Portland beats Toronto 101-96 for 9th straight win (AP) December 20, 2007

Brandon Roy wasn’t going to let a bout with the flu mess with the streak. Roy was ailing, but didn’t play like it. He had 25 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to their ninth straight win — a 101-96 victory over the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night. “I was [...]

Pierce scores 18 as Celtics beat Raptors for first 9-game winning streak in 14 years (AP) December 19, 2007

With another dominant defensive performance, the Boston Celtics matched their longest winning streak in 14 years. Paul Pierce scored 18 points, Kevin Garnett had 16 and the Boston Celtics extended their streak to nine games by beating the Toronto Raptors 90-77 on Sunday. “Our philosophy is that defense is going to win games for us,” [...]

Jason Kapono’s career-high 29 leads Raptors to 104-93 win (AP) December 19, 2007

Jason Kapono was feeling it, especially late in the game. The Toronto forward made 6 of 7 3-pointers in the second half and finished with a career-high 29 points, helping the Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 104-93 Friday night for their fourth straight win. Kapono scored 25 points in the second half, including 17 in [...]

Bosh set Toronto rebound mark, leads Raptors over Clippers, 80-77 (AP) December 19, 2007

Chris Bosh scored 12 of his 24 points in the third quarter to help Toronto take the lead for good in the Raptors’ 80-77 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Bosh also had nine rebounds to become Toronto’s career leader. His 2,847 betters Antonio Davis’ mark of 2,839. Jamario Moon added 16 [...]

Spinal injuries threatening Ford’s career (Yahoo! Sports) December 18, 2007

Could this be the end of T.J. Ford’s career? The Toronto Raptors point guard has spinal stenosis, a…