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Heat need to beat Raptors, get help to move up

The Miami Heat have a lot to play for on the final game of the regular season Sunday. Miami (45-36), hosting the Toronto Raptors for the second straight game, is still competing for a top-six berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Heat currently sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. Teams finishing seventh through 10th will head to the play-in tournament. Miami coach Erik

Nets chase third win this season over Raptors in home finale

The Brooklyn Nets will put a bow on their home season on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. Both teams are already looking ahead to the future. Neither is within reach of the 2024 playoffs as the regular season comes to a close. The Nets (31-48) have won two of three games against with the Raptors (25-54) this season as they prepare for their final meeting of the 2023-24 campaign. Brooklyn defeated Toronto, 115-103, on Nov.

Pacers looking to maintain momentum against Raptors

The Indiana Pacers will be out to solidify their hold on a top-six playoff position Tuesday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers (45-34) are the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference after holding on for a 117-115 home victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday. The Raptors (25-53) will complete their home schedule seeking their second season-best three-game winning streak of the season. The first was from Feb. 22-26. After a

Wizards hope to avoid franchise history, visit Raptors

The Toronto Raptors will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in over a month when they face the visiting Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Raptors (24-53) ended a 15-game losing streak with a 117-111 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Toronto was two setbacks away from matching a franchise-record 17-game losing streak, recorded during the 1997-98 season. Washington (15-63) will try to avoid setting a record of its own on

Struggling Bucks look to get back on track vs. Raptors

With losses in four of their last five, the Milwaukee Bucks continue a five-game homestand on Friday against the Toronto Raptors, looking to correct course in pursuit of the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed. Milwaukee (47-29) dropped its second game in as many nights against teams eliminated from the postseason, losing 111-101 on Wednesday to the Memphis Grizzlies. The defeat, which opened the Bucks’ stretch at home, came on the heels of a 117-113 loss

LeBron James, Lakers in a flow with Raptors ahead

The Los Angeles Lakers can assure themselves of a winning six-game road trip with a victory over the depleted Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Behind a 40-point effort from LeBron James that included 9-for-10 shooting from 3-point range, the Lakers (42-33) defeated the Brooklyn Nets 116-104 Sunday to improve to 3-1 on the trip the team eyed as a major late-season challenge. Both the Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers had to vacate their shared

Sixers seeking a bounce-back effort at skidding Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kyle Lowry will bring a reminder of better times when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Nurse and Lowry played key roles in the Raptors’ 2019 NBA championship. The depleted Raptors (23-50) have since fallen, and they take a 12-game losing streak into their clash with the 76ers (39-35). The Raptors have been beset with injuries to players such as Scottie Barnes (hand) and Jakob Poeltl (finger).

Short-handed Raptors vie to stop slide in matchup with Wizards

The Toronto Raptors will look to end their nine-game losing streak on Saturday night when they visit the Washington Wizards. Toronto (23-47) continued its losing ways on Friday with a 123-103 setback against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. The Raptors surrendered a 22-7 run in the fourth quarter that turned a competitive game into a blowout and Toronto’s fourth consecutive double-digit defeat. A host of Raptors missed Friday’s contest, with 17.7-points-per-game scorer Immanuel Quickley

Shai Gilgeouos-Alexander heads home as Thunder meet Raptors

The Oklahoma City Thunder aim to extend their winning streak to four games Friday against the undermanned Toronto Raptors. Chet Holmgren had 35 points and 14 rebounds Wednesday night as the Western Conference-leading Thunder (48-20) defeated the visiting Utah Jazz 119-107. The Raptors (23-46), meanwhile, lost their eighth in a row on Wednesday, 123-89 to the visiting Sacramento Kings. Immanuel Quickley (personal) was added Wednesday to the long list of Raptors on the sidelines. The

Kings ride Malik Monk’s big game into road matchup with Raptors

Malik Monk took charge in overtime Monday as the Sacramento Kings completed a 4-2 homestand before starting a three-game road Wednesday night against the Toronto Raptors. Monk scored 12 points in overtime Monday to help the Kings to a 121-111 victory over the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies. “Don’t lose,” Monk said when asked about his attitude entering overtime. “However I could make that happen, definitely don’t lose.” Monk had 28 points, six rebounds and six assists