NBA : In the Crosshairs

Young Magic Showing Signs As They Top Jazz

Young Magic Showing Signs As They Top Jazz

Ken Cross

November 08 The Orlando Magic’s 107-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday showed the signs of a young team that is going up in coach Jamahl Mosley’s first season. FULL STORY

Brady, Edwards Drive Bucs Past Stubborn Falcons

Brady, Edwards Drive Bucs Past Stubborn Falcons

Ken Cross

September 20 Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady fired five touchdown passes and Mike Edwards returned two fourth quarter interceptions for touchdowns as Tampa Bay rolled to its 10th win in a row, 48-25, over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. FULL STORY

Pacers stop short-handed Raptors in Tampa Bay finale

Pacers stop short-handed Raptors in Tampa Bay finale

Ken Cross

May 17 The Indiana Pacers, who picked up the 9-seed in this week’s NBA play-in tournament, outscored the Toronto Raptors, 19-9, over the last half of the second quarter to take a 68-55 lead and coasted to a 125-113 win over the Raptors in Amalie Arena on Sunday. FULL STORY

Boucher leads Raptors to come back over Thunder

Boucher leads Raptors to come back over Thunder

Ken Cross

April 19 Chris Boucher scored seven of his game-high 31 Points in a 52-second stretch late in the fourth quarter as the spurt pushed the Toronto Raptors to a 112-106 win over Oklahoma City in Amalie Arena Sunday evening. FULL STORY

Short-handed Lakers Stop Transitioning Raptors

Short-handed Lakers Stop Transitioning Raptors

Ken Cross

April 07 Back-up guard Talen Horton-Tucker scored 17 points to lead seven Los Angeles Lakers in double figures as they staved off a torrid Toronto comeback, handing the Raptors a 110-101 setback in Amalie Arena on Tuesday evening. FULL STORY

Raptors Use Hot Fourth Quarter to Vanquish 76ers

Raptors Use Hot Fourth Quarter to Vanquish 76ers

Ken Cross

February 22 Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet had 23 points apiece and Chris Boucher had 17 as the Toronto Raptors used a solid fourth quarter on both ends of the floor to subdue the Philadelphia 76ers, 110-103, at Amalie Arena in Tampa. FULL STORY

Despite Win, Raptors Starting Cold at New ‘Home’

Despite Win, Raptors Starting Cold at New ‘Home’

Ken Cross

January 15 The Toronto Raptors’ trip to Tampa Bay has been anything but a smooth sea with the 2-8 start over the first 10 games and the specter of possibly having to play the full 2020-21 season in Tampa instead of their home digs of the Air Canada Center in Toronto. FULL STORY