewing Jr. was waived yesterday by the New York Knicks, who got down to the 15-player limit by cutting the son of their career scoring leader.

Jermaine O'Neal was just seconds into hearing the news he'd been longing for when his mom called on the other line.